Prep Update

In English, students will:

• learn to read and write phonemes Stage 1 and 2 letter-sounds and identify these sounds in simple CVC words.

• identify and say first, middle and final sounds in different words

• segment and blend CVC words and sentences.

• begin to spell words more independently using their awareness of letter sounds.

• identify what makes a sentence and identify nouns and verbs.

• sequence and retell events in the order they occur in different stories.

• predict what will happen in a story.

• make text to self-connections and identify main ideas in a text about school and community.
• infer details about a character or event using clues from pictures in a book.

In Maths, students will:

• continue to use the 100 days of school chart to count and order numbers. 
• continue to develop place value understanding of 2-digit numbers up to 20 using a range of manipulatives and strategies such as counters, cards, tens frames, and dice.

• develop addition strategies including: 

  • how to solve worded problems.
  • counting on from the biggest number in an addition equation. 

   

In Inquiry, students will explore:

• where they are from.
• where their family members are from.

• how different families celebrate special events.

   

In SEL, students will:

• remember and practise our classroom and school routines.
• continue to identify, manage and cope with strong emotions that can occur at school.
• identify big and small problems and develop problem solving strategies.