Prep Report

Welcome back to school! We have so much in store for our Preps and 1s! From learning to read and spell and count to 20 to meeting important members of our community! Read below to find out some of the topics we will be learning about! 

Phonics

As part of the UFLI program, we will be continuing to learn the name and sounds for the letters of the alphabet. We will then use these to help us read and write 2-3 letters words. 

Reading

Over the first 5 weeks, we will be using nursery rhymes to 

• retell the main events of a story
• learn new words
• identify characters and settings
• practise illustrating a story

From weeks 6-10, we will be using repetitive texts to 

• summarise
• predict
• make connections (text to self)

Writing

Each Monday we will be writing our weekend recounts with

• a picture
• labels
• a simple sentence
• finger spaces 
• full stops

Students are encouraged to use the letters and sounds they know to record the beginning, middle and ends in their words. 

This term, we will also be introduceing nouns and verbs to help students to add detail to their writing by saying who they were with, where they were, and what they were doing. 

Maths

Our main foci for this term are 

• counting to and from 20
• naming teen numbers as 10 and some more
• making numbers to 20, using ten frames, bundling sticks, and other materials
• trusting the count- knowing that a full ten frame is 10, 1 bundle is 10, or a collection can be moved, but still stay the same amount
• creating patterns using colours and shapes

SEL and Inquiry

We are learning about our school values and some different types of community helpers. 

We will be learning how different members of our society can help us- dentists, doctors, firefighters, policeman, and more! Throughout the term, we will be having 3 groups of visitors come out to teach our students about fire safety, how to be safe around dogs, and how police keep us safe! Please check Compass for the days these will be occurring. 

Reminders

• please read every day and record this in your home reading journal
• please bring a labelled jacket or coat to school everyday
• please label all personal belongings (lunchboxes, hats, water bottles, jackets, etc.)
• only bring water, NO JUICE
• pack some fruit and/or veggies each day for students to have during their morning "Brain Food Break"
• school starts at 8:50am
• please check your child's bag every night for any important notices