INFORMATION

Hats On - from 1st September

As of September 1st, we would like to remind you that our school adheres to the SunSmart policy set by the Victorian Government. All students are required to wear a broad-brimmed hat when outdoors from the 1st September when UV levels are typically higher.

Please ensure your child brings a hat to school every day to protect them from the sun's harmful rays.

Thank you for your support in keeping our school community safe and sun-smart.

🗓️ Upcoming Dates for August & September:

Friday 6th September: 'Fairytale Fiasco' Incursion

Monday 2nd - Friday 6th: Book Fair

Friday 6th September: Pop-up Canteen

Wednesday 11th September: Prep Concert

Friday 13th September: Footy Day (Grade 6 Graduation Fundraiser) - see emails for further information

Friday 18th October: Springtime Soiree (see poster for details). This is our biggest fundraiser for the year and we would love to see you there (finally, an event for the parents!).

🗞️ News Groups: Signs of Spring in my garden

🎵 Prep Concert

Rehearsals are coming along nicely with Tim. Please continue to help your child learn their lines at home!

📚 Book Fair & Library

Thank you to the parents who have signed up to help at the Book Fair. We are most appreciative! The sign up sheet is on the window of the Prep A & B classrooms, if you would like to add your name.

** Please note: due to the Book Fair, there will be no library sessions this week.

Our Book Fair will be held this week from the 2nd - 6th September. It will be set up in our current library space for the week and is open before and after school for the purchase of books. You may even like to purchase a book to donate to your child's classroom library.

CURRICULUM

📚 Phonemic awareness: reading and phonics

Students will complete two UFLI sessions this week (4 lessons and an assessment).

Students will learn to read and spell with the e_e pattern, (long vowel e, followed by magic e), u_e pattern (long vowel u, followed by magic e), and complete a long vowel review.

Students will read decodable words, phrases and texts. They will review the following heart words: there, where, who, by, my

And learn the heart words: one, once

What can you do at home?

-Assist your child to read their 'take home' book each night

-Help your child learn to read and spell their Heart Words

-Explore the Reading Eggs library and Fast Phonics to read decodable texts

-Continue to revise sounds on the sound/letter ring

Optional UFLI Home Practice page (refer to the email for more information):

Monday & Tuesday learning: e_e / long vowel review

Wednesday & Thursday learning: u_e

📝 Literature: reading responses and writing

The mentor text this week is the fairytale, Hansel and Gretel. Students will use this text to form the basis of their literary responses, such as writing clues about 'Who is behind my fairytale door?' and collaging a lolly house and writing about their magical house.

We will continue to add to our 'Fairy tale character / setting gallery' by using adjectives to describe the lolly house in the woods.

What can you do at home?

-Reinforce correct entry and exit points for letters if your child writes at home

-Provide authentic opportunities for your child to write at home eg. writing birthday cards, shopping lists and keeping score in games.

-Practise lower case letter formations on the app 'red writing'

🔢 Maths

Students will further explore the number concept of 'part-part-whole' (two or more numbers - the parts - combining together to create a larger number - the whole). This time, students will apply their understanding of the concept to 'Challenging Tasks'. Challenging tasks allow for students to engage in thinking prior to instruction. Explicit teaching occurs after the learning through problem solving, so that students have had opportunities to engage with the problem prior to ideas being explained. Challenging tasks allow for extension of ideas to be demonstrated, hence the name!

Mathematical vocabulary used: whole, part, combine, partition, join, more, less, addition, and, add, subtraction, subtract, remove, take away.

What can you do at home?

-Use the 'Friends of 10' app to practise making numbers in different ways. Make sure that you use two different coloured counters!

-Practise writing numbers at home, ensuring that numbers are not reversed!

🌏 CBL - Respect

Students will continue working in their small group to construct their Cinderella inspired castle.

We are also have extra rehearsals during CBL time to practice for our upcoming concert!

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