Prep-2 Sector 

PREP

Wow! What an exciting few days it has been for our newest Brookside College students. The preps have had an amazing start to school with lots of smiles and happy faces. Thank you to everyone involved in helping our Prep students transition to primary school. We appreciate all your care and support you have provided to make this transition to school as smooth as possible. 

We have had fun exploring the classroom and the school grounds, we have enjoyed investigating our Maths resources and we have made lots of new friends.

A few reminders… 

• The Prep teachers would like to ask that parents take their child to the toilet before school begins to help maximise our learning time. 
• Please be aware that school begins promptly at 8:50am and finishes at 3:00pm. When your child arrives late, they miss out on vital information and are not part of our morning routine. 
• Don’t forget that Term 1 and 4 are SunSmart terms and your child will be required to wear a hat. Students who do not have a hat will be required to play under shade. Please note that students without a hat will not be able to play on the Prep playground.
• Keep checking Compass for updates and consent forms that need to be signed, especially the Photography consent forms. Don’t forget to sign up to Seesaw via the QR code that was sent home during the first days of school.

We are very excited for the year and we can’t wait to share with you all the exciting things we discover this year. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please email your child’s teacher to organise a time to meet with them. 

Thank you for your continued support.

The 2024 Prep Team

Year 1

The Year 1 students have had a great start to the term. They have settled into their new classroom and begun making new friendships.

During their Humanities Units they have been talking about their families and learning about the different jobs family members do at home.

Students will soon be using their imaginations to write and sequence stories through our Narrative Unit.

In Math, students are practicing their skip counting patterns and partitioning numbers.

'You can if you think you can'

The Year 1 Teachers

Year 2

The vibe in Year 2 has been fantastic, and our students are adding their uniqueness to each classroom! They've seamlessly settled into the routine, creating a delightful atmosphere. It has been so nice to see new friendships blossom as they settle into their new classes. 

It has been amazing to see all the students settle straight into the curriculum and begin learning new things! In numeracy, students have been focusing on expanding their place value knowledge through ordering and expanding numbers. There has been lots of hands-on practice through making human number lines, rolling dice to create 3 and 4-digit numbers, and using our new manipulative, MAB!

In literacy, we continue to foster a love of reading and writing. Lots of storybooks have been read, where we have dived deeper into the skills of summarizing, predicting, and questioning with more to be added soon. It is paramount that we assist students in creating high-quality sentences through punctuation and sentence types. It has been fun exploring nouns and seeing what sentences students come up with using various noun types.

We continue to foster friendships and discuss regularly how we can act kindly to one another. This will continue to be a message that we convey to our little learners throughout the year. 

As we reflect on these last few weeks, the Year 2 team wants to thank you for your support in a calm start to the year.

Thank you for being an integral part of our Year 2 journey!

Yr 2 Team