Foundation

Home Inquiry 

Rest and Play

It has been an exciting yet big start to the year. Your children have been working extremely hard all day at school building friendships, learning about our school community and everyday routine. 

With such full on days we encourage you to let your child rest and play when they get home. 

Some children may want to talk straight after school or some may need some alone time to process the day. Please be mindful of this. We encourage you to talk about the positives in the day and we have some talk points below.

What went well today?

What games did you play at recess?

What was something that made you laugh?

What game did you learn in Sport?

Tell me something that you did well?

Jolly sounds

Check out our YouTube channel. Every week a new set of sounds will be put up to share with your children at home or even show you how we teach them the sound and action. In their purple pouch is the sound and action sheet to practice. You can get them to write it any way you like for example with a water sprayer, playdough, shaving cream, write it in flour. Just as long as they are starting from the correct position and forming the sound correctly. Handwriting hero app is great to use to ensure formation is correct. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLnfvRwv4dyqmDKu0nLh2Vw 

Fine motor

Having finger and hand strength is really important and so any further practice at home would be amazing. This can include playdough, Lego, pegging clothes on the washing line, sewing or threading just to name a few. We do a lot of cutting in class and further practice of this will help build up the confidence at school too. This includes cutting straight or curvy lines while also moving the page around so they don’t cut their fingers. 

Week 6 learning program:

 Readers Workshop – Readers read the world around them 

Word Study – sounds: r, m, d                    

Tricky words: you, is, as

Bookmaking – Author Study: How to draw like Aaron Blabey

Inquiry into Maths 

Number 1-10, Shapes

How We Express Ourselves 

Central idea:  Through play and the arts, we express our feelings, ideas and new understandings.  

Line of inquiry 1: Play using the arts

Line of inquiry 2: Communicating through play

Line of inquiry 3: Play provides opportunity to discover, create, investigate and explore

Key concepts: perspective and form

Learner profile: Communicators, thinkers and risk takers

Christian Studies: Christian Beliefs

Key Idea: The person and work of Jesus the Christ is central to Christianity

Children identify stories about Jesus and discuss what Jesus said and did 

Kimochis at home: We have 2 very special Kimochis that are going to come for a visit on the weekend. Brave bug and Curious Cat. Students have designated weekends where they will bring home a small bug or cat and a book with instructions of what they will need to do. They will take the Kimochi home on a Friday and bring them back on the Monday. Please make sure they are taken care of and don’t get drawn on or eaten by any family pets.  If you do not have a printer at home we are happy to print for you. Thank you

Wednesday Rest Day: Just a reminder that next Wednesday 6th March will be our final rest day. 

Take Home Bags: Just a reminder that your child’s take-home bag is to be checked each evening. Please empty any craft out of here and any notes sent home from school will be placed in here. Please also remind your children to hand signed notes to us in the mornings. Please make sure they have their purple pouch in their take home folder each day. See below.

Library

Library day is Thursday, your child will need to return their books each Thursday in order to borrow new ones.

Harmony Day

Harmony Day is coming up on Monday 25 March. We are excited about this special day where we can celebrate and share the range of different cultures that make up our school community. The children love coming in their traditional cultural costumes on the day.

We will hold a special assembly on the day, and will send home details about times and all of the activities for the day home to families shortly.

Please note that this means that Foundation sharing at Assembly will now happen on Monday 8 April (in Week 11), rather than on Monday 25 March. We apologise for the change and hope that it does not inconvenience any families. 

Mrs Hughes on leave

Mrs Hughes will be taking long service leave from Wednesday 21st Feb (Week 4) until Tuesday 5th March (Week 6). Please email Mrs Wachtel with any important messages during this time.

Change of clothes: Please make sure your child has a change of shorts/pants and underwear in their school bag incase of any accidents. Thank you!

Family photo: If you have not provided a family photo, please send us one ASAP.

Keep smiling,   

Emma and Amy 

Emma Wachtel: wachtel.emma@goldengrove.sa.edu.au 

Amy Hughes: hughes.amy@goldengrove.sa.edu.au