Ben Venews

Kindergarten

A message from Early Stage 1

Home reading started last week and we hope everyone is able to set aside a few minutes before bedtime to listen to your child read their home reader or work through the sounds and words page. Please remember that your child’s class teacher is here to help if you have any questions regarding home reading. 
Not only is it important to listen to your child while they are reading, it is just as important for you to read to them and enjoy this one-on-one time.  Taking a few minutes to help your child read through the ‘tricky’ words will also help their learning at school. 

 

Please return your child’s reader every Friday. New readers/sounds and words pages will be sent home on the following Monday.

 

In Week 10, your child will bring home their first school report. This report provides information on what your child can do, areas for further improvement and a self-evaluation from your child about their learning and time at school. 

 

Please remember to keep your child home if they are sick. Your child will require a medical certificate if they are absent for three or more consecutive days.

Save the date 

  • 100 Days in Kindergarten Celebration - Term 3 Friday 28 July (more details will be provided closer to the date)  

Important notice 

The K-2 disco scheduled for Thursday 15 June has had to be postponed. The new date will be advised via SchoolStream.

English

We are learning to:

  • hear and say the sounds /l/ and /k/  
  • write the letters ‘l’ and ‘k’ using the correct formation
    • l - start at the top, go straight down
    • k - start at the top, go straight down, go half way up, around and kick 
  • identify nouns as people, places and things 
  • read tricky words: ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘me’, ‘be’, ‘we’ and ‘were'

Mathematics

We are learning to:

  • give and follow simple directions when positioning ourselves or objects
  • partition numbers to 10. To do this successfully we:
    • know that smaller numbers are hiding in bigger numbers 
    • can describe numbers between 6 and ten as 5 and some more 

Integrated Learning

We are learning to:

  • examine the rotation of the Earth and investigate how this makes night and day
  • describe how the weather impacts our lives

Personal Development and Health (PDH)

We are learning to:

  • resolve conflict with a friend and how to respond to hurt feelings and misunderstandings
  • discuss tricky topics safely including: sharing, taking turns, and playing fair

Visual Arts

We are learning to:

  • use texture and warm colours to create a painting titled  ‘Autumn Tree’
  • explore different techniques and materials artists use to achieve a certain effect

Reminders

If your child chooses not to wear a jumper to school, please make sure they have one in their bags as the weather can change very quickly at this time of the year