Fabulous Foundation

Term 2 Week 6 - Friday 3rd June 2022

What’s coming up in Foundation…

Reading:

We will continue with sequencing using the words ‘First, next, then and finally to tell a story. We will be sequencing events such as getting ready for bed or baking a cake. We will then read a story and sequence the events in the story. What happened first etc.

Writing:

Over the next two weeks we will introduce description texts. We will break down the structure of a description text to learn all about the breakdown and structure of description texts. We will continue looking into adjectivities and how we can add in words to make our sentences more interesting as well as nouns and verbs.

Spelling:

This term we will continue to introduce new words each week as part of our SMART smelling program. As always, we focus on the sounds of each letter in the word of the week and explore other words with the same sounds. By asking your child what the word of the week is and the sounds of the letters, it will provide a great opportunity for conversation about their learning at school.

Mathematics:

We will continue working on 2D shapes and introduce 3D shapes with the students. As well, students will look at friends of 10 which is pairs of numbers that make 10.

Inquiry:

Our Inquiry unit this term is ‘Our community.” We will look into where we live and they type of houses we live in compared to other countries. We will also explore how schools have changed over the years (olden days to now), what schools look like in other countries, as well as what resources are available to us in our community (emergency services, facilities etc). We have an exciting visit from our lollipop man, David planned during week 6. He will be discussing the importance of road safety!

Leader in Me:

All students are working toward their new term two WIG’s – both academic and personal!

Take home readers and blue pouches

All students now have a blue reading pouch. This is how they bring their nightly readers to and from school. We also send home all notices in these pouches so please be sure to check them nightly and make sure your child returns it to school each day so they can swap their reader over.

Important reminders

* Please endeavour to test sight words nightly and return them to school weekly on FRIDAYS.

* Please send you child to school with a drink bottle containing water only.

* Please continue to pack a fruit snack and a recess snack even if your child has a lunch order as these aren’t delivered to the school until 1pm

* Daily we have a fruit break, we ask kindly that you please pack your child a piece of fruit or a vegetable to snack on during this time.

* Outside hats are not required term 2 & 3. These can be kept at home until term 4

* Please be sure to have a login for compass so you can keep up with all the school and Prep communication. If you need help to log into compass please see the lovely Brooke at the office.

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