Friendly Reminders

Please ensure you have downloaded the ‘SeeSaw’ and ‘Audiri’ application to keep up to date with all important information and your child's learning.

We will also continue to email fortnightly catch ups to all parents, as a way of communicating. Please know that our classroom is always open to all parents and visitors so please feel free to come in and say hello.

Timetable

Our general timetable will stay the same as Term 3.

Monday - Library

Tuesday - Sport

Wednesday - STEM and Art

Thursday - Performing Arts or Italian

Friday - PMP

Remember that all students are required to wear their sports uniforms on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Homework

Just a friendly reminder that we would like your child to continue reading for 10 minutes a night and practise their current and past Magic words. We have noticed that students are not retaining previous words learnt so we ask that as well as practising their new ones, you continue to go over past words. They will be tested on all 100, after they have worked their way through the individual levels. Please remember to record their reading in their journal and that the books your child takes home are meant to be easy for them. This is to build confidence and fluency. Your child’s reading is formally tested several times a term and this will inform the levels they take home, as well as the level they read within the classroom, which will be more difficult, as the teacher can scaffold them, have a specific focus and provide support for them. We suggest that you also read and discuss your child’s library book with them several times during the week, as comprehension is a focus during this term. Make sure you ask questions related to what is directly written but also about connections they can make between themselves and the text.

Special Dates

Special Dates

Wednesday 11th October - Body Awareness Foundation - Year 2 6:30 pm

Friday 13th October - Grandparent Special Person Morning

Wednesday 18th October - Foundation Prayers in Pyjamas 5pm

Thursday 26th October - Mini Fete 2pm

Monday 30th October - Full Day Dress Rehearsal at St Louis

Thursday 2nd November - Concert 7pm at St Louis

Monday 6th November - SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY

Tuesday 7th November - Melbourne Cup Day

Friday 10th November - Tabloid Sports

Saturday 11th November - Remembrance Day

Monday 20th November - F- 2 Science Day (Incursion in Brigid Hall)

Monday 27th November - Transition Session 1 - 11:30am

Friday 1st December - Assembly - Advent 9 am in Brigid Hall &

COLOUR RUN AFTERNOON

Thursday 7th December - Transition Session 2 11:30 am

Friday 8th December - Christmas Carol Afternoon 2 pm - 7 pm

Thursday 14th December - Meet the Teacher Transition Session 2:15 pm

Friday 15th December - Last Day of Term 4 - Thanksgiving Mass 11:30 am

End of Year Assembly 1:30pm - 2:45 pm

Please keep a watch on Operoo and Audiri for any new information or important dates.

Language Experience Topics
Week 2	Topic: Share about one of your Grandparents or a special person in your life.
Week 3	Topic: Share about your favourite holiday - where did you go, who did you go with and what did you do there?
Week 4	Topic: Share something that you have won or something you have earned. (ie. a trophy, medal or something that you were given as a reward for completing a task).
Week 5	No Language Experience due to School Concert
Week 6	Topic: Share something that you have at home that is round.
Week 7	Topic: Share something random from your home (your choice).
Week 8	Topic: Share something that gives you hope.
Week 9	Topic: Share something that gives you peace.
Week 10	Topic: Share something that gives you joy.

Foundation - Term Newsletter

Issue 4 · 03 Oct 2023

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