St Joseph's Primary School Sorrento Newsletter

Flourishing in 2023

Changes in Prep.

This term in FBI we have explored Changes… 'Yesterday, today and tomorrow' .

We have all changed and grown since we were born and now are big school kids. Changes are all around us. People and things change all the time. Some changes happen quickly and other changes happen slowly.

 

Last week we read the story, The Potato People, by Pamela Allen.

We learned three new words from the story and their meanings.

Gradually - If something happens gradually, it happens little by little, slowly over a long time.

Drooped - When something droops, it sinks or hangs down.

Exclaimed - If someone exclaims, they say something loudly in surprise or shock.

We made connections with our prior knowledge about the title and illustration on the front cover. Then we used what we knew to make a prediction about the story. 

We asked and answered the questions...

What are the grandmother and the boy doing? 

What might they use the potatoes for?

Have you read this book? You can listen to it here...

Did you find the change that happened in the story?

We made our own Potato People and wrote about them.

We will watch them carefully and discover how they change gradually over time. 

These holidays why don't you make your own potato people?

Willow
Pyper
Our Potato People
This is Sam potato. He is cool.
This is Mario potato. He is a hero.
This is Humpty Dumptypotato. He is angry.
This is Mario potato. He is cool.
This is Mario potato. He is cool.
This is Lexi potato. She is pretty.
This Al potato. He is an alien.
This is Bob potato. He is round.
This is Bob potato. He is really hairy.
This is Lily potato. She is kind.
This is Bob potato. He is sporty.
This is Bob potato. He is an alien.
This is Rose potato. She is really kind.
This is Racing potato. He is angry.
This is Daisy potato. She is kind,
This is Elliot potato. She is kind.
This is Belle potato. She is cute.
This is Zack potato. He is an alien.
Willow
Pyper
Our Potato People
This is Sam potato. He is cool.
This is Mario potato. He is a hero.
This is Humpty Dumptypotato. He is angry.
This is Mario potato. He is cool.
This is Mario potato. He is cool.
This is Lexi potato. She is pretty.
This Al potato. He is an alien.
This is Bob potato. He is round.
This is Bob potato. He is really hairy.
This is Lily potato. She is kind.
This is Bob potato. He is sporty.
This is Bob potato. He is an alien.
This is Rose potato. She is really kind.
This is Racing potato. He is angry.
This is Daisy potato. She is kind,
This is Elliot potato. She is kind.
This is Belle potato. She is cute.
This is Zack potato. He is an alien.