Fabulous Foundation

Term 3 Week 8 – Friday 2nd of September

Dates to Remember:

Every Thursday - Footsteps Dance Program (Please be sure to finalise payment so your child can participate.)

What we are learning in weeks 9 & 10:

Reading:

In reading we are looking at decoding and comprehension strategies. Our comprehension strategy we will be focussing on is questioning.

Writing:

In writing we will continue with our weekend recount writing as well as finishing off our unit on procedural writing.

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:

In Maths we are focusing data collection, ordinal numbers and place value.

Inquiry/Science:

Our Inquiry/Science unit this term is Life Cycles and Habitats. We will look into the different life cycles of minibeasts, frogs and plants and explore their habitats. The preps will continue to watch their seeds grow as well as creating their own animal habitats.

Leader in Me:

During Leader In Me we will be checking in with the preps to see if they have reached their personal and academic goals.

Take home readers and blue pouches

Please continue to check blue pouches nights for notices sent home. We encourage nightly reading of student readers.

Friendly Reminders

* 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

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