Prep Overview Term 1

Hi everyone, the Prep year has begun and we have welcomed over 100 Prep children into our school and we are now becoming familiar with class routines for happy, productive classrooms.

Prep Staff:

PKS – Karri Sinclair– Prep and Transition Coordinator & Janeane Millar (Thursdays)

PAC – Amel Colosimo

PAF – Amelia Fantuz

PAK - Anna Kurvink

PHS – Helen Simmons

Prep classroom visits

Over the next two weeks, there will be 4 afternoons when the Prep classrooms will be open for parents/ carers to visit:

Tuesdays         11th and 18th February           2:50-3:30 pm

Thursdays        13th and 20th February           2:50-3:30 pm

Please come along to a session if you are free at these times.

Our integrated unit this term is ‘Who am I and where do I belong?’ This unit will focus on the children as individuals and as a part of a family/community. We will also work on the Tribes Agreements, encouraging the children to participate, show mutual respect, achieve their personal best, give and receive appreciations and no put downs. We will also focus on developing a growth mindset. Literacy sessions include comfortably handling and respecting books and knowing that we can make meaning from written and pictorial texts. In writing, preps will have a go at conveying a message through pictures and written text.  In handwriting, fine motor skills will be developed, including learning how to hold their pencil comfortably to form legible letters. In maths, all classes will be counting each day of prep with their classes in various formats in anticipation of 100 days of school. We will be exploring numerals and their quantities. Students will be identifying 2D shapes as well as creating and continuing patterns using a variety of materials.

We look forward to working with both you and your child over the course of the year.

Prep Team

Karri, Amel, Amelia, Anna, Helen and Janeane