The Roxy Reporter

Prep Report

Welcome

Welcome to Term 4! How quick has this year gone? We hope you had a great school holidays and that you were able to get out in the sunshine. Spring is definitely here! We have lots of fun planned to finish off the rest of this year. Check out what we will be learning this term below.  

 

 

Reading

 

In Reading this term, we will be focusing on fiction texts. Fiction texts are stories that are made up and their purpose is to entertain. We will explore fiction texts through narratives, which are stories with characters, settings, and a beginning, middle, and end. They also sometimes have a problem and solution that the characters must solve.  

 

 

We will also be continuing to learn new reading strategies as we become even better readers! We will be learning to read fluently by reading everyday, re-reading for meaning, and looking at the punctuation within texts. We will also be learning to make inferences about how the characters are feeling and why; as well as learning to visualise, which is when you make a picture in  your mind as you read.  

 

Writing

 

In Writing this term, we will be learning to write our very own narrative stories. We will be learning how to create and describe characters, how to imagine a setting with lots of details, and how to write a story that has a beginning, middle, and end.  We will continue to practise using our letter sound knowledge to sound out and record unknown words, using finger spaces and using capital letters and full stops.

 

 

Numeracy 

 

In Maths this term, we will continue to learn about numbers to 20. We will be counting and making numbers to 20 and beyond through singing songs, creating number lines and tens frames, reading books, and by using a range of concrete materials. We will also learn how to share groups of objects equally through games, story telling and the use of concrete materials. 

 

We will also be learning about the properties of 2D and 3D shapes, identifying these shapes in our environment, and comparing and sorting these shapes. We will be measuring time, weight, length and capacity.

 

Inquiry

 

Our Inquiry unit this term is called, My Place, Our Place. Our focus will be on geography and how to use and create maps of our local community. We will be learning to answer the following questions:

  • What makes a place special?
  • What does it mean to be sustainable and how can we look after our environment?
  • Where are the places located in the school and why are they here?
  • Which places in the school grounds do you like best and use the most?
  • What are some places I like to visit in my Roxburgh Park community?

 

 

Reminders

  • School starts at 8:50am and finishes at 3:10pm
  • Take Home Readers (Red Folders) will go home every night and are to be returned to school every morning. Readers will be changed on a Friday and handed back out on a Monday
  • Students to bring fruit and labelled drink bottles everyday
  • Students to bring their hats EVERYDAY. In Term 4, we have a No Hat, No Play policy to keep all students safe from the sun. 
  • Use the SENTRAL app to notify the school of any absence.

The Grade Prep Team

Chisako Hazama and Ashley Reynolds