Prep News

Wellbeing Incursion 

On Thursday 13 October, Brainstorm Productions came to BNPS to entertain the Preps with a Wellbeing Incursion.

The performance told the story of Lil and Zig, two robots from the Planet Arkon, who were transported to Earth. The robots, along with two human siblings called Archie and Bella, explored the emotions of forgiveness, kindness, fear and anger and considered how we can stay positively connected to our friends and families. 

When Archie was experiencing feelings of fear and anger, he found that getting a good night's sleep, doing some exercise and even having a cry made him feel better. The Preps thought it was so much fun and were engaged for the whole performance.

Swimming 

The Preps really enjoyed their first school swimming lessons which took place in Week 3 and Week 4 of the Term. The Preps found the novelty of travelling to the pool by bus a lot of fun!

These swimming lessons are a great way to develop swimming skills, and also allow the Preps to independently navigate getting changed and make sure their personal items are carefully packed into their bags and brought back to school. 

Of course, the highlight was the Water Safety lesson where the Preps wore shorts and t-shirts over the top of their bathers. What fun to jump into the pool wearing clothes! The Preps also had fun experiencing what it's like to wear a life jacket. 

We were so proud of all the Preps, watching them try their best and having fun while learning these important skills.

SMART Spelling 

The Preps have been continuing to expand their spelling knowledge with Michelle Hutchison's fantastic SMART Spelling lessons. 

Our weekly words have become longer with multiple sounds in each word! Words like 'teacher' and 'feather' each have 4 sounds and include multiple digraphs, which are when two letters make one sound. 

We are so proud of how much the Preps have learnt this year and how far they have come with their spelling!