Foundation Newsletter - Term 3 - Week 7
Connecting with the Preps
What an amazing array of costumes from a very hungry caterpillar to a princess who didn't want to sleep on a pea, a Wally and Harry.....the list of remarkable characters goes on. Some wonderful photos can be found below.A huge thank you to everyone for organising these fabulous outfits and inspiring the children.
The children thoroughly enjoyed creating 'our grade pole'. Every child had their hand painted and then it was carefully placed on our black-painted pole. The results are most impressive. Each grade is personalising a timber pole which will be placed in the new front garden. It is an excellent way to brighten the front entry area and welcome families, friends and visitors alike to our wonderful school.
We hope you have booked your tickets for our incredible Under the Big Top concert. The children have worked incredibly hard to 'perfect' their dance routine and they are amazing!! Although some children are a tad nervous, everyone is looking forward to seeing their parents and 'special people' in the audience.
The focus this week in Literacy has been based around Father's Day with the children completing sentences to explain why their Dad is their Super Hero. They have also worked hard to make beautiful cards.
Over the past two weeks many children have continued to develop their narrative writing skills where they have ensured they have a beginning, middle (complication) and end (resolution). Whilst some children are particularly passionate about writing more complex stories, it is wonderful to see all children now having a go at writing independently, applying their understanding of sounds and simple grammar to construct at least one sentence.
The children have also been building on their understanding of digraphs and have been introduced to trigraphs - 3 letters that make the one sound. Over the last weeks they have learnt about /air/ and /igh/. The grade is constantly revisiting the sounds all letters make as well as the expansive list of digraphs that have been introduced.
The children continue to be encouraged to use the correct pencil grip and appropriately form their letters. If you have any queries about this, please come and speak to us.
Over the past two weeks many children have continued to develop their narrative writing skills where they have ensured they have a beginning, middle (complication) and end (resolution). Whilst some children are particularly passionate about writing more complex stories, it is wonderful to see all children now having a go at writing independently, applying their understanding of sounds and simple grammar to construct at least one sentence.
The children have also been building on their understanding of digraphs and have been introduced to trigraphs - 3 letters that make the one sound. Over the last weeks they have learnt about /air/ and /igh/. The grade is constantly revisiting the sounds all letters make as well as the expansive list of digraphs that have been introduced.
The children continue to be encouraged to use the correct pencil grip and appropriately form their letters. If you have any queries about this, please come and speak to us.
Maths
This week we finish our two week unit on Addition. The students have been using dice, counters, whiteboards and tens frames to create, record and make addition sums. Some students will use the count all strategy to solve their sum while others are now using the count on strategy. I'm sure your child would be proud to show you how they can solve simple addition sums.
Next week we begin our two week unit on Money. The students will be involved in playing 'shops' to help them understand everyday financial situations involving money. We will also focus on the different coins and notes we use in Australia.
Next week we begin our two week unit on Money. The students will be involved in playing 'shops' to help them understand everyday financial situations involving money. We will also focus on the different coins and notes we use in Australia.
Inquiry
This week the children have been thinking about animal habitats. This is particularly pertinent this week as on Friday each child will be constructing a bird house in the Craft Power Invisit. We hope the children will be able to find a safe place for their bird houses in their gardens....perhaps a bird feeder will be another project!
Last week we caught up with our Buddies to practise the finale song for the concert and we had a sneak peak at the Grade 5 and Grade 6 concert items which are looking fantastic! Tomorrow we will also be catching up for concert practice. The count down is on!
Reminders
Dates to Remember!
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