Week 9

As Term 2 comes to an end, we would like to congratulate our Kindy children and their families on a wonderful semester. The children have come a long way in such a short period of time. Please continue to support your child through home practice in the holidays. A few minutes each day can really make a big difference in supporting your child to retain the concepts taught at school.

Literacy 

During Week 10, we will be reviewing all of the sounds learnt this term. We will also be identifying rhyming words, conducting science experiments and celebrating NAIDOC Week.

Sounds learnt this term:

Mm as in monkey

Rr as in rat

Cc as in cat

Kk as in kangaroo

Hh as in hen

Ee as in elephant

Dd as in dog

Holiday revision ideas

·  Finding things that start with initial sounds when at home or out and about. I Spy is a fun family game that’s great during a car trip. E.g. “I spy with my little eye something that starts with Mm.”

·  Study Ladder activities are updated each week of school term to support our learning in the classroom.

·  Practising writing letters, with correct formation, using crayons, textas or paint.

Reading

·  Reading books together – spotting letters they recognise in the text or identifying rhyming words.

·  The children have loved reading and discussing a range of books at school this term.  We have been learning about some of the parts of a book, such as the cover, title and author, and also how to track the words left to right when reading.  We have used clues from the pictures to predict what might happen in the story.

· We would like to encourage you to read to your child each day. Reading aloud has many benefits for your child’s overall learning and development.  Talk to your child about the story, and ask them questions to develop their ability to understand the text.

Numeracy 

We are continuing to count, recognise and order numbers 1 – 10. Counting objects at home and stating how many, matching objects to a number and writing the numbers with correct formation will assist your child as we move forward with numbers 11 – 20 next semester.

Reports and Portfolios 

Reports are due to be sent home next week and they will be accompanied by your child’s portfolio. We are all very proud of what they are achieving and I hope you enjoy looking at some of your child’s work. Please ensure that the portfolio is returned on your first day of school next term, so that we can continue to add to their portfolio.

Have a wonderful break and we look forward to seeing you all in Term 3.

Week 9 Photos