Term 4 Update

It is hard to believe that we are already going into Week Seven! Over the coming weeks, there are some important school events. Due to COVID restrictions, there have also been some changes from previous years. 

 

Blue Group Assembly – Thurs 26^th Nov

All Blue Group parents are welcome to attend. Please arrive at school by 8:30am to help us be organised.

 

Final Assembly - K-6

Students only, no parents. 

 

Dance Parties - K-5

This will also be held on Monday of Week 10 for Kindy Blue Group. Students only, no parents. 

 

Class Picnics - K-6

This will also be held on Monday of Week 10 for Kindy Blue Group. Students will be able to order a Subway lunch through the canteen. 

 

I want to thank all the Kindy families for your understanding and cooperation with the ongoing changes that are being presented to us. 

 

Please continue to check the blog for photos and updates. 

 

Assembly

Yesterday assembly notes were sent home with the children. Attached to the assembly note is your child’s speaking part in the assembly. We please ask that your child practises their speaking part at home, so that it will be easier for them to remember their speaking part on the big day (Thursday 26^th November). We also encourage children to practise using good speaking skills such as speaking in a clear voice and looking at the audience when speaking.

Thank you for your support.

Week 4

Over the past week, the Kindy children have been taking part in a whole class activity where they shared/stated an event that their family celebrates together. It was lovely to see such a variety of family events, including Easter, Diwali, birthdays and Christmas. If any parents would like to come in and talk about any special family traditions with the class this term, you would be most welcome. Please speak with your class teacher to arrange a time.

 

Literacy

The focus letter sound for this week was Zz. Zebra starts with z, z, z and zip starts with z, z, z. What other words can your child think of that start with the letter Zz?

We also focused on the sight word ‘this'.

In the coming weeks teachers will be assessing many of the concepts taught this year, this includes sight words, initial letter sounds and upper and lowercase letter recognition, rhyming, syllables, blending and segmenting 3 letter words. The children have also started practising using sight words and sounding out to write simple, short sentences e.g. I will sit on the mat. The children have done an amazing job at learning so many difficult concepts and we are super proud of their efforts.

 

Numeracy

Our number of the week was the number 19. This week we also focused on using concrete materials to partition numbers up to 6 (addition). We are also learning to copy, continue and create simple alternating patterns. Patterns can be made from many materials found around the house, i.e. fork/ spoon / fork / spoon / fork.

 

Summer is on the way

Our school has a no hat no play policy. As the weather is warming up, please ensure your child has a hat each day that is clearly labelled with their name. Please also check that the hat that has gone home is your child's. Some hats and jackets have gone missing the past few weeks.

 

Name Placemats

This week name placemats were sent home. These placemats are to be kept at home and therefore do not need to be returned to school. We encourage children to use these placemats regularly to practise writing their first and last name using the correct letter formation.

We would like to extend our appreciation to all parents for their on-going support and involvement in their child’s learning and school activities.

Thank you.

Week 4 Photos

Week 3

Literacy

This week we learnt the sound Yy as in yoyo, yachts, yellow and yoghurt. We have been applying our letter sound and sight word knowledge to read and write simple sentences. A focus for Term 4 is identifying the Final and Middle sounds in CVC words. This skill involves listening carefully to the word and identifying those sounds that you can hear e.g. sun … s u n.

Numeracy

We continue to work with teen numbers. This week we learnt about the number 18. We continue to develop our counting skills by practising one-to-one correspondence. We will also be creating patterns and learning the days of the week.

Thank you for your support with our learning program.

 

Week 3 Photos