Week Six

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

Final Assembly - K - 6

Students only, no parents. 

Dance Parties - K - 5

These will be held in week 10. Students only, no parents. 

Class Picnics - K - 6

These will also be held in week 10. 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. 

Red Group Parent Visit and Assembly Photos

 

Blue Group Assembly

Assembly notes are being 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 Five

Literacy

This week we are learning the sound Qq as in Queen and quokka. What other words can your child think of that starts with Q? 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. fun … f u n. We are reviewing all 20 golden words that we have learnt this year, putting them into sentences and writing them. The children are doing some incredible writing.

Numeracy

We continue to work with teen numbers. This week we will be learning about the number 20. We continue to develop our counting skills by practising one-to-one correspondence. We will also be looking at 2D shapes and describing them. A square has 4 sides and 4 corners.

School Uniform

Just a reminder that all children must wear the correct school uniform. Children may wear green and/or yellow hair ties/head bands and shoes need to be black or white. Nail polish is not permitted, and jewellery must be kept to a minimum.

Thank you for your support in ensuring your child wears the correct school uniform.

Week Four

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 fireworks shows, Easter, Diwali, birthdays, Christmas and Chinese New Year. 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 is 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 will also be focusing 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

This week we will be focusing 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. 

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.