Prep NewsletterWeek 5

Prep Family BBQIt was wonderful to see so many families at the Prep BBQ.

Special thanks to the wonderful staff who ran the evening and to Mrs Bek Volz and Mrs Monique Flowers

who create and care for the amazing Garden area. We are so incredibly fortunate to have such

passionate staff members who allow our students to enjoy wonderful experiences in this beautiful space.

LiteracyStudents have now been introduced to 12 letters and the sounds that they make.

Some letters make multiple sounds and the below table shows you the sounds that they make in words.

Students have learnt the character that represents each letter and their song.

Each day, we practise the phonograms and their sounds. We have also been learning how to correctly

form each letter and how to write sounds that we hear in words.

If your child would like to listen to the songs you can find them on Youtube or the Letterland album is on

Spotify.

Numeracy

In Numeracy this week, our focus has been on the correct formation of numbers. We each had our own

booklet to practise the formation of each number and we also began to look at shapes.

Each class went on a ‘Shape Walk’ and searched for shapes in our world around us. We looked at

classifying each shape and their features.

aat

na vy

last

ball

what

ccan

cent

dlid

fif

gbig

large

oodd

o pen

do

sus

as

ququit

hhim

isit

si lent

brib

eend

me

Reminders • Just a reminder that PE is on Tuesdays so your

students may like to wear runners.

• Swimming Notices are due back March 3rd.

You will receive further information regarding

swimming soon.

• Library borrowing has now commenced.

Students are able to borrow two books a

week. They can be returned any day to the

library box in their classroom. Please keep the

library bag with the books as this stops books

from getting ruined in school bags.

Prep S & Prep M’s borrowing day is Tuesday

and Prep W borrow books on Thursdays.

Assembly & Student Awards

Congratulations to those students who have

received their class’ first awards for the year.

Each student will receive a class award

throughout the year. You can find the recipients

of the fortnight’s awards in the school newsletter.

This give you plenty of time to organise to be

able to attend the assembly on the following

Friday.

Please return Notice Folders each day so that we

are able to ensure notices make it home.

Inquiry-Based PlayAs part of our Unit of Inquiry ‘Who We Are,’ students take part in Inquiry-based play three

times a week. Students participate in activities that further explore concepts we have been

learning from Literacy, Numeracy and Unit of Inquiry.

Classes come together to participate in play-based learning and the children think that they

are ‘just playing,’ but we know that they are doing so much more.

‘Scientists have suggested that it takes approximately 400 repetitions to create a new synapse

in the brain, unless it is done through play, in which case it takes between 10 and 20

repetitions.’

This type of play allows students to be extended or have tasks scaffolded for them. It improves

and expands on their language skills, social skills and fine and gross motor skills. Students are

able to problem solve and use initiative and creativity at each activity.

We rotate activities every few weeks. Activities so far have included an Ice Cream Shop,

Letterland table, Construction Area, Emotions table, Alphabet Roads to drive cars on, Pom

Pom Sort with tweezers for fine motor, Cutting Tray, Classmate Match and Shape Sort.

Alphabet Formation Roads

Emotions Table

Two-dimensional Shape Sort

Classmate Match Playdough Emotion FacesLetterland Exploration