Week Five

A special thanks to all parents for their quick response in bringing in all permission forms, notes and family photos.  If you have not returned photo permissions, we encourage you to return them. We can then begin posting photos of all the wonderful activities in Kindergarten. 

Literacy  

We are learning to write our name, to hold our pencil correctly and to push down with strength. Please continue with practising at home on their placemats that were given out during the Parent information session. These are written in the font that Wattle Grove follows.  

Over the next three weeks the children will be learning one initial letter sound per week. They are as follows: Pp, Nn, Ii. 

We are looking forward to the children’s ‘Pp’ dress up day this Thursday/Friday the 11th and 12th March.

Focus is on the initial phonic sound NOT the letter name. To reinforce letter sounds please have a look around your home for an object that starts with one of these letters and bring it in to add to our class ‘Phonic Table.’ (Please label items so that they can be returned).   

Try the website www.starfall.com for learning the initial alphabet sounds.   

Numeracy

We are learning to identify the written numerals 4 and 5, and reviewing all numerals 1-5. By matching concrete objects using one to one correspondence. The children are also learning to touch count each object only once when counting “How many?” We are also learning to recognise 2D shapes and colours.  

Please remember - 

Homework folders  

Library books and bags

Canteen days are Wednesday and Thursday 

Assembly  

The next Junior Assembly will be held on Friday 19 March. A couple of children from each Kindy group will receive Merit Awards at these assemblies. Parents of these children will be notified and are encouraged to attend, especially if it is not their rostered Kindy day. Children wear school uniform and sit with their class.