Welcome back to another exciting term in Kindy. It has been lovely to see all the children back at school and settling back into their routines. We have been reviewing the sounds Ss, Aa, Tt, Pp, Ii and Nn as well as the numbers 1-5.
Literacy
Our letter for next week is the ‘Mm’ phonic sound. We are focusing on the short initial sound only, as in Mum and mop.
This term we are learning some new concepts, including syllables. Syllables are the parts of the word and we count syllables by touching our heads, shoulders and stomach. Eg. Ba-na-na = 1st syllable – touch head, 2nd syllable – touch shoulders and 3rd syllable – touch tummy.
We are also learning to read sight words. We have been
looking at photos of ourselves and reading. I am {name}. I am a boy/girl.
Sight words covered this year are I, am, a, look, Mum.
Numeracy
Next week we are learning about the number 6. The children will continue focusing on the collection of dots on a dice, without counting. They will also practise to orally count in order starting at one and counting collections.
Mother’s Day Activities
Kindy children have started working on some special Mother’s
Day projects. They are very excited about what they are creating!
Student Teacher
Miss Ellie Shenton is working with Blue and Red Group in
Room 1. She will be in our classroom completing her final professional
practice. We are enjoying working with Miss Shenton. She will be in Room 1
until the end of Week 8, Term 2.
We are looking forward to another busy and exciting term.
