A BIG thank you to all the Mums for attending our short but
special Mothers Day ‘surprise’ on Thursday and Friday. The children worked very hard for the
last three weeks preparing for this special celebration, and your presence made
all their efforts worthwhile. It was wonderful to see all the mums and I hope
it provided each one with memories to treasure of their child’s first year at
school.
Literacy
Over the next three weeks we will be focusing on the initial letter
sounds -
Rr as in
Robot starts with Rr, Rr, Rr
Cc as in
Carrot starts with Cc, Cc, Cc and
Kk as in
Kite starts with Kk, Kk, Kk.
Please note
that Cc is referred to as ‘curly c’ and Kk as ‘kicking k’
Sight words will be Look, at, Mum.
Numeracy
The children are learning to
identify and write numbers 7, 8 and 9. We will also learn to count and order
numbers to 9 in the correct order and use one to one correspondence.
This term our theme is “A Home Among The Gum Trees!” and
will relate to our country, Australia. We will be learning about our Indigenous
Australians, WA and the unique flora and fauna found here. We will use the
theme to build the children's vocabulary and knowledge of the country they live
in.
News Telling
Starting this
week, the children will be asked to bring in something that represents
Australia e.g. animals, plants, landmarks, places you might have visited,
sport, foods, cultural icons such as thongs or hats with corks etc. to share
with the class during show and tell. Please ensure your child is prepared on their rostered news
day.
We would like the children to develop the confidence to speak
independently without assistance and prompting. Sharing news is a fun way to
build oral language and gain confidence in speaking and listening skills.
Please practise news and help your child to plan a few sentences about their
object. Children are required to speak clearly and loudly and to look at their
classmates when sharing their information.
It has been very rewarding to see each child making progress in
their learning since the beginning of this year and we are extremely proud of
them. It must be noted that each child progresses at their own pace and at
their appropriate developmental levels, hence regular support and reinforcement
of concepts taught need to be consistent both at school and home. The children
are being assessed for mid-year reports that will be issued at the end of this term.
Please practise and support your child, so that they can independently and
consistently demonstrate their learning.
We look forward to many enjoyable and productive learning
experiences ahead.
