Week Ten

It is hard to believe that it is already week 10 of Term 3! It has been an extremely busy term and all our children have worked really hard. We are enjoying seeing all the progress they are making in all areas of learning.

Literacy

In our last week of term, we will be reviewing the sounds taught. We are also beginning to identify the sound at the end of the word. Sight words covered this year include, I, am, a, can, Mum, look, at, it, Dad, is, in, the, see, we, like and here. 

Numeracy

We will be reviewing the numbers 1-15. Counting forwards and backwards 1-10 continue to be a focus. During our numeracy block, we also cover many measurement concepts (such as tall/short) and we have been reviewing ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd).

Learning Journey Afternoon - How Tall am I?

Thank you for attending your child's learning journey. The children have shown so much growth in their mathematical language skills and problem solving. We have been so proud of what they have achieved in our projects this term. 

Dancing Lessons

Thank you to those that have returned dance permission slips and money. Dance lessons begin first day back next term. We return to school on Monday 11 October (Blue Group) and Tuesday 12 October (Red Group).

Connect

Finally, this will be our last post on Blogger. Wattle Grove Primary School will be moving to Connect for school correspondence. Please check your login details so that you can stay up to date with what is happening in your child's classroom (from Term Four).

Week Eight

We hope you had a wonderful Father’s Day and enjoyed the sunshine! 

Literacy 

Phonics: The sounds we have been learning this term are Ll, Gg, Bb, Ff, Ww. This week the students are learning the phonic short vowel sound Oo… for octopus, octagon and otter. Next week we will learn the short vowel sound Uu… for umbrella, up and under.  

Our home corner has transformed into an optometrist and the children are using the language and social skills required for customer service! Dramatic play is very important for children’s development and learning. They can try out roles from familiar family scenes and local community experiences. It enables children to develop their imagination and engage in experiences to make sense of the world they live in. 

Sight words 

Through the year, Kindy children have a list of 20 high frequency words, which are found in written texts and readers. Children are encouraged to recognise these words without having to ‘figure them out’. The 20 Kindy words are: I, am, a, look, mum, dad, is, it, at, in, can, the, we, like, here, see, go, will, to, this. 

This week’s sight word is ‘like’ e.g. I like school.  

The children have enjoyed learning and reviewing these words while reading them in sentences. They have also been observing how to track words in a sentence, from left to right, when reading. 

Show and Tell 

Our news-telling has been going very well and we have learnt some very interesting facts about various sea creatures. 

Numeracy 

Children are focusing on the numbers in the ‘teens’ and will be reviewing numbers 1 to 15 over the next few weeks. We are practising how to accurately count objects and identify that the last number counted answers the question “How many?”  

Thank you to all parents for supporting your child at home with their learning. A few minutes each day can make a big difference in your child retaining the concepts taught at school. It is amazing to see the children’s growth.