Foundation Class 2018
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IMPORTANT REMINDERS
Everyone should have their own hats with their names clearly marked on them.
Parents are asked to send two tissue boxes to school with each child. These will be labelled and kept in your child’s classroom for their use for the year.
FOUNDATION
Dear Parents,
Welcome to Term 1. Prep students have settled in really well and they are getting into a routine. We have a fabulous term planned for them. We hope you find the information below helpful. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me. I will also be making appointments with parents during the Wednesdays when students are not at school, to discuss and go through the curriculum and expectations from the school.
| In Mathematics we will be learning to: | In English we will be learning to: |
| touch, move and count to 10 | demonstrate whole body listening |
| connect number names, numerals and quantities to 10 | hold a pencil correctly |
| correctly form numerals 0 - 9 | recognise and write names in Victorian Modern Cursive (school font) |
| count the number of days we have been at school, as part of our ‘100 Days of School’ | write individual letters from the correct starting points |
| play games that require recognition of dice patterns | communicate ideas through drawings and writing |
| recognise, describe and draw simple 2D shapes | (using the phrase “Have a go, you never knowâ€) |
| discuss yesterday, today and tomorrow and days of the week | identify upper and lower case letters |
| follow simple directions | identify common sounds and the letters to represent these sounds |
| use positional language to describe the location of objects | contribute ideas to discussions |
| make and extend patterns | ask simple questions in response to information |
| sequence a small number of ideas when speaking | |
| understand and follow simple instructions | |
| recognise some memory words | |
| point to each word as we read (one to one correspondence) |
Homework is handed out on Monday and needs to be returned on Friday. Students are getting worksheets to practise writing the letter for the week and a numeral for the week (needs to be returned on Friday as well).
Preps also bring home a reader each day in a special reader bag. This simple reader book is usually read by/with/to a parent. Students will start bringing home Magic Words (Gold word cards) to practise. We send these word lists home to support students to develop their reading and writing skills.
Finally, please check your child’s schoolbag daily for any notices.
Hope you have a great term.
