Last week past quickly as we kept busy learning and having fun together! We have
just two more weeks before Term 2 ends and are looking forward to the West Oz
Wildlife Incursion on the 1st of July.
Literacy
Our letter for next week is the ‘curly’ Cc phonic sound as in cat starts with c, c, c - candle starts with
c, c, c, - cap starts with c, c, c. This is a ‘tricky’ sound as it can be
confused with Kk which has the same initial phonic sound. In Kindy we use the
words ‘curly’ and ‘kicking’ to help the children to distinguish between Cc and
Kk.
Name writing
Most
students are having a go at writing their names independently. It is most
important to encourage daily name writing practice so that children can order
the letters in their name and use an uppercase letter followed by lowercase
letters that are legible.
During our shared reading
program, we have been reading the book “Olga The Brolga". We have used story picture cards for the beginning, middle
and end.
Numeracy
Next week
we will continue to consolidate and review numbers 1 to 10. Students are
learning to recognise the numerals, make a number line and identify the dot
patterns on a dice. Playing dice games such as snakes and ladders helps develop
the ability to recognise the number of dots rolled without counting.
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
We
will be making rain shakers with our buddy class early next term. This is to reinforce
our learning about weather and exploring materials that work together to make
loud or soft sounds. We would like each child to bring in a small plastic bottle that has a lid to use for this activity.
Reminder: Enrolments 2020
Wattle
Grove Primary School are now taking enrolment applications for Kindergarten in
2020. If you have a child who was born
between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2016, they are eligible for Kindy in 2020.
Please visit the school office for an application for enrolment. Children currently in Kindy must be
re-enrolled in Pre Primary for 2020. Letters have already been sent out to all Kindergarten families. Enrolments for 2020 close on Friday, 26 July
2019. Applications received after this
date will not be accepted.
