The Prep students have really settled into school life now and it has been wonderful to see how responsible, respectful, resilient and ready for learning they are as they enter the classroom each day.  In English we have been very busy learning about sound and letter relationships and how to blend and segment sounds. We have also been reading stories, developing our vocabulary and talking about what we liked (or disliked) about the story.  Students have also engaged in discussions about feelings using the characters as inspiration. 

In Maths we are continuing to build our number skills.  Counting and sequencing numbers, writing numerals and developing an understanding of quantity continue to be a focus. We have also begun looking at patterns - making and continuing repeating patterns using a wide variety of materials.   

In Science we continued our investigation of living things.  The seeds we planted have begun to sprout! Each day we check to see the growth of our baby plants ensuring that they have water, sunlight and soil. 

In history we have been discussing the stages of human life.  We have heard lots of stories about when we were babies and toddlers – the things we could do, the food we ate and who looked after us. 

Line, shape, colour and texture have been the focus of our Art lessons and we have been using this knowledge to explore and respond to other famous art works.  Look at our amazing Kandinsky colour circles! 

We are looking forward to swimming lessons and the swimming carnival in the next couple of weeks! 

Just a friendly reminder also that homework and library books are due on Fridays.  

The Prep Team.