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Foundation Newsletter Term 3 Welcome Back It was so pleasing to hear about stories of family holidays and special outings over the term break. You may notice that our classrooms look different this term. Over the holidays our classrooms received a fresh coat of paint and the layout of our rooms has changed. Because of the new paint, over the next couple of weeks students will be keeping their bags on the back of their chairs instead of outside the classroom. We will let you know when this changes. Semester 1 reports are now available on COMPASS. Please see Mrs Williams, Tom or Wendy at the office if you need help with login details. This term we are starting Inquiry. This unit is focussed on questions that students asked about healthy bodies, such as ‘what do I need to eat to be healthy?’ and ‘why is exercise good for you?’. As part of this unit, we are organising an excursion to Brimbank Bicycle Education Centre. Communication with Teachers Classroom teachers attend meetings after school each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We are available for a quick chat before school from 8:40 until learning time commences at 8:50, when students enter their classroom. Please feel free to contact your child’s teacher to arrange a meeting outside of these times as we are more than willing to discuss any issues or concerns. Learning Focus for Term 3. In Reading, we will continue to learn how to solve words using clues such as the first letter, the size of the word, the shape of the word as well as any pictures that may help. We will continue to focus on making predictions and inferring how the characters in a book are feeling to help comprehend the texts we read. We are continuing our Writing in Term 3 by writing about ideas that students want to write about. We will continue our work on learning the sounds that letters make and using the letters we know as well as words we know when writing. We are also learning about how to draw a detailed picture that can tell a story. We have begun Term 3 learning about Place Value in Mathematics. Students are exposed to this each morning as we count the days we have been at school. We
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Foundation Newsletter Term 3Welcome Back
It was so pleasing to hear about stories of family holidays and special outings over the term break. You may notice that our classrooms look different this term. Over the holidays our classrooms received a fresh coat of paint and the layout of our rooms has changed. Because of the new paint, over the next couple of weeks students will be keeping their bags on the back of their chairs instead of outside the classroom. We will let you know when this changes.
Semester 1 reports are now available on COMPASS. Please see Mrs Williams, Tom or Wendy at the office if you need help with login details. This term we are starting Inquiry. This unit is focussed on questions that students asked about healthy bodies, such as ‘what do I need to eat to be healthy?’ and ‘why is exercise good for you?’. As part of this unit, we are organising an excursion to Brimbank Bicycle Education Centre.
Communication with TeachersClassroom teachers attend meetings after school each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We are available for a quick chat before school from 8:40 until learning time commences at 8:50, when students enter their classroom. Please feel free to contact your child’s teacher to arrange a meeting outside of these times as we are more than willing to discuss any issues or concerns.
Learning Focus for Term 3.
In Reading, we will continue to learn how to solve words using clues such as the first letter, the size of the word, the shape of the word as well as any pictures that may help. We will continue to focus on making predictions and inferring how the characters in a book are feeling to help comprehend the texts we read.
We are continuing our Writing in Term 3 by writing about ideas that students want to write about. We will continue our work on learning the sounds that letters make and using the letters we know as well as words we know when writing. We are also learning about how to draw a detailed picture that can tell a story.
We have begun Term 3 learning about Place Value in Mathematics. Students are exposed to this each morning as we count the days we have been at school. We have been learning how to count using a variety of materials, such as bundling
sticks, unfix blocks and tens frames. We are also learning about length, mass and time. Later this term, we will be learning about subtraction.
Our Inquiry unit this term is Healthy Bodies. Students will learn about the five senses, how our body changes as we grow and what it means to be healthy.
Specialist classes
Please be advised of the Term 3 Specialist timetable below. The timetable has changed, so please take note of changes from last term. During Library, students require a library bag to borrow and must return library books at their next session. Please ensure that appropriate footwear is worn on PE days and you have provided us with an art smock.
Class Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridayFoundationMel
Library Chinese Visual ArtsPerforming Arts
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Library PE Visual ArtsChinese
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Chinese Visual Arts Performing ArtsPE
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In Visual Arts, students will be exploring the art process of collage. They will be encouraged to play with and investigate the materials of collage such as paper and pasting. Through their collage work students will continue to explore the elements of art which include line, shape, colour, texture and space.
In Performing Arts, students will learn to listen to and respond to music by experimenting with a variety of percussion instruments and exploring the range of sounds they produce. They will sing, play instruments and move to music to develop their awareness of beat, rhythm and volume. Students will learn to identify and communicate the difference between sound and silence, loud and soft, and fast and slow. They will be encouraged to talk about their experiences of the music they hear and identify what they enjoy and why.
Upcoming Events100 Days of School Tuesday 30th JulyAfrican Drumming Workshop Tuesday 30th JulyCelebration of Learning Week Monday 17th - Friday 23rd AugustStudent Learning Conferences Tuesday 20th August
Wednesday 21st August Last day for term 3 Friday 20th SeptemberTerm 4 begins: Tuesday 8th October
We look forward to learning together in Term 3.
Foundation Teachers,
Melissa Sands, Edison Potts, Lisa Condon and Jason Clark
