What is happening this term...

We have a very busy term coming up in Prep! Here are a few of the events we have during Term 4.

Friday 21^st October - Prep Pet Parade (9am pets must leave at the conclusion of the parade 

Friday 21^st October - Responsible Pet Ownership Information Session (12.20-1pm)

Friday 28^th October – Water Safety and Awareness Program

Tuesday 1^st November – JSC Fundraiser – Careers Day

Tuesday 8^th November – Preps visit the Werribee Zoo

Friday 11^th November - Mini Mudder Obstacle Event
Week 7 (starting 14th) - Preps at Serendip (dates and classes TBC)
Week 8 (starting 21st) - Preps at Serendip (dates and classes TBC)

Thursday 24^th November - Camp Quality Puppet Show
Friday 25^th November - Prep H Assembly Performance

Week 9 (starting 28th) - Preps at Serendip (dates and classes TBC)
Tuesday 6^th December - Performing Arts Concert (6.30pm)

Tuesday 22^nd December - Final Day of school for 2016

Lots of exciting and fun days coming up!

PJ Day

The Preps all enjoyed their first Pyjama Day at school!!

What a perfect day to be snuggled up in our cosy PJs.

CFA Visit

On Thursday 16^th June all the Prep students visited the Lara CFA to learn all about how fire fighters help in our community.

We were so lucky to be able to get in the fire trucks, try on some of the uniforms and look around the fire station.

We learnt so much about what the fire fighters do and they taught us different ways we can stay safe around fire.

Here are some photos of the visit! J

 
 

 

ANZAC Day

On Friday 22^nd of April we had a very special visitor come to talk to the Preps about ANZAC day.

Steve came in to tell us why we celebrate ANZAC day, the people we remember on this day and why it is important.

We were very lucky as he brought in a coat that was worn by his father in WW1 as well as his Army uniform and the special slouch hat he wears for ceremonies.

We learnt lots about ANZAC day and were very lucky to have this opportunity!

Term  2 – Students of the week!

We have had a very busy few weeks in Prep! 

These wonderful students have received a Student of the Week award for their outstanding efforts in their classroom!

We also have many students who are beginning to reach 100 nights of reading!

Keep it up super stars JJ

Zack, Miscia and Presley!

Noah, Isla, Zephyr and Jack S!

Amelia and Isla!

The Preps had a special visitor today.....

For those of you who have already heard from some very excited little children…. We had a very special visitor sneak into the Prep classrooms today to deliver an EXTRA special surprise to some VERY hard working Preps!!!

We are currently experiencing some difficulties with uploading the clip but as soon as we work out a way it will be posted for you all to see!!!!

Attendance Awards!

Attendance Awards

With only 157 days left of school for this year and the end of Term 1 almost here we are thrilled with the number of students who have attended school each day this term!

Regular attendance at school is important for your child’s learning and we encourage students to be at school on time every day - unless of course they are sick!

The following are students from each grade who have had perfect 100% attendance for Term 1 – not missing a single day!!!

Well done and keep it up J

Prep B - Jasper, Tallulah, Imogen, Alexis, Ella, Noah and Presley!

Prep C - Opal, Maison, Max, Samantha, Kylah, Zack and Tendakai!

Prep H - Jack, Ivy, Addi and Tahlia!

Holidays are almost here!!

Holidays!!

Can you believe Term 1 is already over? Where has the time gone!!

Our amazing Preps have worked super hard this term learning so many sounds and high frequency words but we don’t want them to forget them all over the holidays!

The sounds we have looked at this term are:

a  c  o  g  b  l  t  q  d  s  r  n  p  f  m

When you have time, or if you are looking for a way to help your child in their learning revise these sounds and brainstorm words that begin with each sound!

 It will do wonders in their ability to decode unknown words in their readers and in their writing.

We have also been looking at some high frequency words that we come across most in our take home readers.

These are:

and   me  is   at   a   I   the   to   in   my

Any practice is good practicing!!!

Enjoy your holidays!!

Laura, Brittany and Elisa J

Our First Cross Country!

Preps at Cross Country!

On Thursday 17th of March the Prep students all participated in their first ever cross country race!

We have practiced running in fitness and were very ready to race our little legs as fast as they could go.

Congratulations to our super speedy 1st, 2nd and 3rd places winners!
Great Job to everyone for trying your personal best J

Letters of the Week!

In class this week we have looked at the letters ‘m’ ‘p’ ‘r’ ‘s’ and ‘n’.

Talk about words that start with these letters with your child and get them to point them out when they come across them in their shared readers, library books or even around the house!

It can be tricky with recognising some letters as they appear different in print to how we write them at school!!

Letter Sounds

This week we are learning about the sounds 'b' 'l' and 't'.

Have a chat with your child at home and talk about different words that start with these sounds!

Below are the YouTube clips that we watch in class to begin learning a sound. 

They are very catchy!

Student of the Week!

Students of the Week

 

Each week one student from each prep class is specially chosen to receive our ‘Student of the Week’ award.

These are students who are continually striving for their personal best and showing great leadership skills in their classes. 

Week 2 - Congratulations Archer, Lucy T and Jessica-Lee!

  Week 3 - Congratulations Oliver, Jackson and Maison!

Week 4 - Congratulations Azarlia, Imogen and Bentley!

 Week 5 - Congratulations Daniel, Lucy K and Kayde!

Our First Days of School

  

First Days at School

Our Preps have settled into their new school routines nicely!

Thank you to all the parents for all your support and guidance in setting up your child for success.

Here are some beautiful photos from our first days at school!

 

Welcome to our Prep blog for 2016!!