Foundation

TERM 4 • FOUNDATION

Learning • Growing • Celebrating

WELCOME BACK! Welcome back to another exciting term! The year is flying by, and we have lots of learning and exciting activities planned, including transition activities, a possible buddy excursion, Grandparents’ Day, Junior Sports Day and our End-of-Year Event.

CORE CURRICULUM — COUNTRY AND PLACE

Students will explore the Country/Place on which our school is located and identify the local First Nations language group/s.

Students will learn how places are identified and named, including by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and identify local places of significance.

Welcome to Country & Acknowledgement of Country: understand the difference between these important practices.

Students will explore how local First Nations peoples connect to Country through Dreaming Stories, cultural objects and Oral Histories.

Students will use Dreaming Stories and Languages to describe natural features of land, water and sky Country, and explore how cultural objects help us learn about the past.

Mapping: We will also consolidate our knowledge and use of mapping.

LITERACY

We will continue extending our knowledge of letter sounds and apply this to reading and spelling CCVCC words.

High-frequency words — Set 11: into, now, came, oh, about, their, these

Set 12: people, put, could, house, too, by, day

Set 13: made, called, asked, saw, make, who, where

Through three more novels we will explore cultural diversity, intergenerational bonds and character perspectives, while revising poetry and comparing similarities and differences between texts.

Nightly reading: Keep up the great reading! Login at reader.cengagelearning.com.au/ndr

NUMERACY

We will complete our unit on sharing and grouping before exploring:

Data • Location • Counting & Place Value to 20 • Measurement

Students will apply their mathematical knowledge to solve everyday problems and develop their mathematical thinking.

SPECIALIST DAYS

Tuesday: PE • Art • Auslan

Wednesday: Library

Thursday: STEM

Friday: Assembly — 3:00 pm

Library books: Please return books whenever you have finished reading them. They can be placed in the library tub in our classroom ready for library day.

Assembly: Families are warmly invited to join us on Friday at 3:00 pm.

LOOKING FORWARD TO TERM 4!

We are looking forward to another fun-filled term of learning, growing and making wonderful memories together!

Jodie Williamson