Term Three

I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays and are ready for another fun filled term. We have lots happening in Term Three so here are some updates of what's going on:

Reminders:

 

 Holiday Photo

Please remind your child to bring a photo to school on Wednesday (first day of term) of something they have done on the holidays to help trigger their memory. It can be a photo of anything!

 

Progress Files

I hope you have enjoyed looking at your child's grey Progress File. Please return it to school as soon as possible and make sure you sign the front cover. Feel free to write a comment to your child also :)

 

Tuesdays

The science theme for this term on a Tuesday is Living and Non Living things. Mrs Clark will be exploring 'mini beasts'  and would love for every child to bring a shoe box to school on their first Tuesday of the term. If you have more than one shoe box, please bring them to school next Tuesday just in case someone forgets.

Teaching Sounds

This term in Kindy we will formally be teaching sounds. Each week we will be teaching a different letter/sound and we will revise each letter/ sound every three weeks. Although we will be covering both the letter name and the sound it makes, our main focus is the sound, so please encourage discussing these sounds at home each week. We understand that some children may already know their sounds, these children will be extended as needed.

Morning Routines

Between 8.30 - 8.45 this term we will be starting to do different activities in the mornings. On Wednesday mornings children will be able to do different fine motor activities at the table tops before doing books and puzzles. Please encourage children to do as many of the activities before the siren as possible. These activities are designed to increase children's hand strength, pencil grip and coordination. The activities will stay the same for a fortnight.

On a Friday children will be asked to complete their 'Morning Sound Book'. This will involve having a go at tracing the letter we have learned that week as well as writing the letter and colouring the pictures that start with that sound. On the weeks that we do revision children will be able to catch up with any pages they have missed or finish off any colouring.

Class Themes

This term we will be covering two themes: The Ocean and Insects. We will be doing 'The Ocean' theme for the first half of term and 'Insects' for the second of the term. We will be reading lots of fiction and non-fiction texts as well as integrating literacy and mathematics activities around these themes.

50 Days of Kindy

On Friday 31st July we will be celebrating 50 Days at Kindy. We will be doing lots of activities based around the number 50 as well as lots of counting. It will be an extremely fun day! Keep an eye out for lots of photos.