Prep
Hello and welcome to Term 4! We trust you had an enjoyable break. We are very excited to contiune our wonderful learning journey and build upon the skills and knowledge developed in Term 3. This newsletter will outline events that will be occurring this term. We encourage you to keep this newsletter handy so that you can refer to it when needed.
Classroom Teachers
PA: Amaya Perera agper0@eq.edu.au
PC: Corrina Cox cxcox5@eq.edu.au
PW: Monique Welch mewel1@eq.edu.au
Important Dates
Week 1 – Start of Swimming program
Week 2 – Public holiday Monday
Week 4 – Day for Daniel/Bandanna Day
Week 5 – Prep Excursion to Ngutana Lui
Week 7 – Remembrance Day Ceremony
Week 8 – Academic Awards Parade
Week 9 – End of year Concert
Week 10 – Junior Swimming Carnival
Week 11 - Celebration Day
Specialist Lessons
Monday - Motor Skills (All Prep), Parade (All Prep), Library (PW)
Tuesday - Music (All Prep), Library (PA & PC)
Wednesday - Physical Education (PA)
Thursday - Physical Education (PW), Health (PC)
Friday - Physical Education (PC), Health (PA & PW)
English
Throughout Term 4, Prep students will continue their learning of phonetic and phonemic awareness, using 'duck hands'to segment and blend words, reading and writing, exposure to familiar words, handwriting through Casey the Caterpillar and involvement with quality literature. Rhyming will be a main focus of Term 4.
Students will be assessed on their ability to write a letter to a book character. The students will be correctly forming letters and showing writing behaviours throughout the term.
Mathematics
Throughout Term 4, students will explore counting, sequencing and connecting numerals, number names and collections.
Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)
Students will investigate celebrations and special events that are important to them and around the world.
Science
Throughout Term 4, students will investigate movement, describe the behaviour of familar objects and reflect on their observations.
Music with Ms Hopper: mxhop2@eq.edu.au
Students will move, sing, play games and use non-melodic and melodic percussion to develop beat, rhythm and pitch. They will compose rhythm patterns using Ta, Titi (consolidation) and Za. They will explore So and Me in voice and on chime bars.
Students will develop repertoire for the End of Year Concert.
Students will be assessed on:
a) Composing a rhythm pattern using Ta Titi and Za.
b) Perform their composition in time.
Technology
Students will continue to explore a variety of digital technologies to solve simple problems.
They will use technology to find solutions, using a sequence of simple steps and decisions.
PE with Mr Brady: lbrad101@eq.edu.au
Students will learn how to safely enter and exit shallow water using methods suitable for the water location, submerge their body completely underwater and breathe out – blow bubbles and finally, be able to propel their body continuously for 5 metres.
Students will be assessed on their ability to demonstrate safe entry and exit skills and be able to swim for 5 continuous metres.
Health with Mrs Stirling: sstir16@eq.edu.au
Students will recognise how they are growing and changing.
Students will be assessed on their ability to name parts of the body and describe how their body is changing and growing.
