Class PB Newsletter Term 2 2018

Welcome back to Term 2! I trust that you had a relaxing holiday and are ready for an action-packed term. Learning is well underway in

the prep rooms and PB has settled back into their school routine flawlessly! So proud of them! Below is a brief overview of what

students will be learning this term. We are expecting to see some great work from students! I encourage you to keep this newsletter

handy and refer to it throughout the term to be aware of any upcoming events. Please remember to email me at any time throughout

the term if needed and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Teacher: Melissa Bayle Email: mbayl19@eq.edu.au

Important Dates

Anzac Day Ceremony: Week 2 Tuesday 24/04/18 at 10am

Anzac Day Public Holiday: Week 2 Wednesday 25/04/18

Star Wars Dress Up Day: Week 3 Friday 04/05/18

Labour Day Public Holiday: Week 4 Monday 07/05/2018

Mother’s Day Pampering Afternoon: Week 4 Friday

11/05/18 at 2pm (Mums/ grandmas/ carers invited)

Under 8’s Day: Week 6 Friday 25/05/18

Prep Vision Testing: Week 7 Wednesday 31/05/18 –

Friday 01/06/2018 (consent form must be returned)

PB Parade Presentation: Week 11 Monday 25/06/18

Prep Excursion to Ngutana Lui: Week 11 Wednesday

27/06/2018

100 Days of Prep Celebration Morning: Week 11 Friday

29/06/2018

Curriculum focus – what we will be working on in class this term

Content Assessment

English Students will enjoy listening to fairy tales and will learn to retell a story. Focus stories include Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Three Billy Goats Gruff and The Three Little Pigs. Students also begin our oral literacy program with Show and Tell commencing in Week 2. In addition, we continue focusing on speech sounds, name writing, rhyming words, memory, blending and segmenting words, exposure to familiar words through reading and writing, decodable reading, handwriting through Casey the Caterpillar Program, involvement with quality literature and songs, and learning concepts of print when reading.

Students will write a written retell on the story ‘The Three Little Pigs’ and then present this orally to the class.

Maths Topics covered this term include: shape (2D and 3D), sorting, patterning, measurement (length/ width/ mass/ thick/ thin), sequencing events and ordering daily events, data (answering yes/no questions), counting forwards and backwards, subitising to 5, comparing quantities (more, less, same) and connecting number names, numerals and quantities.

Shape: identify 2D shapes and sort based on common characteristics. Number: connect number names, numerals and quantities up to 10 and order small collections.

Science Students will explore the function and suitability of different materials and understand that materials are selected for a specific purpose based on their properties.

Students will build a house suitable for the Three Little Pigs. Students will describe the properties of materials, ask and respond to questions about materials and share their observations.

HASS Students will explore events celebrated by families, including their own. They will remember and retell family events they have celebrated and sequence personal events.

Students are assessed through a collection of work.

The Arts During term 2 students will participate in drama. Students will present re-enactments of known stories in small groups and learn about appropriate voice levels, gestures and eye contact.

Students will re-enact the story ‘The Three Little Pigs’ in small groups.

Technology Linking with our English and Science Units, students will select appropriate

materials to build a windproof house suitable for the Three Little Pigs.

Students will be assessed on their choice and knowledge of materials and their explanation of their chosen materials properties.

Specialist Lessons

School begins at 8.45am. Please ensure students arrive prior

to the 8.45am bell so they can have an organised start to the day. QAR Readers: Resume Week 1, Term 2. Your child will take

home a folder that contains a picture book (each Monday,

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday). Inside the picture book

is a selection of comprehension questions. It is expected you

read the story each night with your child. The folder and book

are to be returned the following day, even if you did not

complete the story. Please set your child up for success by

completing this with them. Further instructions are located

inside the folder.

Library Borrowing is Tuesday. A library bag is required to

borrow books.

Parade: Mondays at 2.30pm in Girrawheen Place. Everyone

is welcome.

Music: Wednesdays at 2:30pm – 3:00pm.

PE: Thursdays 2:00pm – 3:00pm.