Literacy:

Phonics: Students will begin participating in the Sounds-Write phonics program. We will begin by introducing students to the following sounds; a, i, m, s, t. They will engage in a variety of experiences that promote one-to-one sound-spelling correspondences to help them read, build and eventually spell simple words.

Reading: Students will be involved in shared and modelled reading experiences. They will learn about different book features and will explore how to respond to a read text in a variety of ways. They will be learning about the difference between a letter and a word and will use pictures to help tell a story. Students will work on the strategy of pointing to the words within a story.

Writing: Students will focus on writing their name using a capital letter at the beginning and then lowercase letters. They will build up their fine motor skills through activities such as cutting and pasting and finger gym. Students will be encouraged to plan their writing through drawing and verbalise their ideas in full sentences to their teacher. In handwriting, students will be encouraged to form focus letters using the correct entry and exit points and will be exposed to writing using ground, grass, sky dotted thirds.

Numeracy: Students will engage in a variety of hands-on learning experiences to enable them to represent numbers when counting and ordering. They will begin to count forwards to ten (and beyond) and will be learning to recognise numerals and make matching quantities. Students will be learning to describe position and movement using the everyday language of location and direction, such as ‘between’, ‘near’ and ‘next to’.

Inquiry:  Students will be learning what their job is as a learner and what and who helps them learn. They will be exploring learning tools and strategies to ensure they are well-prepared and supported for a successful school year ahead.  Some of these skills will include goal setting, independence and confidence, leadership, teamwork and problem solving.

Religion: Students will be exploring what makes them and their friends special and unique. They will develop the knowledge, skills and understandings to enable them to learn that they are unique and loved by their family and others. They will celebrate differences and learn about the love of God through relationships with others.