Foundation

00A: Bec Warren        00E: Ruby Edmonds  

00B: Tia Rigoni          00F: Centayne Stopford 

00C: Chloe Turnball    00G: Meg Esnouf & Loukia Con 

00D: Esin Dincer        00H: Ashleigh Cosgriff & Laura Ferguson 

Weekly schedule:

PE and Health: Tues - 00A, 00B, 00E, 00F Thurs - 00C, 00D, 00G, 00H

Art: Tues - 00B, 00C, 00F, 00G Thurs - 00A, 00D, 00E, 00H

Performing Arts: Tues - 00C, 00D, 00G, 00H Thurs - 00A, 00B, 00E, 00F 

Auslan: Tues - 00A, 00D, 00E, 00H Thurs - 00B, 00C, 00F, 00H

Library: Mon - 00G, 00D Tues - 00B, 00E Wed - 00A, 00H Fri - 00F, 00C

Important Dates

4th May - Campus Assemblies 

7th May - Mother’s Day Stall @ Arrowsmith Campus

11th May - Parent Helper Induction 9:30am

25th May - Campus Assemblies

28th May - Student Free Day 

1st June - Parent Helper Induction 4:00pm

8th June – Monarch’s Birthday Public Holiday 

15th June – Campus Assemblies

June 26th - Last day of Term 2, 2:15pm early finish 

Learning

Reading – We are learning to recognise letters and the sounds they make, and to blend sounds together to read words (e.g. c-a-t → cat). Students also practise reading fluency by reading from left to right and following along with the text.

Writing – We are continuing to develop early writing skills, including correct pencil grip and writing from left to right. Students write the sounds they hear in words, practise forming lowercase letters, label drawings, and begin writing simple sentences. They also learn new words from stories and practise asking questions to better understand what they read.

Mathematics – We are learning to count, read, and write numbers to 10. Students practise recognising small groups of numbers quickly (without counting) and breaking numbers into parts. They are introduced to simple addition and subtraction, learn about position (e.g. in front, behind, next to), and sort and compare objects and data. Students also explore days of the week and times of the day, connecting them to everyday routines.

Inquiry – Our topics this term are “What Are Things Made Of?” and “How Things Move”. In “What Are Things Made Of?”, students explore and describe the properties of different materials. In “How Things Move”, students investigate how the movement of objects depends on factors such as size, shape, and the materials they are made from.

Home Reading

Each week, your child will bring home one decodable “I Read to You” book. This book is for your child to read to you each night. It focuses on helping students match sounds to letters, break words into parts (segmenting), and blend them back together to read words.

We encourage children to read the same book across the week (around five nights) to build confidence, accuracy, and fluency.

Your child will also bring home up to five “You Read to Me” books, which they can choose themselves. These are for you to read to your child each night. Listening to you read helps your child hear what fluent reading sounds like. You can read a different book each night or revisit favourites if your child enjoys them.

Mathseeds & Reading Eggs

Your child can also log into these programs at home to practise their reading and numeracy skills. At this stage, we recommend focusing on Fast Phonics rather than the main Reading Eggs program.