Reading

During Reader’s Workshop, Kindergarten students have been learning different reading strategies to become responsible readers. They have been learning how to retell the beginning, middle and end of a story using the five finger retell method, and how to slide through the sounds using their knowledge of letters and sounds.

Writing

During term one and two, Kindergarten students have been learning about what great writers do during Writer’s Workshop. They have been drawing pictures inspired by quality literature and using sound knowledge to label the different parts. Kindergarten are beginning to learn about writing simple sentences by forming ideas, counting out words and rereading to check if their writing makes sense.

Number

During term one and the beginning of term two, Kindergarten students have been learning about the numbers 0-10. They learnt how to represent the number in a variety of ways, such as numerals, in a ten frame, tally marks and with manipulatives. 

Location

In term one, Kindergarten students have been learning about location and how to use directional language. They have been engaging in a variety of learning experiences using quality texts, such as “We’re going on a Bear Hunt”, and “Rosie’s Walk”. Students have been practising giving directions to their friends, using language such as, “stand behind the chair” and “sit next to the bookshelf”.

Kenny Koala

On Tuesday the 30th of April, Kindergarten got to meet Constable Kenny Koala. Constable Kenny and  David spent time teaching us how to be safe when out and about and how to identify a ‘safe stranger’ if we are ever separated from our carers. The Kindergarten students loved seeing how Kenny buckled into his police car and hearing the sirens. Our experience was wrapped up with all students receiving a special stamp from Constable Kenny on their hand, some special stickers and posters to use in our classrooms. We bid farewell to David as Kenny’s handler and got to meet the lovely Emily who will be taking over this role.          

ANZAC Day

In Kindergarten, we watched the story ‘The ANZAC Billy’. This story helped us to understand the meaning, importance and significance behind ANZAC Day. We then created a class Poppy Wreath to show our respect for the ANZACs.