What a wonderful start Prep/1 have had to the year! We have hit the ground running and been testing out our new phonics program “UFLI foundations” with the Getting Ready lessons. These have been really useful to get us noticing where the sounds come from in our bodies when we make them. Part of this Getting Ready section has been making sure we are able to prepare our bodies for writing. We have been making large whole arm movements and practicing the pre-writing shapes that will help us when we get down to writing the letters on a page. All the children have embraced this learning and the adults in the room have been learning alongside them! 

The Grade 1’s in our class have been instrumental in helping the Preps settle in to our routines and have been wonderful role models. Congratulations to Finley and Leia who are our Term 1 class captains! 

Besides preparing for reading and writing we have been engaging in lots of play to initiate and consolidate some new friendships and to give us all time to get to know one another. While play can look like nothing but fun, it is a really important part of early childhood in particular. Lots of skills are learnt, tested and cemented through play.  

Ms Bec