I would just like to take the time to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe and relaxing holiday! Thank you for such a wonderful year Preps and I look forward to hearing about your learning and growth in the many years to come.
Fair Shares
George is training the dogs. Share the treats fairly by giving treats to each dog, so that they have the same number of treats. Remember to share by 1s and that each dog has the same number of treats!
Click here to play!
Japanese and Chinese Culture
This week we have been learning about Japanese and Chinese culture. We have enjoyed singing ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’ in Japanese. Please watch the video to practice at home!
What is an interesting fact that you have learnt about Japan or China?
Ordinal Numbers
This week, we were learning about ordinal numbers in Numeracy. We use ordinal numbers when talking about the order of things.
Click here if you would like to play some interactive games and practise ordinal numbers from 1st to 10th.
What was your favourite ordinal number activity this week?
St. John’s Ambulance First Aid Course
On Monday, we completed a First Aid Course with St. John’s Ambulance. The training course was enjoyable and a great way to introduce Prep students to the importance of first aid. We learnt what to do in an emergency and how to dial 000 for an ambulance.
Why is learning first aid important?
Power of Three
This week in Writing, we are learning to write descriptive sentences using the ‘Power of Three.’ When using the ‘Power of Three’ to enhance our writing, we use three descriptive words to help paint a picture in the reader’s mind. Below are some sentences that we have written using the ‘Power of Three’:
Chicken chips are delicious, yummy and tasty. (Sienna)
The cat is cute, fat and grumpy! (Bridgett)
Chicken chips are tasty, lumpy and crunchy. (Tait)
Chicken chips are yummy, tasty and delicious. (Mady)
Bug is cute, adorable and cheeky. (Hudson)
The cat is Siamese, fat and sad. (Sumit)
Chicken chips are crunchy, big and chicken flavoured. (Harry)
Lego is fun, challenging and awesome. (Joel and Lachlan)
The cat is fat, lazy and cute. (Chloe)
Chicken chips are yummy, delicious and tasty. (Rydah)
Position and Movement
This week in Numeracy we are learning about position and movement. We have been following and giving directions to move to place to place. We have also been using position and movement words to describe where items can be found.
Please watch the video below and see if you can find the monkey!
Capital Letters
This week we are learning about capital letter placement. We use capital letters in our writing and also see them when reading books. Please click here to play an activity on capital letters!
When are capital letters needed?
School Holidays
I hope that everyone is having a wonderful school holiday! Today is a very special day, as it is Bug’s 2nd Birthday! To celebrate he had a chocolate sprinkle ‘doggy’ biscuit and a visit to the local dog park.
What have you done in the school holidays?
Killara School Concert
This Wednesday, Killara is celebrating it’s 21st Birthday by having a whole school concert. Below is the song that we will be performing on the day.