Welcome to Prep 1

Our class has two teachers. Mrs Robyn Stegman and Mrs Deborah Alexander. Our teacher aides are Mrs Shelly Stratford and Mrs Margaret Kay.

Our program strives to develop confident, competant and enthusiastic learners. Our curriculum is a balance between the individual child's learning needs and interests, the Early years Curriculum guidelines and school based initiatives and programs.

The daily program includes whole group language, music and movement and Go Maths sessions, structured small group activity time, outdoor play involving an obstacle course and a range of other gross motor activities and an indoor play session in which students are encouraged to participate in the planning and reflecting of activiites.

Each week we have lessons with the PE and music specialists, visit the library and attend parade.

Parents and care givers of our children are always welcome to come in and spend some time with us. So come along and join in the fun!

Picture Gallery

Our learning journey for Term 4 is titled "Life at Sea". As part of this learning journey we will be visiting Underwater World". Through each of the Early Learning Areas we will be expanding our skills, knowledge and understanding about our relationship with the ocean. Examples are listed below.

Social Living and Learning

- share, take turns,negotiate and follow rules.

-share and compare their own experiences

Health and Physical Learning

-building awareness of sun and water safety

-Language Learning and Communication

-contributing ideas and sharing information with others

-exploring features of fiction and non-fiction text and using these texts to expand knowledge of print

-use approximations of writing and drawing to share ideas and information

Early Mathematical Understandings

-finding pathways(maps)

-measurement

-number

Active Learning Processes

-make simple plans and create products

-represent understandings of the natural world

-identify ways to look after the environment

-express ideas and understandings in imaginative ways

If children have any objects, books, media or photos which would support our learning about the sea encourage them to bring them along.