28th
of July, 2015
Dear
Parents,
Term Three
has arrived and it’s amazing how fast the Pre-Primary students are growing up
and progressing in all areas of their learning. Term Three and Four will be a
time for continuing the process of your child’s preparation for Year One,
especially with important early literacy skills.
This
week, PPH will be starting daily writing/drawing in their journal books. Daily
writing will take place in the mornings during gathering time. Your child will
be assigned a day (generally it will be the same day as their news) where they
will have the opportunity to draw or write in their books. In the beginning
your child will be just doing it once a week and then it will be increased.
This
is a special time you can share with your child to watch them experiment with their
writing and oral language. Your child is encouraged to draw a picture, talk
about the picture and an adult can help scribe their sentence in their daily
writing books.
If your child is ready to have a go at writing, there
will be whiteboards and alphabet letter charts on the table that you can use to
help support their letter formations. It is important to encourage your child
to think for themselves and ask what sounds they can hear in a word e.g. "What
sound do you hear at the beginning?", "Do you hear any other
sounds?”. Your child may only hear the beginning sound of a word. Let them
write it down and you may assist in finishing the word. Do not be concerned if
your child is not spelling correctly at this stage (they won’t be), as they are only just learning to sound out their three
letter words (C.V.C words).
This
term we will be looking at some sight words to help them with their story
telling and writing. Examples of these sight words are went, is, on, I, can, and, it, in and so forth. Some sight words
cannot be sounded out. These words are learnt by sight like “to, was and the”. You may want to help your child write down these words.
Daily
writing time will be from 8:30am-
9:00am. If your child is late on their morning they are missing this
crucial time to practise their writing. Please be prepared to bring your child
during this allocated time. (New
Timetable begins Week 3).
It’s
important to stress that each child is different and will progress at their own
rate. Some children are ready and others need more time. Let your child have fun with early
writing and experiment sounding out words independently.
 
When we play hide and seek nobody could find me.
  I went to the lake. Sincerely, Miss Katie Horrocks. |
