Hello Families,

It was so lovely to meet you all on Wednesday. I have loved getting to know all the children of Prep S over the last few weeks and am very excited for the months ahead.

This morning I have updated next weeks timetables, under the ‘Timetables’ tab at the top of this page. I have tried to keep English groups consistent but have had to make one or two small changes to accomodate all our little learners.

I have included a seperate a small group timetable below which specifies what resources children should bring to their groups. While these small groups do run differently to our focus teaching groups at school, they are off to an incredible start and will continue to have an impact on our learning. I do remind families though not to prompt your Prep child with answers. We use those moments of silence and pause as thinking time and I use those moments to gauge what a child may need further support with. These lessons are designed to build on from each other and help children learn skills to apply when working independently. While some lessons in isolation may appear ‘easy’ to an adult, they contribute to larger understandings that develop over time for young children. I thank each family for their support.

Please don’t forget there are videos on the class blog with ideas of extra activities with resources from the larning pack.

I wish you all a wonderful weekend, hopefully blessed with some lovely winter sun!

Katrina 🙂