Kindy Update

Week 5/6

Kindy's had such a great week exploring the initial phonic sound ‘kicking’ Kk. It was a week of kites, kicking kangaroos, Kids in the kitchen and more. Kk is a ‘tricky’ sound as it can be confused with Cc which has the same initial phonic sound. In Kindy, we use the words ‘curly’ and ‘kicking’ to help the children to distinguish between Cc and Kk.

Rhyme - Over the past few weeks the students have been exposed to rhyming. When two words sound the same at the end e.g.cat and hat end with at, they rhyme. Children may find rhyming difficult to grasp, so please explain it to them in their home language, if necessary. When students can hear the rhyming sounds in words, they demonstrate phonemic awareness, which is essential for early reading. To teach this skill, books, pictures and games can be used to demonstrate and reinforce rhyming techniques. Children also learn rhyming by listening to stories, poems and songs that are easy and fun to remember. Nonsense rhyming words are acceptable too!

Alphabet and number cards sent home in the children’s folders are for students to use at home to reinforce their learning. It is important to remember that initial letter sounds are the focus and NOT letter names. Phonemic awareness is the foundation for early reading and in developing the skills for spelling and writing. If in doubt of the phonic sound, google starfall.com.au 

Next week we will be revising concepts covered over this semester. This will assist students to transfer and reinforce knowledge to their long-term memory.

The following are some skills you could revise at home:

Literacy: Initial phonic sounds Ss-Aa-Tt-Pp-Ii-Nn-Mm-Rr-Cc-Kk. Syllables i.e. counting parts in a word. Sight words I, am, a, look, Mum, can, at. Sequencing and retelling stories using a beginning, middle and end.

Mathematics: Numbers 1 to 10. Say a number between 1-10, then ask your child to count on from this number. Order numbers, count objects to match a numeral and identify dots on a dice.

Find the time to relax and have fun over the short mid-term break!