It has been a wonderful term of learning, particularly with the innovative approaches to our teaching of Literacy across the school.

Our Early Years, Prep–Grade 2 are delivered UFLI Foundations, an explicit and systematic phonics program that introduces students to the foundational reading skills necessary for proficient reading. It followed scope and sequence to ensure that students systematically acquire each skill needed and apply each skill with automaticity and confidence.

Students in Grades 3-6 are engaged in UFLI and Word Origins, an evidence-informed program designed to provide the next step in spelling, reading and vocabulary instruction for students in middle to upper primary school and beyond. Designed to follow any high-quality structured phonics program, Word Origins targets student knowledge of the morphological regularities of English, and the etymology, or language of origin, of our vocabulary, and the impact these elements have on spelling, reading, and word knowledge.

There have been many highlights during the term including some of the following:

• Early Childhood Swimming Orientation Program.
• Cross Country Carnival: The event was an enormous success with outstanding participation from Kinder to Grade 6.
• National Simultaneous Storytime: A school-wide event promoting reading.
• Reconciliation Week: Participation in activities promoting Indigenous culture.
• Readers Cup: A team of four students from Grades 5-6 went to Hagley Farm School to participate in the competition.
• Maths Extension: A small group of Grade 5-6 students are participating in a maths extension program run by a parent volunteer, which has been an enormous success.
• Social and Emotional Groups: These groups are supporting, attendance, connection and belonging, with participation in card games and board games through volunteers.

As we end Term 2, I would like to the opportunity to wish all families a restful holiday period.