Taking Time to Regroup, Relax and Rethink

Our school follows the Australian Curriculum so our school year runs from January to December so we are almost finishing up when the Northern Hemisphere is just starting up. This year has been fabulous as the students have really come a long way from the beginning of the year as always it's amazing what they really do learn. This year has been exceptional as by the end of the year all of the kids (except some special needs students) will be at least at level 5 reading level while most are above level 10. I feel very strongly that this is because of our strong focus all year long on getting the children to stop and listen for the sounds in letters, not just giving them the spelling of words, having them give it a go. I really love teaching Prep(Kindergarten) and have found it very rewarding.