Glendalough PREP 2020 The 2020 Preparatory students were keen to be a part of St Kevin's College and have quickly embraced the spirit of belonging to their school, homerooms and house colour. It has been a term of learning the rules and expectations, following routines and remembering the names of friends and teachers. The boys have enjoyed their first lessons in Spanish, Art, Music, Singing, PE, PMP and Social Emotional Learning. Each Prep boy has met their year six buddy and spent time working on fun activities together. Our inquiry unit focused on the concept of "Community", and we have investigated the various communities to our families
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belong. We have explored the touchstones of our St Kevin's community. Each boy had the opportunity to share their "community box", which contained items that represented different communities to which they belong.
their independence in dressing and managing their belongings. They made significant gains in their water confidence and had lots of fun. This was great preparation for our House Swimming Carnival.
We spent the first few weeks learning the celebration behind daily class prayer and in learning our morning prayer. We have been listening to and reflecting on some
In literacy, we have followed our "Smart Spelling" program of work and learned many new words and sentences. The boys have been engaged in many language
scripture stories about the life of Jesus. We reflected on the importance of Lent in the Catholic Church and made Lenten promises with the focus on "changing our heart".
experiences that reflect the word of the week. We have made, suns, popcorn, tinmen and Dr Seuss hats.
During our first full week at school, the boys participate in a week of intensive swimming lessons. The boys practised
The young men of Prep have worked hard and had a very busy and exciting introduction to school life. We look forward to the boys' independence developing as the year progresses.
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