As passionate Primary educators at BCC, we are committed to continuing to refine our skills and qualifications because like our students, we also enjoy the process of learning and growing! In doing so, our Kindergarten teachers recently undertook the Heggerty phonemic awareness course. The course focussed on teaching us to facilitate a student’s ability to understand that spoken words are made up of individual sounds called phonemes, which has been proven to be one of the best early predictors for reading success. In addition, only last weekend, teachers also took part in an LEM Phonics refresher course. LEM phonics is a trusted and true program that helps provide learners the skills to break a word into its parts for spelling. The aim of LEM phonics, together with Heggerty, is to give students an incredibly solid foundation for learning success in Spelling, Reading and Writing as they progress through their Primary years. We also recently ran our yearly LEM parent workshop. This is especially for parents so that they too can support their child’s learning at home. Working in partnership with families really does help support the well-rounded learning of students. Our SLIP (School Learning Improvement Plan) works hand in hand with the more explicitly taught areas of the school curriculum. An essential goal for us as Primary teachers is to grow each child and to help make learning make sense and be an enjoyable process for all across all Key Learning Areas. As we all continue to upskill and further develop in our specialty areas in Primary education, we will bring students along on this exciting learning ride so that it can bring success and a sense of genuine achievement for all. With Christ at the centre of all of our teaching and learning, we pray that we continue to flourish in all areas!