Literacy
Reading:
Through reading daily, students will continue to develop their reading fluency and word recognition. Students will also strengthen and extend their comprehension skills focussing on summarising, predicting, questioning and making connections.
Writing:
Students will be explicitly taught and have the opportunity to practise the purpose, structure and features of writing narratives and persuasive texts. Students will practise their editing skills and check for correct grammar, punctuation and spelling in their writing. Students will continue to develop their handwriting style.
Spelling:
Students will continue with the Spelling Mastery Program, aimed at improving and enhancing their spelling skills. This program utilises different methods such as phonemic, whole-word, and morphemic strategies to reinforce spelling abilities.
Mathematics:
Our focus in Mathematics continues to be one that targets ‘real life’ skills. One of the aims of the program will be for students to understand the purpose and importance of Mathematics in their lives and be able to apply a range of concepts to understand what they encounter on a daily basis. Topics covered include Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Fractions and Measurement.
Science: States of Matter
Students learn to classify solids, liquids and gases based on observable properties, and describe how heating and cooling can cause a change of state.
