This week students will focus on the comprehension strategy of inferring when reading. We will also continue to practise reading aloud with fluency.
This week students will continue to explore poetry and focus on cinquain and acrostic poems.
This week students will continue to learn about money and practise calculating small amounts of money. Students will also learn about and compare data representations.
In Spelling this week, we will be focusing on the following:
Spelling choices, rules and skills:
-Spelling words with the triagraph 'air'(hair), '_are' (beware, '_ear' (bear)
-We will also focus on reading and spelling words with two syllables
Tricky word: surprise
At home, you can support your child by doing the following activities:
Child writes the word, saying each sound as he/she writes.
Draw child’s attention to the target phonic pattern.
Help child choose the correct spelling pattern if there are options.
We will also be focusing on the word surprise
At home, you can support your child by doing the following activities:
Child writes the word several times, saying each letter name as he/she writes.
Child writes a sentence using the target word.
In Grammar this week, we will review nouns, pronouns, adjectives and noun groups
** Differentiated learning will be present in each class to cater for all students individual learning requirements.
This week, students will be learning about public and private places and body parts.
They will:
-Identify public places and which body parts are appropriate to show in these places
-Identify private places and which body parts are appropriate to show in these places
Students will also be learning about how to keep themselves safe.
They will:
-Identify Early Warning Signals (EWS)
-Name and find trusted people in our school
Please refer to the picture if you would like to have a follow up conversation at home.