This week students will be practising the comprehension strategy visualising (making pictures in our mind when we read.) Students will also continue to focus on reading fluently.
This week students will continue to practice orally retelling their new verision of the story 'Tiddalick'. Students have begun to create a story map and write their own version of the story.
This week students will be focusing on three-digit numbers and doubling. They will also continue to explore capacity in measurement.
In Spelling this week, we will be focusing on the following:
Spelling choices and rules:
-read and spell words with the suffix /ful/ (e.g. beautiful, careful)
-practise spelling words with the sound /ir/ and explore the different spelling choices (ir, ur, er) (bird, burn, fern)
Tricky words: mother, across, brother
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 words mother, across, brother. 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 are focusing on .
** Differentiated learning will be present in each class to cater for all students individual learning requirements.
In wellbeing this week, we will continue our Respectful Relationship lessons.
We will continue our focus on respect. Our goals for this lesson will be:
• Students will describe some of the ways that people can differ.
• Students will describe some of the ways that families can differ.
• Students will share ideas about how we show respect for others, regardless of our diversity.
Possible follow up discussion at home:
Share some examples that show how we can respect differences in people’s families, people’s names and people’s genders.