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STATEMENT OF INTENT- TERM 2 WEEK 6

Learning this Week

READING: (Fluency and Comprehension)

This week students will continue to practise using the comprehension strategy visualising (making pictures in our mind when we read.) Students will also continue to focus on reading fluently.

WRITING: (Narrative-Oral Storytelling)

This week students will complete their new version of the story 'Tiddalick'. They will begin to practise storytelling using their own version and provide each other feedback.

MATHS: (Place Value and Measurement)

This week students will practise renaming three-digit numbers using number expanders. They will also continue to explore mass in measurement.

Spelling and Grammar

In Spelling this week, we will be focusing on the following:

Spelling choices and rules:

-spelling words with the sound /ir/ and explore the different spelling choices (ir, ur, er)

-spelling words with the sound /ow/ and explore the different spelling choices (ow, ou)

Tricky words: lose, father, sister

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 lose, father, sister.

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.

Wellbeing

In wellbeing this week, we will continue our Respectful Relationship lessons.

In our first lesson, we will identify strengths and strategies when playing with others. This will include discussing the emotions students can feel when they lose or are excluded from a game, and learning strategies for working out who goes first in a game.

In our second lesson, we will explore different coping strategies.

Cheering coping strategies: when it is useful to have ways to cheer ourselves up (for example, when we feel lonely,sad or bored).

Calming coping strategies: when it is useful to have ways to calm ourselves down (for example, when we are angry, afraid, anxious, jealous or very excited).

Possible follow up discussion at home:

Questions-

What strengths can you use to play well with others?

When do you think people might need to use calming or cheering strategies in the playground or in class?

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