To wrap up Term 3, we will finish our "under the sea" rotations! We have learnt all about the sunlight, twilight and midnight zones of the ocean. We have also been discovering sea creatures and making colourful coral reefs! What a wonderful way to complete a special Term. 

Health

In Week 9, students will continue to learn the doubling rule for f, l, s. We will also look at spelling words that end in 'ck'. 

This week in Writing, students explored procedure texts! They had the exciting opportunity to write step by step instructions on how to make fairy bread. The best part was putting their writing into action by making (and enjoying) their own delicious fairy bread.

Looking ahead to Week 9, students will be focusing on recount writing. They’ll reflect on their adventure to the Melbourne Aquarium, using their experiences to plan, draft, and publish recounts.

This week in Maths, students explored number patterns with a focus on skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s. They practised recognising, extending, and creating their own patterns to build confidence and fluency with numbers.

Next week, we’ll continue to develop this skill in a creative way by designing our very own skip counting beaches!

This week, we are heading to the Melbourne Sealife Aquarium! We can’t wait to explore the Aquarium and discover the amazing sea creatures that live there. Students will have the opportunity to learn more about marine life, habitats, and conservation through a self-guided tour. This excursion links closely with our inquiry unit and will help bring classroom learning to life! 

Health

In Week 8, students will be learning all about the doubling rule for f,l,s. Students will explore how, in short words with a single vowel, the letters f, l, and s are often doubled at the end, for example: hill, puff, and miss. 

This week, our comprehension focus will be on making text-to-text connections. Students will be encouraged to link themes from Migaloo to other stories they have read, helping them make meaningful connections between texts. 

In Writing this week, we are starting our new focus on procedure writing. Students will be learning how to write clear steps to show how to do something. We will be getting creative by making fairy bread and then writing our own procedure about it!

The students were super excited to learn all about patterns! We explored categorising and sorting using skittles, and even created patterns using items in nature such as leaves, flowers, and twigs. 

This week, students will extend their learning by recognising patterns in numbers. We will be focusing on skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s, helping students see how number patterns can make counting quicker and easier. 

We have had a blast diving in to our new topic Oceans! The students were so excited to learn fun facts about ocean creatures, create their own coral reefs and learn about the different zones of the ocean. 

Health

In Week 7, students will be revising the split digraph  - bossy  'e'
We will also be learning two new sounds: aw (claw) and au (autumn) 

We will be reading a new story book called Migaloo the White Whale. We will unpack the vocabulary words:
Despararely
Struggle
Calm

In Writing, students will be learning how to create information reports. To prepare for our upcoming Aquarium excursion, they will be researching different marine creatures and answering questions about their chosen animal. This project will give students the chance to practise organising their ideas, using factual language, and sharing their knowledge in a clear and engaging way. 

The students have really enjoyed learning all about rounding and estimating. We have been using measuring tapes to help us round our numbers to the nearest 10!

In week 7, we are diving into the wonderful world of patterns! Students will explore patterns using colour, size, and shape. Students will take their learning outside on a nature walk to collect treasures that can be used to create their own repeating designs. We will also be making bright and colourful patterned Hungry Caterpillars! 

In Health, students will be learning different ways to support a friend who has a problem. They will practise these ideas through role-plays and fun problem-solving activities, helping them to use these skills in everyday life. 

Geography

Our next Humanities adventure is all about Oceans and sea life! Together, we’ll dive deep to discover the different zones of the ocean, explore lots of different marine creatures, and learn about the importance of coral reefs. 

We are so excited to visit the Melbourne SeaLife Aquarium in week 8!

In Week 6, students will be reviewing split digraphs and revisiting the bossy ‘e.'
We will also be learning our new tricky words: about, ask, and our.

We will be looking at the story Max by Bob Graham. Students will practise retelling the story and making connections to themselves, helping them to understand and enjoy the text in a meaningful way.

In Writing, students will be taking part in a very special global project! To go alongside our Inquiry unit, they will be writing a letter to the sea as part of “Letters to the Sea,” a worldwide initiative connected to the UN Ocean Conference. 

These letters will be sent off to Ocean Decade and become part of a global collection, giving our students the chance to share their voices and ideas with the world! 

In Maths, we are continuing to build our skills in estimating and rounding through fun, hands-on games like Snakes and Ladders and Pin the Tail on the Donkey. 

We will also be exploring location and mapping, where students will learn to use directional language to describe movement and position. 

In Week 5 we will keep exploring the concept of "stress management"

Students will play the mirror game to talk about the idea of self control and talk about strategies we can do to calm ourselves down

Students will also share strategies for how they can relax and unwind

Geography

For our final week looking at the Geography and landmarks of Melbourne, we will be learning about Melbourne CBD and especially the MCG!

We will find it on a map, look at ways to get there, identify nearby landmarks and learn about its history.

We will also enjoy listening to the Paul Kelly song "Leaps and Bounds"

IT'S BOOK WEEK!

This week we will be reading lots of books, celebrating the world of literature with this year's theme "Book and Adventure!"

Don't forget your  costume for Thursday for the parade. Later that day, we will be getting into Mitcham Mates groups for some more Book Week Fun!

We will have a visit from a Cartoonist and get to enjoy lots of published work entered into the Writing Competition!

During Book Week we will cotninue to explore our own texts and write with passion.

We will read books shortlisted for Picture Book of the Year  and complete writing activities to match 

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In Maths, we will be doing lots of activities involving estimating and rounding.

We will be skip counting by 2s, 5s or 10s to make collections and guessing the totals. We will be palcing numbers on number lines and rounding numbers to their nearest 10. 

You could practice any of these skills at home easily or with numbers you see on houses, tv, cars or sports!

This week in Health, students will be learning how to think through problems by exploring different possible actions they could take. They’ll consider the potential positive and negative outcomes of each choice, helping them to make thoughtful and responsible decisions. 

Geography

Students are continuing their learning about the geography of Melbourne. 

Next week, we’ll take a closer look at Melbourne’s train network. Students will explore key landmarks around the city and have the chance to get creative by designing their own train station and inventing unique landmarks to go with it. 

In Week 3, students will continue to learn about the "bossy e" 

So far we have looked at
a _e  tap - tape
i_e  bit - bite
o_e  cod - code

This week we will be looking at
u_e  cut - cute
and we will also be reviewing our tricky words: work, children and baby. 

We will  begin a new story called Captain Jack and the Pirates where we will unpack the different characters and narrative elements in the story. 

Students will begin drafting their adventure stories just in time for Book Week! We'll begin by planning our ideas using the writing seeds we've been developing. Then, we'll dive into crafting sizzling starts to hook our readers, followed by building exciting problems and strong endings.

We can’t wait to see the creative adventures our young authors bring to life!

Students have been having lots of fun learning about subtraction and exploring different strategies to solve take away problems. So far, we've used engaging contexts like melting ice cream and missing buttons on a T-shirt to help bring these concepts to life.

In Week 3, students will continue building their subtraction skills by learning new strategies such as counting forward and counting on. 

In Health, students will be focusing on problem-solving in groups and using communication to achieve set goals. They will reflect on the actions that make for effective teamwork and describe how teams can help each other if they have a problem.

Geography

Next week, students will continue learning about the geography of Melbourne.

Students will investigate the key feautres of our local area including te Yarra River, our train network, the Dandenong Ranges and the MCG.

We will learn about Indigenous perspectives of our local area including creation stories where we will learn about Bunjil the Eagle.

In Week 2, students will continue to learn about the "bossy e" including a something e, and o something e

We will cotninue reading the Terrible Suitcase looking at the story arc, language devices uses as well as visual elements in the text that support reading.

Students will be exploring subtraction through stories and physical take away. Students will draw and use fingers to solve simple subtraction problems

We played memory addition in week 1 - a great game to play at home.

Make 4 rows of 5 cards and play memory to a given number (we started with ten to revise friends of ten)

There are lots of ways to make this game more challenging

One change we made was to make the target number 12 and use TWO or THREE cards to find the number.

During the game you should always ask your partner what card they are making to reach the target.