In Inquiry, students have been working hard learning all about space, exploring astronauts, stars, constellations and planets. They’ve loved discovering new facts and deepening their understanding of our amazing solar system! 

This week in Reading, students will be learning about the spelling patterns _dge (as in bridge) and _ge (as in cage), as well as the letter g making the /j/ sound. We will explore and practise reading, writing, and spelling words that include these patterns. 

In writing, we’ve been looking back on our learning this semester by creating self-evaluations.

Students have reflected on work they feel proud of, moments where they pushed through challenges, and the key highlights of their learning journey. 

In Maths, students have been revisiting subtraction and completing some end-of-year learning assessments. We have been practising vertical subtraction, including borrowing, to build confidence and accuracy.

We have also begun our work on calendars. Students have been learning to:

• name the days of the week

• name the months of the year in order

• describe the four seasons and what happens in each

• explain how weeks, months and seasons fit together to make a year

Our new Inquiry topic this term is Space! Students will begin exploring what it’s like to be an astronaut and learn all about the planets, stars, and constellations in our solar system.
Throughout the unit, students will build their understanding of how space exploration helps us learn more about the universe and our place within it.

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This week in Reading, students will be learning about the letter ‘c’ making the /s/ sound (as in city) and the letter ‘g’ making the /j/ sound (as in giant). We will explore and practise reading, writing, and spelling words that include these sounds.

Students will also review the tricky words: always, animal, and open.

This week in Writing, students will be creating a special letter for someone important to them as part of Grandparents/Special Persons Morning on Thursday.

They will practise writing thoughtfully, using correct punctuation and sentence structure, and sharing their heartfelt messages with their special person. 

This week in Maths, students will continue exploring multiplication by creating “crazy fish” with multiple eyes. This hands-on activity will help them practise sharing equally and understanding groups of.

We will also begin looking at Calendars and Measurement, learning to name the seven days of the week and the 12 months of the year. We will look at the book 'All Through the Year' by Jane Godwin.

In our final Inquiry lesson, students will explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance and how it is used as a form of storytelling and communication. They will watch examples of traditional dances and discuss how movement, rhythm, and expression can share important stories about culture, land, and community.

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This week in Reading, students will be learning about the sounds ‘air’ (as in hair) and ‘are’ (as in beware).

We will explore and practise reading, writing, and spelling words that include these sounds.

Students will also review the tricky words can’t, don’t, didn’t, couldn’t, wouldn’t, and shouldn’t. 

To get students excited about our next Inquiry topic, we wrote a creative piece for our Writer’s Gift called “If I Went to Space.”

Students used their imaginations to come up with creative ideas about what they would love to see and do if they travelled to space.

They had lots of fun describing their space adventures and sharing their stories with the class! 

This week in Maths, students have continued learning about multiplication, exploring repeated addition and arrays to help build their understanding.

We also began learning about 3D shapes, focusing on the features of each shape, including faces, edges, and vertices. Students enjoyed using hands-on materials to identify and describe these features in different objects around the classroom. 

In Humanities, we will continue our learning about Victorian Aboriginal Nations and Languages. This week, we are exploring the Woiwurrung seasonal calendar, as practiced by the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. Students will learn that, unlike the European four-season calendar, the Woiwurrung people recognise six distinct seasons, each connected to changes in weather, plants, and animal behaviours. We will discuss how these seasons guide traditional practices and reflect the deep connection between the Wurundjeri people and the land. 

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This week in Reading, students will be learning about the sounds ‘ear’ (as in ear) and ‘eer’ (as in cheer). We will explore and practise reading, writing, and spelling words that include these sounds. Students will also revise tricky words such as can’t, don’t, and didn’t, using them in sentences.

We will continue our story Dingo by Claire Saxby. We will connect this story to our Inquiry learning about Victorian Aboriginal Nations, discussing how the book reflects the Australian landscape, wildlife, and Aboriginal perspectives of connection to Country. 

In Humanities we will continue to explore Victorian Aboriginal Nations and Languages. This week, we are learning about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags and what the colours on the flags mean. We will talk about how the black, red, and yellow of the Aboriginal flag represent the people, the land, and the sun, and how the blue, green, and white of the Torres Strait Islander flag represent the sea, the land, and peace. 

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This week in Reading, students will be learning about contractions, which are words made by joining two words together, like didn't, can't, and don't. We will practise reading, writing, and using these contractions in sentences.

Our new story for the fortnight is Dingo by Claire Saxby. While reading, students will focus on predicting what might happen next, using clues from the text and illustrations. We will also build our vocabulary by exploring the words active, determined, and protect.

In Writing this week, students are exploring poetry. We will be learning about acrostic poems and shape poems. Students will also explore alliteration and rhyme to make their writing more fun and creative. We will be inspired by the children’s books The Rainbow Fish and The Gruffalo, using the characters and shapes from the stories to help plan our poems. 

This week in Maths, students are revisiting subtraction. We will explore strategies such as counting back and counting on to solve problems. Students will also practise vertical subtraction, including borrowing, to help solve larger number problems. 

For the beggining of this term, our Humanities unit focuses on Victorian Aboriginal Nations and Languages. Students will be learning about the rich cultures and histories of Aboriginal communities across Victoria.

This week, we’ll begin by practising words from the Woiwurrung language, spoken by the Wurundjeri people, and exploring how language connects to Country and identity. Students will also have the opportunity to draw traditional Aboriginal symbols and learn about the meanings they hold in storytelling and communication.

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In Health this week, students are revisiting Friendology and exploring what makes a healthy friendship. Using the Friend-o-meter, we’ll be identifying the differences between healthy (green zone) and unhealthy (red zone) friendships.

Students will reflect on the qualities of green zone friends, those who are kind, respectful, and supportive, and discuss why it’s important to spend more time with people who help us feel our best.

This week in Reading, students will be exploring two new sounds: '_y' as in puppy and '_ey' as in key. We will also be learning how adding the suffix ‘y’ to words can turn them into adjectives. These are describing words that tell us more about nouns.

Our new tricky words for the week are kind, find, and thought.

Over the next fortnight, we’ll be looking at the story The Day the Crayons Quit. Our comprehension focus will be on predicting, as students use clues from the text and illustrations to make thoughtful guesses about what might happen next. We’ll also build our vocabulary by exploring the words gorgeous, congratulate, and prove.

In Writing this week, students are beginning to explore information texts and the features that help readers understand and locate facts. We’ll be learning about key elements such as headings, diagrams, images, photos, and glossaries, and how each one supports our understanding.

Students will also be learning the difference between fiction and non-fiction texts and discovering how a contents page can help us find information quickly and easily. 

In Maths this week, students are revising their Friends of 10 facts and practising quick recall to help solve near-10 facts using domino games and hands-on activities.

We are also exploring 2D shapes, learning to name, identify, and describe a range of two-dimensional shapes by looking closely at their sides and corners. It’s been a fun week of building number confidence and shape knowledge!