Swimming Lessons

Two swimming notes were sent home last week. They are due back with payment of $40 by Nov 1.

Term 4 Foci

Term 4 Focus

ENGLISH 

• Writing (narrative and persuasive) following all aspects of the format
• Sentence structure (use nouns and verbs correctly in sentences)
• Spelling blends, digraphs, double and silent letters 
• Suffixes and prefixes
• Using paragraphs
• VCOP – vocabulary, connectives, openers, punctuation
• Similes and figures of speech
• Tense, pronouns, adjectives 
• Homophones/homographs
• Reading (by sight, not sounding out) and spelling of high frequency words  
•  Fluency – Guided Reading books will be sent home each week for students to perfect their oral reading.
• Demonstrating comprehension with more detailed responses.

MATHS

Number and Algebra

• Orally counting to and from 1000
• Number Facts to 10 and 20
• Investigate number sequences, (twos, threes, fives and tens)
• Describe patterns with numbers and identify missing elements

·        Understanding and solving word problems  

• Place Value

·        Recognise and represent multiplication as repeated addition, groups and arrays

·        Recognise and represent division as grouping into equal sets and solve simple problems using these representations

·        Revising how to solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of efficient mental and written strategies

 Measurement and Geometry

·        Interpret simple maps of familiar locations and identify the relative positions of key features

·        Investigate the effect of one-step slides and flips with and without digital technologies

·        Identify and describe half and quarter turns

Statistics and Probability

Revising our work from late Term 3:

Identifying outcomes of familiar events involving chance and describing them using everyday language such as “will happen”, “won’t happen” or “might happen”

SCIENCE

The Term 4 Science topic is Chemical Sciences – All mixed up. In this unit students learn about materials that don’t mix well, and others that are difficult to separate.

HASS

HASS will continue to investigate how technology has changed over time.

HEALTH

This term we will be learning about protective behaviours. The major themes we will explore each week centre on the following statements:

·        We all have the right to feel safe; and

·        We can talk to somebody no matter what it is.

Stationery

At this point in the year some students are beginning to run low on some of their stationery. The main item has been whiteboard markers, to such an extent that I can no longer continue to supply these. It would be appreciated if parents could please check with their child if they need a replacement. These should be clearly labelled with your child's name. Your help in this matter is gratefully appreciated.

Week 2 Big Write Topic

This week's narrative topic will be based on the following prompt. Our focus will be on describing the scene in order to develop an exciting plot. Students should use all of their senses to describe what they see, hear, smell, feel and taste. They should also think about the character  and how they came to stumble on the scene. Please remember that no writing is required, just a good discussion to develop some vocabulary and ideas before our Big Write on Thursday.

Welcome to Term 4, Week 1!

Welcome back to school! I hope all the children have had a happy and safe holiday and are fresh and ready for a very busy term. 

This week our writing focus will be on narrative writing and the prompt is below. Please take the time to discuss the topic with your child so that they have an opportunity to develop some vocabulary and story ideas in readiness for our Big Write on Thursday. No notes or writing is required, just a chat!

Learning Journeys

Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who came to the Learning Journey afternoon. The students loved sharing their learning and it was great to hear them explain the focus of each activity. 

Science: Forces

In Science we have been learning about four types of forces. They are: gravity, friction, magnetism and buoyancy. These photos are of our class testing out each of the forces.