Week 6

In Literacy

We are continuing to revise the single sounds and the golden sight word list. The students are saying the sounds in three letter words and blending the sounds together to say the word. They are also reading these words in short sentences.

 

News

Last week the students completed an oral presentation All About Me. The students all did a great job standing up in front of their peers to share the information.

 

This week the students have been given a day to present their news. We would like to have a structured approach to “news”. This will allow the children to further develop their speaking and listening skills. Below is the topic for each week. 

 

Please help your child to research the topic if necessary and plan what they will say. The skills they should focus on are speaking clearly, using an appropriate volume and looking at the audience.

 

 

Week 6 15th – 19th March	Favourite photo	Bring in a photo and tell us about it. Who is in your photo and what was happening?
Week 7 22nd – 26th March	Bedroom item	Bring in an item from your bedroom. Tell us something about it. Where did you get it? When did you get it? Why do you like it?
Week 8 29th March – 31st March	Easter	If I were the Easter Bunny... Get your child to finish the sentence.

 

 

It is important that all of the children participate in the program. If your child is away, there is a public holiday or they are unable to participate on their set day, they may do so on the following day. 

  

Sight Word Folders have been sent home last week. Please keep the folder at home for the week and return on your child’s allocated day for us to review. Please practise these words daily in short sessions. You could write the words onto card and place them around the house or play games like memory and fish.

 

Guided reading books will be coming home on Thursdays. We have read these books during the week in the class. Please listen to your child read their book, and assist them with words as required. You can ask questions to assist with the comprehension of the story. Who were the characters? What was the…? Why do you think…? What do you think might happen next?

Please return these reading books on Monday. It is important they are returned on time as a new group will be reading the book next.

  

Library Day is Monday, please place library books in their library bag in the green box on Mondays.

 

In Numeracy

We are revising the numbers to 20, how to write them and counting collections. As well as learning to sort data and create graphs.

 

In Science

We are observing the weather and discussing the symbols used on weather charts. We are also discussing the different seasons, what they are like and how they affect people in their daily lives. We are investigating how clouds work and what the wind can blow.

 

https://thestemlaboratory.com/rain-cloud-jar/

 

On Entry Assessments will be starting soon. A note went home last week regarding the assessment.