Hi
parents,
Winter
is here! Looks like this week will be bring lots of wind and rain.
QUOTE
OF THE WEEK
“Life isn’t about waiting for
the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” ???
PLD
SPELLING SOUNDS
2b:
‘EW’ as in stew
3a:
‘IGH’ as in tonight
3b:
‘AIR’ as in hairy
4a:
‘A’ as ‘o’ - squabble
4b:
‘C’ as ‘s’ - princess
5a:
‘IAL’ as in social
5b/6a:
‘SILENT C’ – science
HOME
LEARNING FOLDERS / ITEMS
Could
parents please remind their child to bring their home learning folders to and
from school everyday. The home learning folder should include their mental
maths, reader, spelling journal and LSCWC pad.
As
half the year has already gone, so has a lot of the children’s school items.
Could you please make sure that your child’s pencil case has ample writing
equipment etc…
TREE
PLANTING
The
Year 3’s and 4’s will be involved in a tree planting afternoon on Wednesday. If
your child has a pair of gumboots and a pair of gloves, could they please bring
them to school in a bag. There is a possibility of rain, so a rain jacket might
be a good idea as well.
The
trees being planted will hopefully provide homes for a number of possums in the
future.
CROSS
COUNTRY
Just
a reminder that some Year 3 students will be representing OLC at the
Interschool Cross Country in Bunbury. Good luck to those students involved.
PARENT
ROSTER
The
parent roster or Term 3 is up on the whiteboard. Thank you in advance.
LITERACY
FOCUS
This
week, our reading focus is ‘determining importance’. Determining importance is
important because it’s impossible to remember every word we read. By thinking
only about the facts or messages that are important, we can remember the ‘big
idea’ of the text.
For
the next few weeks, we will be learning about the structure and language
features of information reports. This week, we are writing about Dunsborough.
NUMERACY FOCUS
This
week, we will be learning about ‘multiplication mental strategies.
HOME
LEARNING WEEK 1
The
following tasks should be completed each night:
1. Reading (readers) - 10mins
2. UNIT 21: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and Day 4 of mental maths. (Day
5 will be completed on Friday during class) please note that your child
may complete more than 1 day on any night, however, it is necessary that you
mark their work with them once completed.
3. Times Tables: Revise (x7)
4. Look,
Say, Cover, Write, Check
The
following tasks are only required to be completed once:
1. Physical activity (includes team or club sport, dancing etc) - 15mins
2. Teach your parents something you were taught at school.
3. Play a board game with the family.
When a task has been completed, your
child is required to tick it off in the diary.
Enjoy
the week,
Mr.
Jones
