Hi parents,
What a great way to start the week with weather like this! Looks
like the sun will be shining all week, so make sure you get your dose of
vitamin D.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Don’t
let the shadows of yesterday spoil the sunshine of tomorrow” unknown
PLD SPELLING SOUNDS
3a: ‘EA’ as in bread
3b: ‘ORE’ as in chore
4a: ‘G’ as “j” - engine
4b: ‘OUS’ as in tremendous
5a: Prefix ‘IN and IM’ (in or to make) – include, immune
5b: ‘ENT’ as in obedient
6a: ‘SILENT N and P’ – column, pseudonym
FIRST COMMUNION
HELPERS
Thank you to all the parents who have put their name down already.
We are still in need of some parents to donate some time on the day. This will
help with the preparation of the food (09:00 – 10:30), serving of the food
(10:30 – 11:30) and cleaning (11:00 – 12:00). If you are able to help on the
day, please put your name down ASAP. Remember, the favour is repaid next year
when your children are receiving the Sacrament of the Eucharist.
HOME LEARNING
As the children have completed their Mental Maths, there is a
slight change to the Maths homework. The children have been given 4 activities
to be completed by the end of the week. Each activity has been explained and
there are no new concepts, so they should be able to complete each task with
minimal supervision.
DESIGN HUB
The Year 3 Design Hub will be up and running next week. If you
could save any suitable building materials from the recycling bin and drop them
into the class, that would be great!
YEAR 3 ASSEMBLY
The year 3 assembly is scheduled for Friday Week 6. Hopefully,
many of you will be able to make it on the day. I will let you all know if
anything is needed from home.
LITERACY FOCUS
This week, our reading focus is ‘making connections’. Making connections
is when readers make connections between:
1. Text-to-self
2. Text-to-text
3. Text-to-world
When readers
connect a text to something they know or have experienced, they can understand
it better.
The students will
begin to plan their own narratives this week.
NUMERACY FOCUS
This week, the students will be learning about ‘grids and maps’.
HOME
LEARNING WEEK 4
The following tasks should be completed each night:
1.
Reading (readers) - 10mins
2.
Maths Activities – 1 section per night
3. Times Tables: Revise (x8)
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. Go for a walk
down the beach.
When a task has been completed,
your child is required to tick it off in the diary.
Enjoy the week,
Mr. Jones
