Term 3, Week 4

Hi parents,

I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend amongst the sunshine. Unfortunately, it has all but disappeared. Hopefully it makes its way back out during the week.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Eat less from a box and more from the earth.” Foodmatters

PLD SPELLING SOUNDS

2b: ‘AW’ as in raw

3a: ‘PH’ as in orphan

3b: ‘BLE’ as in table

4a: ‘G’ as ‘j’ - engine

4b: ‘OUS’ as in tremendous

5a: ‘IN’ and ‘IM’ – include, impact

5b/6a: ‘ENT’ - talent

LITERACY FOCUS

This week, our reading focus is ‘inferring’. When students infer, they are able to ‘read between the lines’ and use clues to understand the author's hidden messages.

We are now beginning to plan a new information report. Last week, small groups researched a particular planet. We will now use that information to write a report.

NUMERACY FOCUS

This week, we will be learning ‘multiplication written strategies’. We can split larger numbers to make multiplying easier.

 HOME LEARNING WEEK 4

The following tasks should be completed each night:

1.    Reading (readers) - 10mins

2.     UNIT 23: 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 (x9)

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.    Sing or dance to a song with mum or dad.

When a task has been completed, your child is required to tick it off in the diary.

Enjoy the week,

Mr. Jones

Term 3, Week 3

Hi parents,

Hope everyone managed to soak up some vitamin D yesterday. I had almost forgotten what the sun felt like!  

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Be who you were created to be, and you will set the world on fire.” Saint Catherine of Siena

CONFIRMATION

The Year 6’s will be receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation this Saturday night. Please keep them in your prayers this week.

PLD SPELLING SOUNDS

2b: ‘OU’ as in couch

3a: ‘TCH’ as in catch

3b: ‘ORE’ as in shore

4a: ‘CH’ as ‘k’ - mechanic

4b: ‘A’ as ‘o’ - wand

5a: ‘Suffix ‘MENT’ - amazement

5b/6a: Suffix ‘SHIP’ - relationship

LITERACY FOCUS

This week, our reading focus is ‘summarising. Summarising helps identify the main idea and eliminate unnecessary information. It also enables us to put what we’ve read in to our own words so that we can remember it more easily.

We will continue to learn about the structure and language features of information reports. This week, we will be completing our information reports about Dunsborough.

NUMERACY FOCUS

This week, we will be learning about ‘inverse operations’. For example, if we know that 10 + 5 = 15, then we that 15 – 5 = 10.

 HOME LEARNING WEEK 3

The following tasks should be completed each night:

1.    Reading (readers) - 10mins

2.     UNIT 22: 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 (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.    Set the dinner table each night.

When a task has been completed, your child is required to tick it off in the diary.

Enjoy the week,

Mr. Jones

Friendology Shared Afternoon Tea - Tuesday 1st August

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25^th July 2017

Dear Year 3 & 4 Parents,

Re: Friendology 101 Shared Afternoon Tea (Tuesday 1st August)

To celebrate the end of our Friendology 101 sessions we would like to have a shared afternoon tea on Tuesday 1st August  beginning at 1.30pm.

If all girls could please bring in a small plate of food to share that would be wonderful! Please be mindful that refrigeration space is limited.

We will be sharing our Sole Projects with each other and will enjoy the afternoon reflecting on the process and skills that we have learnt over the last term and a half and enjoying each other’s company. In our sessions we have looked at:

1. How to Get Real – focuses on the importance of being true to who you are, embracing your unique self, and dispelling myths around gender stereotypes.

2. How to Make Friends – focuses on the art of friendship-making starting with how to introduce yourself, find something in common, and have a conversation. Students also learn what’s normal in a friendship through the 4 Friendship Facts.

3. How to Be a Great Friend – focuses on the difference between healthy and unhealthy friendships using the Friend-o-meter, attributes of a great friend, and the importance of spending the most time in healthy friendships.

4. How to Put out Friendship Fires – focuses on putting a voice to your feelings and conflict-resolution using our step-by-step approach for putting out Friendship Fires®.

5. How to be a Friendship Ninja – focuses on understanding the difference between normal conflict (Friendship Fires®) and Mean-on-Purpose behaviour. Students learn how to say a Quick Comeback and report to a grown up to combat intentional unkind behaviour.

6. How to Handle Tricky Situations – highlights hot topics and common challenges in tween friendships including how to handle being in the middle, managing birthday parties, how to say “No!” to friends without feeling mean, and how to keep friendships healthy online. Students also learn the importance of expressing how you feel and being a good listener.

7. How to Take Control & Feel Heard – focuses on taking control of butterflies (e.g. anxiety) and strategies for managing those ‘movies’ in our minds.

8. How to remember URSTRONG! – brings all the topics together by reviewing and reinforcing important concepts, recognizing the strengths in one another, and a chance for each child to showcase their “sole”.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.

Kind regards,

Caitlin Delane