Week 10

Hello Parents and Students,

Sorry for the late blog update.

News Topic:* A Special Memory: Talk about a special family memory. you may have good memories of a holiday you had with your family. Why is this memory so special?

Spelling
* Sounds this week are:

'sc' 'tw', and 'o-e' (bossy e continued)

       

1.     Scan	1.     Twins	1.     bone
2.     Scar	2.     Twice	2.     cone
3.     Scoop	3.     Twang	3.     hope
4.     Screw	4.     Twirl	4.     vote
5.     Scrub	5.     Twist	5.     alone
6.     Screen	6.     Twin e	6.     spoke
7.     Scared	7.     Tweeze	7.     chose
8.     School	8.     Twelve	8.     globe
9.     Scream	9.     Twitch	9.     clove
10.                        Scratch	10.                        Twinkle	10.                        wrote

NOTE: Please don't just learn the list below as this is purely a guide of some of the words that might be tested.

 
     

Grammar
* Revision

- Sentence structure i.e. Capital letters, full stops, commas and exclamation marks.

- Circling and underlying verbs and nouns in written context etc

Writing
* Weekend Recount
* Information Report - Humpback Whales

Maths

Multiplication & Division Revision

* Word problems

Number Patterns
* Identifying and continuing number patterns i.e. 45, 40, 35, ____, 25, 20 _____, 10, 5

Measurement

* Measuring Length
- estimate, measure and orders objects using informal units.


General Info
* 1KW get together at the 'Diddy' on Friday Night.

Please come along and enjoy a social night out! 

Week 9

Hello Parents and Students,

This is what's on this week:

News Topic:
* Free Choice: What would you like to share?

Spelling
* Sounds this week are:

'sp', and 'i-e' (bossy e continued)

NOTE: Please don't just learn the list below as this is purely a guide of some of the words that might be tested.

1.spin	1.fine
2.spot	2.wipe
3.sport	3.kite
4.spill	4.mine
5.speed	5.five
6.speak	6.life
7.spark	7.smile
8.spoon	8.drive
9.split	9.spine
10. spicy	10. spike
11. spring
12. spelling
13. spoilt
14. special
15. speech

Grammar
* Prepositions

- A preposition is a: word showing a relationship between nouns or pronouns and can show the relations of direction, time or location.

- For example 'in', 'on', 'next to', 'above', 'below', 'under', 'inside', 'outside' etc.

Writing
* Weekend Recount
* Information Report - Crabs

Maths

Multiplication & Division Revision

* Word problems

Chance

* Recognises & describes elements of chance in everyday events.

3D Shapes

* Naming and classifying everyday objects and pictures of 3D shapes.

* Discuss properties of 3D shapes, such as corners, sides etc.

Measurement

* Measuring Length
- estimate, measure and orders objects using informal units.




GENERAL INFO:
* Ride Safely to School Day this Friday the 23rd March 2012.

Week 8

Hello Parents and Students,

This is what's on this week:

News Topic:
* Belonging to a group: Talk about a group you belong to. You may belong to a soccer team, swimming club or netball team. What do you do with your group? Why do you like belonging to this group?

Spelling
* Sounds this week are:

'sw', 'sk' and 'i-e' (bossy e continued)

NOTE: Please don't just learn the list below as this is purely a guide of some of the words that might be tested.       

                                

1.      swim	11. skid	1.    bite
2.     swam	12. skip	2.   ride
3.     swap	13. skim	3.   hide
4.     sway	14. skill	4.   time
5.     swell	15. skull	5.   like
6.     swirl	16. skirt	6.   wide
7.     sweet	17. skate	7.   life
8.     sweep	18. sky	8.   nice
9.     swung	19. skinny	9.   shine
10. switch	20. sketch	10.  spine

 

Grammar
* Pronouns

 

A pronoun is a substitute for a noun (or noun phrase), such as, in English, the words it (substituting for the name of a certain object) and she (substituting for the name of a person).
Writing
* Weekend Recount
* Information Report - Emperor Penguins

Maths

Positional Language

- Describing the position of an object/thing.

- Using terms such as next to, beside, above, below, inside, outside, right, left and underneath etc

Division

- Solve word problems
- Record findings using drawing numerals, symbols and words etc

Data

- Interpreting Picture Graphs

- Using Tally Marks

- Completing graphs

Measurement

- Estimating Mass (weight)

- Hefting Objects

- Ordering Mass

GENERAL INFO
* Mufti Day this Friday (16th March 2012).

Please wear either Blue, White or Yellow and bring a gold coin donation to support the Humpty Dumpty Foundation.

* Please pay Mathletics fee a.s.a.p.



Week 7

Hello Parents and Students,

This is what's on this week:

News Topic:
* Free Choice: What would you like to share with the class?

Spelling
* Sounds this week are:

   

  'st' and 'a-e'

NOTE: Please don't just learn the list below as this is purely a guide of some of the words that might be tested.
       

1.          step	1.          are
2.         star	2.         care
3.         stay	3.         wave
4.         story	4.         shake
5.         stain	5.         shame
6.         stair	6.         skate
7.         stamp	7.         state
8.         stand	8.         stage
9.         stuck	9.         frame
10.      start	10.      paper
11.       street	11.       behave
12.      steal	12.      replace
13.      steam	13.      update
14.      sticky	14.      surname
15.      stiff	15.      parade
16.      string	16.      operate
17.      student	17.      amazed
18.      stretch	18.      grateful
19.      strange
20.     straight

Grammar
* Adverbs

Adverbs are words like slowly, yesterday, now, soon and suddenly. An adverb usually modifies a verb or a verb phrase. It provides information about the manner, place, time, frequency, certainty or other circumstances of the activity denoted by the verb or verb phrase.

Writing
* Weekend Recount
* Information Report - Great White Shark


Maths

Multiplication

- Arrays
- Repeated addition
- Solve word problems
- Record findings using drawing numerals, symbols and words etc.

Division

- Equal sharing

- Repeated subtraction

- Solve word problems
- Record findings using drawing numerals, symbols and words etc.

Area

- Compare and order area of various shapes
- Draw/trace shapes
- Recording area using informal units (i.e. blocks, books, newspaper, school bags, bodies etc)

GENERAL INFO

* Ms Wells at Zone Swimming Carnival, Tuesday 6th March. Mrs Kapp relieving.

* Thank you to those parents/students who have handed in their reading logs. Keep up the good reading guys!

* Mathletics fee must be paid by end of this week please.