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.