Week 4 has
seen the students settle back nicely into daily routines after a disruptive few
weeks. It is lovely to see them all back
ready to learn. This week we have
returned to working in Kagan groups. The children are enjoying developing their
teamwork and communication skills. They love to share their ideas and knowledge
as well as listening to group ideas.
In
mathematics we are focusing on understanding length and mass, as well as adding
and subtracting with numbers larger than 20. Students are consolidating the
speed and fluency with which they use mental strategies to solve problems:
·
doubles
(2+2=4)
·
fact
families (1+2=3, 2+1=3, 3-2=1, 3-1=2)
·
skip
counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s forward and back from any number
·
10’s
facts
·
counting
on and back
·
odd
and even numbers
In literacy
we have been using adjectives to describe nouns. Next week we will be looking at adverbs. In writing we are using these skills to make
our personal recount writing more interesting and exciting.
Reading
books, spelling words and sight words are coming home weekly, along with
activities to practice skills covered in class.
Please sign the Practice Time work before returning it on a Monday.
We are
talking about resilience this term. We have met Bounce Back Bear, who is
helping the students to learn what to do when they experience conflict with
classmates and friends. We are also learning how to cope when feeling anxious
or worried. I encourage you to talk to your child about what they have learnt
throughout the term.
Reminders:
Library Day
– Wednesday
No Throw
Tuesday – rubbish free lunch day
Practice
Time – Due each Monday
Sport –
Tuesday
If you have
any queries, please email me or phone the school and leave a message for me to
give you a call.
I look
forward to working with the children this term.
Regards,
Corinna
