Welcome to Week 4, this term is very quickly slipping by! This week we are continuing our literature unit, focusing on Where's the Gold? and The Little Old Man who looked up at the Moon. Once again, these are by Pamela Allen. The children are really enjoying her books so if you are interested in getting some for home, keep an eye out at Australia Post shops as they often sell a pack of four of her books for a great price (about $10), especially in the lead up to Christmas.
In maths we are continuing with to work on addition, subtraction and multiplication as well as area. This week we will also investigate chance by exploring possible outcomes of events and discussing the likelihood of events.
Have a great week!
Monday, October 29, 2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Week 3
Hi All
We hope you enjoyed your weekend and the pupil free day despite the heat. Maybe some of you were lucky enough to get to the beach!
We are continuing our focus on Pamela Allen's books. This week we will be sharing Daisy All-sorts and Our daft dog Danny with the children and we will do activities associated with them. The children are really enjoying this unit, we look forward to the book reviews they are going to present!
In maths, with are continuing to practise multiplication using groups and arrays. We are also continuing our investigation of area.
Homework was due today and the new homework grid and this week's spelling words are available on the Homework page. The children were very excited to share their pull and push investigation that they did as part of homework. Thank you for assisting them with this and supporting our unit of work.
A reminder that children should be reading each night. Even if they are at the stage of reading chapter books, it is still important they read aloud. One suggestion is for them to read a paragraph or page and then you read a paragraph or page. They can also read a picture book to a younger sibling or cousin.
You can also give a lot of support to your child's reading development by spending some time asking them some questions about their reading. This will help them to develop vital comprehension skills.
Have a great week!
We hope you enjoyed your weekend and the pupil free day despite the heat. Maybe some of you were lucky enough to get to the beach!
We are continuing our focus on Pamela Allen's books. This week we will be sharing Daisy All-sorts and Our daft dog Danny with the children and we will do activities associated with them. The children are really enjoying this unit, we look forward to the book reviews they are going to present!
In maths, with are continuing to practise multiplication using groups and arrays. We are also continuing our investigation of area.
Homework was due today and the new homework grid and this week's spelling words are available on the Homework page. The children were very excited to share their pull and push investigation that they did as part of homework. Thank you for assisting them with this and supporting our unit of work.
A reminder that children should be reading each night. Even if they are at the stage of reading chapter books, it is still important they read aloud. One suggestion is for them to read a paragraph or page and then you read a paragraph or page. They can also read a picture book to a younger sibling or cousin.
You can also give a lot of support to your child's reading development by spending some time asking them some questions about their reading. This will help them to develop vital comprehension skills.
Have a great week!
Monday, October 15, 2012
Week 2
Welcome to another week. The children are really enjoying the literature unit we are doing in english. This week, the books we are focusing on are Grandpa and Thomas and the Green Umbrella and Cutherbert's Babies, two great books from the wonderful Pamela Allen.
In maths we are continuing to practise addition and subtraction and explore area (the amount of surface a shape covers). We will also be exploring the concept of multiplication using groups and arrays as well as exploring simple multiplication word problems.
Don't forget that the children need to complete the science sheet on push-pull as part of their homework. We will be using these in class next Tuesday.
A reminder that the disco is on this Friday evening in Siena and next Monday is a pupil free day as the teachers are participating in moderation and professional development.
Have a great week!
In maths we are continuing to practise addition and subtraction and explore area (the amount of surface a shape covers). We will also be exploring the concept of multiplication using groups and arrays as well as exploring simple multiplication word problems.
Don't forget that the children need to complete the science sheet on push-pull as part of their homework. We will be using these in class next Tuesday.
A reminder that the disco is on this Friday evening in Siena and next Monday is a pupil free day as the teachers are participating in moderation and professional development.
Have a great week!
Monday, October 8, 2012
Week 1
Welcome back! We hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable holiday. It's hard to believe we have begun the final term of the school year. It only seems like yesterday that we welcomed the children on their first day of year 2!
This term will be busy with lots to fit in in a short 9 weeks. The children will bring home a Term 4 Parent Newsletter outlining what they will be learning during the week.
The homework grid has been uploaded onto the Homework Page and you will find Week 1's spelling words there too.
Have a good week!
This term will be busy with lots to fit in in a short 9 weeks. The children will bring home a Term 4 Parent Newsletter outlining what they will be learning during the week.
The homework grid has been uploaded onto the Homework Page and you will find Week 1's spelling words there too.
Have a good week!
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