Week 10- Showcase and Fun Friday!

Monday – Homework given & available on the blog
Tuesday – Piccolo Choir @ 8am, Student banking day, PE
Wednesday – Assembly lead by 6G, Showcase evening 6pm – 7pm
Thursday – Music
Friday – Library, Fun Friday

Daily Number Focus: 3, 6, 9, 7x
Spelling focus: oo ew ue u_e u
Numeracy Focus: Scale 
Grammar Focus: Adjectives to expand noun groups
Comprehension Strategy: Inferencing + Making connections
Writing Focus:  Writing diamond planning
Writing Genre: Historical Narrative

As this is the final week of term and the students have been working very hard, 4N will be having a celebration on Friday afternoon. This is a small celebration to enjoy the final day of Term 3. The students can bring along the following items to help us enjoy the afternoon:

• 1 item of food to share
• 1 plastic plate 
• a healthy school lunch for the first break

This event is only taking place on Friday afternoon and students will still need lunch. They may also bring along a pillow to sit on while enjoying a relaxing film.

Have a great week!

Homework Change!

Dear parents,

During a recent planning meeting, we have identified an opportunity for students to more effectively learn their spelling skills at home and at school. Research tells us that students that practice their spelling words within the context of a sentence are more likely to successfully spell the words in the future. Due to this reason, we will no longer be assessing the spelling progress of students through a formal spelling test, rather, we will be observing their spelling progress through purposeful writing within the classroom.

Students will be required to use their weekly focus words to create 5 sentences in total. 
This week, students can choose from the following words:
putrid, evangelical, glowered, costermonger, berth, carbolic.

As of next term, there will be five set words that will need to be put into sentences. These sentences should reflect student understanding of the definition of each word.

If you have any questions please feel free to email me at dmitchell@bne.catholic.edu.au.

Have a great week! 

Week 9

Monday – Homework given & available on the blog, sacred singing
Tuesday – Piccolo Choir @ 8am, Student banking day, PE
Wednesday – Assembly lead by 1M
Thursday – Music
Friday – Library, Maths Test

Daily Number Focus: 3, 6, 9, 7x
Spelling focus: y u(yoo)
Numeracy Focus: Time 
Grammar Focus: Apostrophes for possession
Comprehension Strategy: Inferencing + Making connections
Writing Focus:  Writing diamond planning
Writing Genre: Historical Narrative

Have a great week!

Week 8

Monday – Homework given & available on the blog
Tuesday – Piccolo Choir @ 8am, Student banking day, PE
Wednesday – Assembly lead by 1G
Thursday – Music, Yr 3 and 4 Rugby Gala Day
Friday – Library

Daily Number Focus: 3, 6, 9, 7x
Spelling focus: oo u
Numeracy Focus: Calculating Change 
Grammar Focus: Apostrophes for contractions
Comprehension Strategy: Inferencing
Writing Focus:  Writing diamond planning
Writing Genre: Historical Narrative

Have a great week!