Weekly Focus
Letter/sound: Pp Comprehension Focus: Retelling stories Learning to read consists of both figuring out the words and understanding the story. Retelling is a skill that must be taught and practiced in order for children to do it successfully. You can help your child to practice this important skill as he/she reads and/or listens to stories at home. Here are the things I look for as I listen to a child retell a story: The child should tell most of the main events from the story and should tell the events in the correct sequence. The child should include most of the important details and may even use some key language or vocabulary from the story. The child should refer to all significant characters by their specific names when given. (Rather than referring to characters using pronouns like he, she, it or using generic labels such as the boy, the girl, the dog, etc.) The retelling should be accurate and may even include information that goes beyond what the author stated specifically. (For example, the author may not have directly said that a character was happy at the end of the story, but the child what able to figure it out based on information the author did give and included that information in his/her retelling.) Big Book – Look Out Dan, by Joy Cowley Maths – we are learning about the number 4, AB patterns and rectangles and triangles Monday Tuesday PE and Music lessons Wednesday Assembly – 2:25pm in Siena hall, led by 6N Thursday PE and Music lessons Friday Library – please send library bags and books for changing Walking Club – 8am Lent
Last week marked the start of Lent. This is the season of preparation before Easter through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. As part of Lent our school takes part in Project Compassion, through Caritas Australia. We ask the children to donate money to help others less fortunate then themselves. We have a box on our prayer table that the children will be asked to place their donation in. Each week the Year 6 leaders will collect our box and count our donations. We have a poster beside our door to mark how much money our class has raised. Each week the children will hear a story about how the money will help other people in our world. We ask the children to help with chores at home to be able to collect money to donate. Your donations are greatly appreciated. Vision Statement On Tuesday 16th February we will be presenting our Class Vision Statement with our Year Six leaders in the Church. Families and friends are welcome to attend. Weekly Focus Letter/sound: Ii Number: 4 Monday Sacred Singing Tuesday PE and Music lessons Class Vision Statement Presentation - 2 pm in the church Wednesday Assembly – 2:25pm in Siena hall, led by 6N Thursday PE and Music lessons Friday Library – please send library bags and books for changing Weekly Focus
Letter/sound: Tt Numbers: 1-3 Our Class Vision As part of the activities to help establish our classroom rules and our Class Vision for the year, the children listened to the story, Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud. Bucket filling and dipping are metaphors for understanding the effects of our actions and words on the well being and happiness of others and ourselves. We have talked about how we can be bucket fillers to establish a loving and compassionate classroom that is safe for everyone. We will be presenting our Class Vision Statement in the Church on Tuesday 16th February at 1:55-2:55 pm. Parents and friends are welcome to attend. Monday MUNCH AND CRUNCH Tuesday MUNCH AND CRUNCH Shrove Tuesday – The Year 6 classes will be making pancakes which will be available for children to purchase at lunch time for a gold coin donation. The money raised will go to our Project Compassion. We will also be making pancakes in the classroom and each child will get a pancake to eat (they don't need any money for this) PE and Music lessons P&F AGM and meeting in the library at 7pm – all welcome Wednesday MUNCH AND CRUNCH Prep to Year 3 Ash Wednesday liturgy at 10am in the Church – all welcome to attend Assembly – 2:25pm in Siena hall, led by Year 6 Thursday MUNCH AND CRUNCH PE and Music lessons Friday MUNCH AND CRUNCH Library lesson – please send library bags and books for changing |
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