Welcome Back!

Hello everyone and welcome back to school.

I hope you have all had an enjoyable week.

English

Sight words - have, he, into, like, must, new, no, now

Phonic sounds - ST, NT and FT

(strong, star, tent, hunt, gift, soft etc)

This week in our English focus we looked at our sight words and new phonic sounds.

We read a raz kids book together in the morning three times a week and on the other days we play a word game called puchu spider where we try to be thinkers and work together to work out what sentence is on the board.

Raz - Kids

I have added three books to their reading assignments,

these books will be should be able to be read by your child

they have been selected to have your child think about different environments

and the animals that live there.

Next week

Sight words - on, our, out, please, pretty, ran, ride, saw

Phonics sounds - LT, PT and XT

(belt, salt, kept, empty, next, extra)

Maths

In maths this week we reviewed flat and solid shapes.

Practiced using our new knowledge of ones, tens, hundreds and thousands

with subtraction and addition.

Twice a week we will be challenging ourselves with five minute math drills,

once for subtraction and once for addition.

The aim of these drills is not to compete with our friends but to compete with ourselves

from the previous week. This will help us improve our fast maths skills and build our

confidence with how numbers work.

Unit of Inquiry

We have started our new unit

Sharing the planet

Currently we are learning about different biomes (environments) on our plant

from the arctic all the way through to the desert.

We looked at posters of some of the different biomes and circled things that our

groups thought were interesting.

Some questions we asked ourselves were -

What animals live there?

Why do you think they live there?

Are their trees and plants?

What colours do you see?

Why do you think those colours are there?

Would you like to live there?

Is it hot or cold?

Next week

We will be continuing to investigate different biomes and

narrow down to 4 or 5 ones we find interesting.

If you wish to continue their learning at home I recomend watching nature documentaries

Park

We have been avoiding using our gym in favor of going to the park so that we get ample excerise and a healthy dose of vitamin D.

However as it is starting to get hotter we have been making sure that everyone is using their bug spray and sunscreen. We are also ensuring that we take regular rests and water breaks so that we hydrated and avoid the possibility of heat stroke.

Homework

Homework will be given on Friday but is not due until the following Thursday

In your homework packets this week you will find -

Sight words

Phonics blended sounds

Maths review

Japanese

Homework is an important part of helping your child reinforce what they have been learning in class and to build their confidence in the knowledge they have.

It is also used to help them learn balance, I teach them that it should not be completed all at once (unless they want to) but should be done in small amounts inbetween play and their regular home life.