Welcome to Term 3. We hope that you had a safe and joyous holiday break.
In Literacy, we are learning about the “bossy e” (also known as the “magic e”). This special letter sits silently at the end of a word but changes the vowel before it, making it say its name. For example, in the word cake, the “e” makes the “a” say “ay.” This is a fun way for students to learn how spelling patterns can change the sound of words.
This week in writing, we are exploring recounts. Students are learning what a recount is and how it is structured. They will listen to a personal recount shared by the teacher and read an example text together in class. We’re focusing on identifying the parts of a recount — the beginning (when, who, where), the middle (what happened), and the end (how they felt). Students completed a fun “Sort and Match” activity to practise recognising these parts. This helps build their understanding before they begin writing their own recounts in coming weeks.
In Numeracy, We have been learning to identify repeated patterns and describe how they are structured by finding the unit of repeat, recognizing the pattern, and counting how many elements are in each repeating unit. We also talked about how patterns are everywhere—can you find any patterns in your home?
This week in Religion, we explored the idea of belonging, especially in the context of the sacrament of Baptism, where the Church community welcomes new members.
Students are learning what it means to belong and identifying different groups they are part of, such as their family, class, school, and faith community.
The children also created a web of belonging, placing their name in the middle and drawing or writing the groups they belong to. This activity helped them understand that we are all part of something bigger, where everyone is welcomed, valued, and loved.
In Technologies, students are learning to communicate ideas through drawing. They designed their own cubby house by drawing a bird’s eye view (from above) and a front on view, using an A4 sheet to bring their ideas to life!
In Science, we are learning to identify different animal habitats and match animals to where they live by thinking about what animals and plants need to survive. We learnt that animals need five things to survive: food, water, shelter, air, and space.
In Health, We are learning to identify and explore ways to build respectful relationships by understanding personal space. We looked at pictures to decide if they showed personal space or not, and we talked about why it’s important to respect other people’s space.
In HASS, we are learning to name natural, managed, and constructed places. A natural place is formed by nature (like the ocean), a managed place is cared for by people (like our school oval), and a constructed place is built by people (like a school or a bridge).
Congratulations to Sonny for reading 50 nights!
