Welcome to a look into Week 2!
This week in Literacy, we reviewed the long vowel digraphs ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, and ow and we also introduced the sound -y (as in cry). We also revisited homophones, listened carefully to long vowel sounds, read words aloud, and had fun playing a sentence-making game using our focus sounds. To strengthen our reading fluency, we practised our tricky words, read a short paragraph together, and went on a word hunt to spot words we’ve been learning.
During story time, we revisited the book Captain Jack and the Pirates. We summarised the story together and explored new vocabulary words such as abandon, spy, and holler. To finish, we completed some story-based activities to help consolidate our understanding of the text.
During writing, our focus was on planning a recount using time connectives. We explored important time words such as first, next, then, after that, and finally. We practised identifying time words and how they help us sequence events clearly. Students then practised retelling their recount plan for our shared event, Visit to the Library, using these time connectives.
To apply their learning, students completed a hands-on picture sequencing activity, using time word cards to retell the event in order.
In Maths, students are recognising, copying, and continuing repeating patterns, identifying the unit of repeat as they build their understanding of how patterns work. This week, we also explored how music has patterns. We made our own patterns using actions to the popular song We Will Rock You.
In Religion, students are learning how the Church community welcomes new members through the sacrament of Baptism. They are exploring the key people involved and recognising important symbols used in this special celebration.
In Health students are learning to name and label parts of the body using correct terms. They are also exploring how we use different body parts, helping them to build self-awareness and understand how to care for their bodies respectfully.
In HASS, students have been learning to identify and sort features in their environment. They explored the log park and learned to recognise natural, managed, and constructed features by drawing and labelling their observations.
In Design and Technology, students generated and communicated ideas by drawing bird’s eye and front/side views of a cubby house. They then brought their designs to life by building their cubby houses using recyclable materials! Have a look at our creative work.
We look forward to seeing the children return to school on Monday the 4th of August.