Hello Families and welcome to our week 8 Blog.
The Moon Lantern festival was our Speck of Gold this week.
In Maths we finished our unit on Part Whole Operations.
In English we focused on the digraphs ‘ng’ and ‘wh’ and engaged with bookmaking and writing workshop.
In science we experimented with materials that have magnetic properties
Hello REB families, welcome to our week 7 Blog.
We just finished off our week with our wonderful assembly. We put so much practice and effort into preparing for this and it was wonderful to see our students so proud and confident.
This week in English we:
-focused on the digraph ‘ch’
-tried independent writing for the first time, where we sounded out words and used resources (such as heart word charts and alphabet cards) to construct our sentences
-focused on adding diagrams to our books
-constructed sentences with our new heart words: ‘her, had & be’
-engaged with the poem ‘Rocket ship’ in our shared reading
This week in Maths we used new tools to help us with our addition and subtraction. This included number lines, ten frames and counters.
In Technologies and HASS we designed a nature playground for our existing log park. We considered the existing features and ways to ensure that our playground would be safe and enjoyable.
In Art we decorated our Moon lantern
Hello REB Families, welcome to our week 6 blog.
In English this week we:
-engaged with word investigation games/activities based on the digraphs ‘th’ and ‘sh’
-investigated some topics for information books and began writing our own books that ‘teach’ readers
-constructed sentences using our new and old heart words
-focused on initial sounds
In Maths this week we:
-used number lines to add numbers together
-manipulated MAB blocks to make 2 digit numbers
In HASS this week we drew a map of the log park, taking into consideration its features and why they are important to this specific place.
In science this week we selected appropriate materials to make something that floats. We shared our predictions, observations and summaries as we tested them out.
One of our specks of gold this week was our time spent with our buddies.
Reminders/Announcements
Dear families,
a reminder that we will be participating in the fathers day stall tomorrow. This involved students purchasing a gift for their dads (or special person)
If you would like your child to participate, please give your money ($1-$10) to your teacher tomorrow morning.
Hello REB Families, welcome to our week 5 Blog.
Book week brought so much fun and engagement this week, with our highlights being our book week parade and unwrapping new books for our classroom each day.
In English this week we:
-focused on the connection between page numbers and contents pages in bookmaking
-engaged with word investigation activities for the diagraphs ‘zz’ and ‘qu’
-participated in interactive writing sessions an applied our skills of punctuation and writing on lines
In math we introduced our new unit on part-whole operations. We used number bonds and ten frames to add numbers together.
In HASS we discussed what make a place special and represented our thinking through pictorial and birds eye maps of our own special place.
Another Highlight this week was having having our amazing buddies come to inspire us in our art lesson. They supported us to create our own Mulga characters, which they will be using in an animation for our upcoming assembly.
In technologies we learnt about the Aboriginal tradition of weaving.
REMINDERS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
-Our Assembly is in week 7 (friday)
-Please consider donating an item for our Spring Fair stall.
Hello REB Families, welcome to our our week 4 blog.
We had many exciting and meaningful events this week including a music concert presented by Thomas Moore College and our school Liturgy.
We are very much looking forward to Book Week next week! Please bring in one picture book to share with class. This will be returned at the end of the week.
Just a reminder that students are invited to dress up as a book character next Thursday!
This week in English we:
-Showcased our incredible progress with sentence writing. We have been working so persistently to include finger spaces in our writing!
-reviewed our heart words and and used the in oral sentences
-participated in word investigations focusing on the digraphs ‘ss’ and ‘ll’
-focused on headings in information books
In Maths we wrapped up our unit on Number. We engaged with many experiences including:
-number lines
-dice roll game
-guess the number (on a 100 grid)
Our next Unit will be ‘Part-whole portioning’
In HASS we engaged with google maps to view our school from a birds eye perspective. We discovered that features within our school have boundaries and represented through shapes and colours. We then drew our own birds eye view map of the school
In Science we have been focusing on properties of different materials. This week we wondered ‘What floats?’. We conducted our investigations where we made predictions and summarised our observations.
Notices/Reminders
-Our Assembly is in week 7 (6th September)
-Colour run is on the 26th September. Please let me know if you did not receive a booklet
Dear families,
Please be advised that our REB Assembly has been postponed to week 7 as our buddies have an excursion in week 4.
Thanks,
Elle
Hello REB Families, welcome to our Week 2 Blog!
This week in English we:
-Continued to focus on finger spaces and staying on the lines. It has been so wonderful to see each child processing in this area!
-started our new bookmaking spotlight on information texts. We compared information texts and narratives and began our own books on topics that we know lots of facts about.
In Maths we:
-counted and represented collections to 20
-revised writing numerals
-continued to represent numbers through number mats
In Religion we:
-discussed the Bible and how it is used in Catholic practices. We read the story ‘Noah’s Ark’ and re-told the story through drawings.
In HASS we:
-used our senses and emerging understanding of ‘features’ to draw our playgound.
In Arts and Technologies we:
-explored the different flags of the countries competing in the Olympics. We then made our own Flags, taking into consideration our own backgrounds.
Casual Clothes day tomorrow
Hello REB Families, welcome to our week 1 Blog.
We have had such a wonderful start to term 3 and have wasted no time in diving back into our learning and connecting!
In maths we are revisiting number with a focus on 1-20. Throughout the week we have:
-revisited number formation
-counted and compared collections
-created number lines to 20
In English we:
-introduced the skill of ‘onset and rime’ focussing on words that end with ‘ell’ and ‘ap’
-explored a variety of narrative and information texts and compared the differences
-revisited letters and determined if they make more than one sound
-Engaged with Interactive writing, focusing on our finger spaces and small writing.
In Science we introduced our new learning intention- I can use words to describe how an object looks, feels and behaves. We picked items out of a mystery bag and sorted them based on their properties.
In Visual Arts and Technology, we began our unit on the Olympic Games:
– Explored the history, locations, events, countries participating, medals, arenas.
-draw a picture of arena suitable for our chosen sport
In HASS we introduced our new Geography unit on Place. We:
-explored the concept of ‘features’ and how they make a place functional and special.
-used our senses to collect data at our playground
REMINDERS/NOTICES:
-There is a casual dress day in celebration of the Olympic Games. Come in colours of the country you support.
-Take home packs to be returned each day preferably.
-REB (and our buddies) will be hosting another Assembly in week 4 of this term
-Music has been changed from Fridays to Mondays