Welcome to week 1 in Term 3!

In English, we focused on the letters and sounds p and i, learning how they come together to form words. We also explored informational texts, discovering how they provide facts and knowledge in an exciting way.

In Maths, we worked on ordering numbers from 1 to 20, strengthening our understanding of number sequences and patterns through hands-on activities.

In religion, we focused on the creation story.

In health, we learned about body parts and their functions.

More photos:

TRY AT HOME

– Encourage your child to share words that start with the sounds p and i.

– Practice writing and reading words like Sam, mat, map, sit, tap, pat, at, am, it, pit, and tip together.

Welcome back to Term 3!

This week in English we:

-focused on the letters/sounds ‘u’ and ‘k’, using these sounds in our reading and writing.

-became Brave Spellers. Doing ‘brave spelling’ will be a big focus this term. Students are encouraged to stretch out the word they are wanting to write and use their letter/sound knowledge and tricky words to write sentence. We are also adding capital letters and full stops to our sentences

-began writing our information texts.

-read decodable readers that feature our learnt sounds and tricky words

In maths we are revising numbers 0-20 (with a challenge to 100). We participated in group investigations and applied our knowledge to create number lines.

TRY AT HOME

-read and write the new tricky words ‘has’ and ‘were’ and say sentences with these words

-ask your child what words start with the sounds ‘u’ and ‘k’

-write and read the words  ‘kip’ ‘kid’  ‘kit’ ‘up’ ‘rug’ ‘tug’

Welcome to week 10!

In English, we dove deep into the letter A and its sound. The children practiced blending three sounds together to form words, like /m/a/t/ to make mat.

Across other subjects, we focused on wrapping up the term. The students completed their final assessments and enjoyed some fun activities with our buddy class.

Try at home:

Encourage your child to keep practicing their phonics skills! Try blending three sounds together to make words at home, like /l/e/g/ to form leg.

We hope you all have a wonderful and restful holiday! Thank you for an amazing Term 2, and we can’t wait to see everyone back for Term 3!

Welcome to Week 9!

In English,we dove into the letters M, S, and T, practicing their sounds and shapes. The kids also worked on stretching words into three sounds, like breaking “cat” into /c/ /a/ /t/. In book making, We studied Mo Willems’ books, noticing how he crafts engaging beginnings and endings. The children tried writing their own words to create mini-stories, inspired by his style.

In maths, our focus was on duration—understanding how long things take.

In health, we discussed rules in games and why they matter for fair play.

In science, we explore push and pull forces.

In religion, we learned about different types of prayers, focusing on thanksgiving.

photos of disco night

Try at Home:

Help your child practice stretching words into three sounds! Pick simple words like log, moon, fish, or house, and say each sound slowly (/l/ /o/ /g/). Make it a game to see how many words they can stretch!

Hello REB Families, welcome to our week 9 blog.

This week in English we:

-engaged with activities with a focus on the letter/sound ‘g’

-discussed what is a capital letter? and when do we use them?

-introduced the new tricky words ‘said’ and ‘you’.

-used the sounds and tricky words learnt so far to create sentences.

-played bingo bus in our literacy groups

This week in Maths we learnt about duration and how it measures time.

Some photos from Mission day…..

TRY AT HOME:

-reading/writing tricky words: they, that, said, are

-say a sentence with tricky words: they, that, said, are

-find/say some things that say start with the sound ‘g’

-ask your child to stretch out the sounds in the words: get    gap   fig   pig   (Challenge…write these words)

Welcome to week 8!

In English, we focused on the letters s and m, and in bookmaking, we practiced adding and sounding out words in our stories.

In Maths, we explored measurement by comparing light and heavy objects.

In HASS, we learned how to trace our steps and give directions step by step.

In Art, we were very proud to share our dioramas and outdoor area plans with the principal.

We also took part in Mission Week, which included a special Mass, visiting the Blessed Carlo Acutis exhibition, and enjoying Mission Day activities with the school community.

Hello REB families, welcome to our blog.

This week was very full with school events and activities for Mission Week. Thank you so much to the families that donated some food, which we learnt will be donated to people less fortunate than us.

This week in English we have:

-engaged with activities based on the letter/sound ‘e’

-focused on writing and reading sentences using the sounds and tricky words we have learnt so far

-introduced the tricky words ‘they’ and ‘that’

-participated in reading groups using decodable readers and our sounds and words books

This week in Maths we focused on measuring Mass. We engaged iwth lots of hands on investigations applying the skill of hefting and making comparisons between objects.

Throughout the term in Design and Technologies and art, we have been designing an oudoor courtyard. We were very proud to finish our Dioramas this week and share them with Mr Platten.

Try at home:

-Read and write set 1 and set 2 Tricky words (last page of home diary)

-what can you find that starts with sound ‘e’?

-can you tell me/write the sounds in   the words  ‘pet’.    ‘fed’     ‘hen’

Welcome to week 7!

In English, We focus on the letter and sound of ‘m’. In book making, we explored the use of headings and label.

In Maths, we explored the concept of capacity.

In science, we investigated four types of movements – bounce, roll, slide and spin

In Religion, we learned about symbols of prayer.

In Health, we focused on building friendships.

In HASS, we attempted to draw maps of the school oval.

TRY AT HOME:

-explore the letter and sound ‘m’

– explore the capacity of different containers

Dear Families,

We will be participating in a variety 0f Mission Week activities next week, including our Mission Day markets. We are seeking some donations, with all proceeds going to charity. Please find more information below.

Some learning in Maths:

We begin our new unit on. measurement, so far focusing on length and capacity. We have participated in lots of class investigations, applying new topic specific language such as ‘longer, shorter’ and ‘holds more, holds less’.

Some learning in English:

-We have learnt about the letter h and the sound that is makes.

-We have begun writing and reading sentences

-Introduction of more tricky words.

Try at home:

-what starts with the sound ‘h’

-can you write the letter h? (You can look up letter school in youtube)

-what sounds are in the words:    cat,  hot, tip, tap, mat? can you say and write them?

Dear RFL families,

Welcome to Week 6!

In English, we explored onset and rime, helping students to break down and build words in fun and interactive ways.

In bookmaking sessions, the children got creative by adding speech and thinking bubbles to their stories – giving their characters voices and thoughts

Our story book lesson focused on the beautiful picture book Grandpa and Thomas

In Maths, we explored measurement, using language like shorter, taller, longer and shorter to compare and describe objects around us.

In Religion, we talked about the different places and times we can pray to God.

In HASS, we looked at birds-eye views and we tried drawing our rooms from above.

In Arts and Design, we brought our outdoor space to life by creating dioramas of our dream outdoor area.

In Science, we investigated what can spin.

TRY AT HOME:

onset and rime – say the beginning sound (onset) like “c-” and add it to the rime “-at” to make “cat”.

describe everyday objects — for example, which spoon is longer, which book is taller, or which toy is shorter.

NOTE: Please bring your library bag on Thursday June 12th, we will be visiting the library to borrow books .