Welcome to Week 4!

In English:

– we focused on the letters C and D, paying special attention to the sound /d/ at the beginning and end of words.

– worked on distinguishing the middle sounds /a/, /o/, and /i/ in words, such as “cat,” “hot,” and “sit.”

– introduced and practiced some tricky words: I, my, the, is, a.

– Book making: informational text – contents page, page number, diagram

In Math:

we’ve been diving into addition and solving simple problems. The children explored how to combine numbers to find a total and practiced writing number sentences (e.g., 2 + 3 = 5)

In Arts, we explored Aboriginal dot painting.

In HASS,we explored a beautiful Dreamtime story about the Rainbow Serpent, a significant part of Aboriginal culture.

In Health, we focused on personal boundaries, teaching the children about respecting their own space and the space of others.

On Friday, we came together as a school community to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of Mary with a special Mass.

TRY AT HOME:

– when you see the tricky words in a story, pause and ask your child to read it aloud. This makes reading fun and helps them recognise these words in context.

– Choose a favorite bedtime story and see how many tricky words (I, my, the, is, a) your child can spot.

– talk about words with middle sounds of /a/, /o/, and /i/.

– talk about words start with ‘c’ and words start or end with ‘d’