Ph: (03) 52! 3"0" #a$: (03) 52! 8%%! &mail: 'rinci'al(st)moe*catholic*ed+*a+ ,ed: ---*st)ieran*sale*catholic*ed+*a+ 3/2H Class News 6 October 2014 Dear Parents, WELCOME BACK TO TERM 4! I hope you and your children have all had a good holiday and are ready for a busy last term of 2014 It!s hard to believe there are less than 12 "ee#s left until $hristmas% Over the ne&t 11 "ee#s, our class "ill spend a short time dra"ing together the learning "e did last term from our in'uiry unit( )rom paddoc# to plate * the +ourney of our food ,s many children "ere unable to present their pro+ects due to a range of unforeseen circumstances, I plan to spend the -rst "ee# or so of this term -nishing things o. Thank you, a!en"s, for your fabulous contributions of time and ideas, by assisting your children "ith their )ood pro+ects /o far "e have had a po"er point presentation about -sh saved from home onto a 0/1 stic# and presented on our classroom /martboard 2e have also shared in a delicious home3coo#ed dish that "as shared "ith all the class, and a range of very attractive and interesting "ritten pro+ects that are currently on display in the classroom So please come in and have a look at your convenience. 4his term!s in'uiry unit "ill be Ea!"h an# $a%e $%&en%es 2e "ill lin# this "ith 5ational 6ecycling 2ee# during 2ee# 6 of term 710316 5ovember8 Our Rel&'&ous E#u%a"&on topic for the -rst half of this term "ill be Loving God and Others Our Call to Mission. $hildren "ill be encouraged to identify ho" they can participate in the mission of 9esus through acts of service In the last half of the term, our topic "ill be Christmas - the Message of Joy and Peace Rea#&n' focuses for the term "ill include consolidating children!s recognition of high fre'uency sight "ords 7such as the 100 most used "ords8, assisting children to use their comprehension s#ills to self3correct errors as "ell as punctuation and phonic #no"ledge 2e "ill also continue using /6, according to children!s individual reading needs to identify literal and implied meanings, main ideas and further details :ear ; children "ill also "or# to become familiar "ith typical te&t structures and language features 3 for e&le narratives, procedures, reports, revie"s and e&positions In W!&"&n' an# $ell&n' this term, children "ill focus on accurately spelling high fre'uency "ords 7such as the 100 most used "ords8 and use punctuation accurately :ear ; children "ill continue +oining all of their lo"er3case letters, "hilst the :ear 2 children "ho are sho"ing a readiness to move on to +oining letters "ill be introduced to this ne" s#ill 2e "ill build on children!s #no"ledge of nouns and verbs, and :ear ; children "ill "or# to ensure they use verbs e.ectively in their narrative te&ts 7stories8 to give more information about ho" their characters thin# and feel ,ll children "ill 2 also continue to be challenged to ensure that their use of verbs in the past tense is correct 7for e&le <caught! instead of <catched!8 Our Ma"hs units "ill revise children!s #no"ledge of fractions and measuring symmetry, as "ell as developing their #no"ledge and s#ills "ith the four operations 7addition, subtraction, multiplication and division8 * according to their o"n individual learning needs 4hroughout the term "e "ill also be "or#ing to perfect our swo!#()'h"&n' son' an# #an%e item for the school production on 12 December ,s al"ays, please continue to help your children!s academic learning through the follo"ing on3going ho*ewo!k a%"&+&"&es, 6egularly 7daily is ideal8 listening to your children reading their dot boo#s=chapter boo#s and signing their reading diaries ready to bring to school each )riday >elping your children learning their spelling "ords as they are sent home regularly 4here is a list of helpful "ays to practise the "ords on your child!s home"or# sheet 4hese spelling "ord lists are di.erent for each child according to their individual needs 4he /tudyladder "ebsite is also full of a range of ?aths and @iteracy activities geared separately for children in :ear 2 and :ear ; Please let me #no" if you need another copy of your username=pass"ord Our o"n class "ebsite * """;2h"eeblycom Other useful "ebsites such as """ictgamescom for a range of helpful literacy and maths games ,nything related to earth and space sciences, the sun, moon, planets, asteroids, comets, etc Our $o%&al E*o"&onal Lea!n&n' focus this term "ill be Bounce 4he unit is aimed to promote children!s emotional resilience and strengthen their s#ills in coping "ith day3 to3day diAculties @ast, but not least, our +e''&e 'a!#en bed "ill also be re+uvenated this term October is an ideal time to gro" pump#ins and their <cousins! such as cucumbers and Bucchinis It!s amaBing ho" similar each of their leaves loo#% Other vegetable families 7for e&le, beans=peasC green lea-es such as lettuce=#ale=silver beetC roots such as carrots=onions=spring onions=beetrootC and tomatoes=egg plant8 "ill be gro"n by other classes Please continue to drop into the classroom or "rite me a 'uic# note if you need to discuss anything :ours in partnership, 6ose >o"ell