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Literacy: Big Red Kangaroo We’ve been busy finishing our information reports about the Big Red Kangaroo. The children have been learning how to organise factual information under the headings Appearance and Habitat, using topic vocabulary and descriptive details to help readers learn about kangaroos.

This week, we’re focusing on rereading, editing and publishing our reports as books, complete with a labelled front cover. We’re checking that our sentences make sense, using capital letters and full stops, and making sure our information is clear.

Towards the end of the week, we’ll begin exploring our next mentor text, Remembering Lionsville by Bronwyn Bancroft. We’ll start by sharing special memories and discussing how stories help us remember important people, places and experiences.

Numeracy: Measuring Length and Mass In Maths, we’ve been exploring measurement through practical, hands-on activities. The children have been comparing lengths and measuring classroom objects using informal units such as blocks, making sure there are no gaps or overlaps.

We’re now moving on to mass, where students will estimate and compare objects using words such as heavier, lighter, lightest and heaviest. They’ll investigate whether their predictions are correct by holding and comparing objects, before exploring how balance scales can help us measure more accurately.

Integrated Studies: Needs of Plants and Animals We’ve been wrapping up our learning about the needs of plants and animals. The children have been exploring what living things need to survive, how different habitats support animals and how people can help care for living things.

We’ve also been revisiting our learning and reflecting on what we now know about plants, animals and their environments.

Around the Classroom We have a busy few weeks ahead as we move towards the end of the school year! This week includes Life Education activities, and in our wellbeing sessions we’ve been learning ways to solve disagreements kindly, such as taking turns, using calm words and asking for help. We’ll also begin preparing for some of our upcoming end-of-year classroom activities.

It’s been lovely seeing the children build confidence and independence in their learning, particularly as they complete and share their writing.