Level 1 & 2 Wonga Weekly

In Week 3 we are learning about...

📚 LITERACY

In Reading, we  be looking at the mentor text, 'Koala Lou' by Mem Fox. We will also read factual texts about the Olympics and compare the similarities and differences between the two text types.

In Writing, we will continue to write short narratives. Our stories will include a problem and a solution. Students will be encouraged to review their writing and check for accurate sentence conventions. 'Writer's should read their writing twice, so readers have to read it only once.' 

In Phonics, we will continue our focus on saying and hearing sounds in words to assist us with spelling. We will continue to set up our 'UFLI' phonics program in our classrooms. Gr1 students will focus on 'Long Vowels' when vowels say their name, not their sound. Gr2 students will focus on adding 's' and 'es' to words, turning singular nouns into plural. 

What you can do at home

Encourage your child to read every night. Sometimes your child may bring home a book that they have read before. This is fine and we recommend that your child rereads books to help develop fluency and prosody (rhythm and intonation in language). 

🎲 NUMERACY

We will continue with our focus on multiplication and division. We will use the language 'grouping' and 'sharing' to help us model the skills involved. We will make 'even groups' and 'share fairly' when solving problems.

For the next few weeks we will also complete tasks related to measurement; length, capacity, mass, volume and area. 

This week we will also hold our own 'Maths Olympics' revisiting many mathematical concepts while participating.

What you can do at home:

When watching the Olympic coverage over the next few weeks, spend some time also discussing the results from different events. You will be able to chat about many different mathematical concepts; time, length, speed, ordinal numbers, just to name a few! Have a look at the medal tally too, so much maths involved in this data and so exciting to watch the action too!

🌄 CBL - Respect

This week will be considering the following question; How do we show respect to ourselves? We will be discussing self respect and and the importance of respecting your personal space.

THINGS TO CONSIDER

At this time of year, we start to run low on supplies of tissues and wipes. If you are willing to donate a box of tissues or a packet of wipes to your child's classroom, we would be very grateful for your kind offering!

Our Gymnastics program continues this Thursday as we head off to participate in Session # 2.

Thank you to those parents who have volunteered their time to help us with this program. An email will be sent out to our parent volunteers each Monday as a reminder of the upcoming session you have offered to help with.

A few things extra things to consider for our Gymnastics program-

*for ease of movement, tracksuit pants or leggings are best to wear for these sessions

*Even though it is very cold, please do not dress your child in tights as bare feet are best for gymnastics sessions, and they will need to take them off! 

*please ensure that your child brings along a named, plastic water bottle each Thursday to take to the gymnastics venue

*all long hair should be tied back for our gymnastics sessions

🗓 UPCOMING DATES

 Tuesday the 30th July - CyberSafety Project Parent Webinar   https://cybersafetyproject.com.au/parents/

 Thursday 1st August - Gymnastics, Session #2

Thursday 1st August - Volunteer Childsafe Training (online) 5-5.30pm

Friday  2nd August -  TRIBES Olympics Day - Wear your country's colours as suggested by your Tribe leader

Wednesday 7th August - Parent, Student, Teacher conferences, 3.45 - 8pm

Thursday 8th August - Gymnastics, Session #3

Thursday 8th August: Parent, Student, Teacher conferences, 3.45 - 6pm

Friday 9th August: Staff Professional Practice Day - this is a student free day