Dhumbadjirri "Talk Together"

Class 3/4 Steiner

Celebrating Learning

 

Kii families, 

 

What a fabulous evening we had recently celebrating learning with the STEM night! It was so lovely to see many of you there and for the students to share their achievements. Thank you so much for your support with these special evenings. 

 

Maths

In Mathematics, our main focus has been learning to read the time on an analogue and a digital clock. We have explored AM and PM notation and used a number line to make links to the way we record 12 and 24-hour time. Students have also been exploring ways to problem solve elapsed time using a T-chart and a number line. This is something you can practise with them at home.

 

Some questions that we have explored during this unit:

  • If we start at 9:00 am and finish at 3:30 pm, how much time do we spend at school each day? What mental and visual strategies can we use to solve this?
  • What happens to the hour hand as the minute hand moves around the clock face?
  • How is reading the time related to fraction ideas?
  • What is the meaning of ‘analogue, duration, elapsed, AM and PM’?

Literacy

In Reading, students have continued exploring the four roles of Reciprocal Reading. Reciprocal reading is where students work in small groups to explore different types of texts and respond or engage with these texts by applying a particular role. Currently, students are practising the role of the ‘Predictor’. 

Before starting reading, students make predictions about what they think the text is going to be about. During reading, they make predictions about what they think will happen next. After reading, students may reflect on their predictions, where they correct or incorrect OR if they haven’t completed the text, they may further predict what might happen. Throughout predicting students are providing ‘evidence’ as to why they’re making each prediction such as basing it on their personal experiences or other books and movies. Predicting supports students to make inferences! Next term students will practice the roles of the ‘Summariser’ and the ‘Questioner’. 

 

Things families can talk about at home:

  • Collecting writing ‘seeds’ to use for writing ideas in Term 2 e.g. tickets, photos, drawings, clippings from magazines or newspapers. Please refer to the envelope that has been sent home.
  • Practice calculating elapsed time using a Numberline or T-Chart Strategies.
  • Ask your child the time at various stages of each day so they can build fluency.
  • When reading, remind students to practise predicting before, during and after. 
  • Encourage students to read other types of texts such as newspaper articles, then use a dictionary to define words they didn’t understand.

 

Term 2 timetable

Monday: 

MUSIC 9 - 10

Class 4 Orchestra 10 - 11

 

Tuesday: 

STEM 9 - 10

CRAFT 10 - 11

 

Wednesday: 

LOTE 11.40 - 12.40

 

Thursday: 

PE 10 - 11

Library 12.40 - 1.40

 

I will be away during the first week of Term 2, but the class will have the same CRT for those three days. 

 

Looking forward to seeing you all in Term 2!

Chelsea