Level 1 & 2 Wonga Weekly

Reading 

Stories help us share history and the past. We are looking at the importance of storytelling to share experiences from the past. This week we will be looking at First Nations dreaming stories, the message these stories are telling and how these stories are passed down through the generations.

Students will also be revising the important skill of retelling.

What you can do at home: 

Ask your child to retell the story they have just read to you or one that you have just read to them - ask them to name the main characters, the setting and sequence the story from beginning, through the middle, to the end.

Spelling

We will be looking at the suffixes - er, est (comparatives and superlatives) and the rules surrounding the application of these suffixes.

We will also be revising simple sentences and working hard at the editing of our writing using our COPS (Capitals, Order and Organisation, Punctuation, Super Spelling) method.

What you can do at home: 

Discuss the language used for comparatives and superlatives eg small, smaller, smallest, big, bigger and biggest and look at the spelling patterns when you add the suffix.

Maths 

We will continue to work on understanding, making and recording fractions, as well as learning about the following areas in Measurement and Geometry;

Time, Length, Mass, Volume, Capacity and Area.

What you can do at home: 

Notice fractions of a shape and a collection. Also, if you do any cooking with your child/ren, look at the amounts of liquids and solids, talk about the time the process will take etc.

CBL

We will be looking at story telling as a means of passing on information about events from the past.

Dates for Term 4 

To help you stay organised in this busy term, here are some dates that you may like to add to your calendars:

Saturday 14th October - Vue on Halcyon 'Twilight Graze' Fundraiser 

Tuesday 17th October - Cyber Safety Webinar - Digital Balance & Wellbeing 7.30pm

Thursday 19th October - Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser 

30th Oct - 3rd Nov: Book Fair (every day of the week)

13th - 17th November:  Swimming (every day of the week)

Friday 1st December: Grade 1 camp experience

Tuesday 5th December: Grade 2 day camp

Wednesday 6th December: Christmas carols TBC

Wednesday 13th December: Games afternoon with grandparents