Level 1 & 2 Wonga Weekly

 WEEK 5 LEARNING IN...

📚 LITERACY

In Reading, we will explore mentor texts written by Indigenous authors. We will be tuning into the unfamiliar vocabulary presented, unpacking the meaning of unknown words to help us comprehend the concepts presented in the texts we read. 

In Writing, we will continue working on our sentences; adding interesting adjectives to make our writing interesting for the reader to read. We will also continue to focus on sentence conventions including using capital letters and punctuation accurately.

In Phonics, we will be focusing on the digraph 'wh'.  The question words are good examples of this digraph in action; 'where', 'when', 'why', 'what', and 'who'.

What you can do at home

Have a look at the library available on Reading Eggs. After reading a book from the library on Reading Eggs, help your child complete the quiz about the book. Did you know that not only can you search for books about a topic of interest in the Reading Eggs library, but you can also find books that are age appropriate. It is a great resource to explore, increasing the number of books that are available for your child to read.

🎲 NUMERACY

This week we will continue with our focus on addition and subtraction, particularly exploring part, part, whole thinking. When thinking of the two numbers that add together to give a total, we are thinking of the two parts that make the whole. So, 6 and 4 are the two parts that make 10 and 55 and 45 are the two parts that make 100.

Fluency games and challenging tasks will be presented to provide students with a variety of opportunities to practise addition strategies.

What you can do at home

Dice and a deck of cards are simple tools used to play many fluency building maths games. Ask you child to teach you one of the card games or dice games that they have been playing at school this week. While playing, consider the strategies that the game encourages your child to practise.

🌄 CBL - Country

This week students will consider the question, 'What is special about country?' 

We will explore what traditional owners respect about country and how indigenous communities connect to it.

🧒🏻 WELLBEING

In Friendology this week, we will focus on healthy and unhealthy friendships. We will use the 'Friend - O - Meter' tool to reflect on when friendships are healthy, happy and fun (green) and when friendships are unhealthy, frustrating and disappointing (red). The terms 'trust' and 'respect' will be an important part of this learning. The image below shows you the 'Friend - O - Meter' tool that we will be referring to.

🗓 UPCOMING DATES

Wednesday 15th May - Hot Diggity Dog Day

Wednesday 15th May - School Photos catch up day

Sunday 26th May - National Sorry Day

Monday 10th June - King's Birthday Public Holiday