Curriculum Foci

Writing:

Text Types:

Procedural
Recount

Handwriting:

Letter formation
Starting points
Direction
Correct placement on dotted third lines

Spelling Rules or Sounds:

Students will learn one spelling sound per week and/or a spelling rule.
Seven spelling sounds will be taught explicitly
The spelling rules;
Suffixes
Plural rule
Homophones - they’re, their, there

Grammar and Punctuation Foci:

Full stops
Commas in compound/complex sentences and lists

Reading:

Decoding strategies - being able to segment and blend sounds together
Letter-sound relationships
Retelling the story in the correct order
Fluency and expression
Answering literal comprehension questions by identifying the information within the text
Non-fiction text features
How to read a procedural text and follow basic instructions
Determining between fact and fiction

Mathematics:

Number and Algebra:

Multiplication
Division
Money
Place value of two, three and four digit numbers
Skip counting by 2s, 5s, 10s and 3s
Shape and number patterns
Partners to twenty to solve addition problems
Solving addition and subtraction equations using doubles and near doubles

Measurement and Geometry:

Properties of 2D shapes
Practise using terms such as curved lines, straight lines and identify edges and corners
Features of an analogue and digital clock, telling o’clock and half-past times

Statistics and Probability:

Identify outcomes that are likely, unlikely, possible and impossible

Humanities:

Topic: WORLDLY Students will be investigating local and global destinations, and learning geographical terminology, including maps and location words. They will collect and record geographical information, represent information in plans and labelled maps.

Inquiry Skills: Critical and creative thinking, taking action, sharing ideas, collaboration (working in teams, offering ideas, problem solving), communication.

Dates to Remember

Important Dates