Writing

This term, students will develop strategies from our whole school approach, VOICES, when writing through the text types of Narratives and Information Reports. They will recognise that we are all author’s and follow the writing process of planning using graphic organisers, drafting, editing for punctuation and spelling and publishing a final piece of writing. Within the second half of the term, students will explore the structure of Information Reports and use non-fiction texts to research and discover facts to transfer into their own writing.  

Some tips for writing with your child at home: 

• Practise correct letter formation using the name and alphabet template given out at the beginning of this year. (if you require another, please speak to your classroom teacher)
• To support handwriting, we need to build our fine motor skills. This can be done through cutting paper using scissors and rolling, squeezing and manipulating playdough. A great resource is ‘playdoh disco’ on YouTube. 
• Build independence in writing by completing their Home Learning without assistance by encouraging them to use the sounds they hear (students can clap out the sounds to assist them)