F-4 Community News
Foundation
Foundation students went to the Kyabram Fauna Park during the week. They spent the day there exploring interesting Australian animals and their habitats. Whilst at the Fauna Park, the Foundation students enjoyed looking through Hazelman’s Cottage and experienced old artefacts.
Years 1 and 2
Upcoming events
On Thursday 7th Novembr, the Years 1/2 students will be participating in Tabloid Sports with schools from the surrounding district.
The 1/2s having been learning about location in maths. They have been learning about left and right, clockwise and anti-clockwise as well as grid co-ordinates. The students played naughts and crosses using the words left, right, middle, top and bottom.
Years 3 and 4
Years 3/4 students had a wonderful camp experience at Billabong Ranch last week. They were lucky enough to participate in a variety of activities including bungee trampolines, camel riding, peddle boats, archery, an obstacle course and mini golf, just to mention a few. The 3/4 teachers would like to congratulate all the students on their participation and behaviour while on camp.
A great day was had at the 3/4 Summer Sports Day at Tongala Primary School yesterday, Thursday 31st October.
Children's Chatter Matters
Term 4: Language genre/longer and more complex sentences
These activities will help students to make the necessary adjustments to their language so they can communicate for a variety of purposes eg; to tell stories, recount events, persuade, give instructions and report information. Learning about the language and types of words we use in each of these different contexts supports not only the child’s oral language but written language development also.
Focus: Using longer and more complex sentences
Activity 3. Blu-tack sentences
Write a mixture of words on some board/card. Build sentences using Velcro strips or Blu-Tack and then post the completed sentences in a posting box. Encourage your child to use a range of different words e.g. nouns (person, place, thing), verbs (doing words e.g. run), adjectives (describing words e.g. red, big, smart) and conjunctions (joining words e.g. and, because, so, although, however).
Focus: Using a variety of language genres
Activity 4. The art of persuasion
Show your child how to become more aware of the persuasive devices used by advertising companies. As you drive around notice and discuss the ads on various boards and signage. You could also look through the junk mail and catalogues. Focus on the words or images that influence you most. Would you buy this product why or why not?
The following link is to the most comprehensive website available that provides parents with activities that are free, easily accessible and enjoyable. Each activity has been carefully selected to reflect the highest quality, up-to-date research evidence on early literacy development. There is also advice for parents who are concerned about their child’s reading and language development.
http://www.fivefromfive.org.au/parent-resources/