Dear Parents,

We are halfway through Term 3 already, can you believe it? We are all starting to get excited about book week and discussing costume options and starting to read a range of books recommended by the

In Maths we are finishing our unit on Measurement and moving on to a unit on Australian Money. This is a great opportunity for parents to involve children in daily discussions about money and link the learning in the classroom with the real world. Involving your children with household budgets or counting change when shopping would be particularly valuable.

Our inquiry into Sustainability this term has provoked a wide range of questions about energy and electricity and will be exploring these topics this week. We will be learning about energy, electricity, renewable and nonrenewable energy sources.

In Literacy we will be focusing on Visual literacy. The students will interpret and make meaning from information presented to them in the form of an image. Looking at advertising posters in the community would a great way to initiate discussion to support their learning.

The year 4 students are preparing for their First Eucharist and we will be keeping them in our thoughts and prayers.

Electives will be held this Friday at 2:30.

Have a great week

GOING GREEN!

Firstly thank you to those who responded to the parent survey in relation to our programs. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and we will make sure we address any issues or concerns you have expressed.

In Literacy this week we will continue to explore persuasive texts. We will be creating advertisements and designing posters using persuasive language. There will be ongoing focus group teaching addressing spelling, grammar and reading skills.

In Mathematics we are continuing with measurement. We have explored length and will now be exploring volume and capacity. Work in number, counting and place value will continue on a weekly basis.

In Inquiry we will be investigating what the local community does to deal with waste products.We will be observing and counting the number of bins in the local Ashburton community and discussing questions and wonderings.

In Religious Education we will be exploring Sunday Mass and working to understand its various components.

Have a great week everyone!

This Thursday 28th July Parent/Teacher/Child Conversations are scheduled from 1.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.. The students will be dismissed at 12.00 p.m.

Welcome to Week 3!
In Religion the students will examine the four parts of the Mass. Through discussion of their experiences and readings they will be introduced to what happens at Mass during the gathering, listening, giving thanks to God, and departing.

As part of our Inquiry unit on Sustainability, we will continue to look at how much rubbish our classroom collects in one week. We will look for solutions on how we can reduce the amount of rubbish we create. We will also look at our local community and how rubbished is disposed.

In Mathematics we will explore the use of common units of measurements both in our class setting and through differentiated learning groups.

Have a wonderful week!

From the 1/2 team.

hello Everyone,

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Dear Parents,

This week is going to be awesome in 1/2 are we taking our descriptive writing to a whole new level. Students have been creating their own countries, treasure maps and flags as we integrate our inquiry into literacy. We have had some amazing guest speakers in the past few weeks and we are all grateful for the parents that donated their time to inspire us all!

In Mathematics this week our focus is on statistics and probability. This means the students will be creating tallies, graphs and creating surveys to collect data with Maths groups continuing on Thursday and Friday.

Have a great week everyone.

The 1/2 team.

Welcome to week 6.

This week we will continue to explore different countries and cultures in our geography inquiry unit.
The students will once again have the opportunity to participate in guest speaker presentations. We thank family members that have already volunteered to come and speak.

In mathematics we will continue our multiplication exploration. Children will have the opportunity to participate in cross class numeracy lessons structured for their specific learning needs.

In literacy students will continue to participate in literacy rotations and focused reading groups. In writing students will be engaging in some creative writing with the stimulus of pirates and treasure maps.

In Religious Education we will be reflecting on the story of Noah’s ark and begin to reflect on and explore the topic of Eucharist. This week we will also be practicing our song for the 1/2 mass in preparation for Sunday.

Have a wonderful week everyone.

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