St Kierans Catholic Primary School

Lloyd Street, Moe 3825

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3/2H Class News
6 October 2014
Dear Parents,
WELCOME BACK TO TERM 4!
I hope you and your children have all had a good holiday and are ready for a busy last
term of 2014 It!s hard to believe there are less than 12 "ee#s left until $hristmas%
Over the ne&t 11 "ee#s, our class "ill spend a short time dra"ing together the
learning "e did last term from our in'uiry unit( )rom paddoc# to plate * the +ourney of
our food ,s many children "ere unable to present their pro+ects due to a range of
unforeseen circumstances, I plan to spend the -rst "ee# or so of this term -nishing
things o.
Thank you, a!en"s, for your fabulous contributions of time and ideas, by assisting
your children "ith their )ood pro+ects /o far "e have had a po"er point presentation
about -sh saved from home onto a 0/1 stic# and presented on our classroom
/martboard 2e have also shared in a delicious home3coo#ed dish that "as shared
"ith all the class, and a range of very attractive and interesting "ritten pro+ects that
are currently on display in the classroom So please come in and have a look at
your convenience.
4his term!s in'uiry unit "ill be Ea!"h an# $a%e $%&en%es 2e "ill lin# this "ith
5ational 6ecycling 2ee# during 2ee# 6 of term 710316 5ovember8
Our Rel&'&ous E#u%a"&on topic for the -rst half of this term "ill be Loving God and
Others Our Call to Mission. $hildren "ill be encouraged to identify ho" they can
participate in the mission of 9esus through acts of service In the last half of the term,
our topic "ill be Christmas - the Message of Joy and Peace
Rea#&n' focuses for the term "ill include consolidating children!s recognition of high
fre'uency sight "ords 7such as the 100 most used "ords8, assisting children to use
their comprehension s#ills to self3correct errors as "ell as punctuation and phonic
#no"ledge 2e "ill also continue using /6, according to children!s individual reading
needs to identify literal and implied meanings, main ideas and further details :ear ;
children "ill also "or# to become familiar "ith typical te&t structures and language
features 3 for e&ample narratives, procedures, reports, revie"s and e&positions
In W!&"&n' an# $ell&n' this term, children "ill focus on accurately spelling high
fre'uency "ords 7such as the 100 most used "ords8 and use punctuation accurately
:ear ; children "ill continue +oining all of their lo"er3case letters, "hilst the :ear 2
children "ho are sho"ing a readiness to move on to +oining letters "ill be introduced
to this ne" s#ill 2e "ill build on children!s #no"ledge of nouns and verbs, and :ear ;
children "ill "or# to ensure they use verbs e.ectively in their narrative te&ts 7stories8
to give more information about ho" their characters thin# and feel ,ll children "ill
2
also continue to be challenged to ensure that their use of verbs in the past tense is
correct 7for e&ample <caught! instead of <catched!8
Our Ma"hs units "ill revise children!s #no"ledge of fractions and measuring
symmetry, as "ell as developing their #no"ledge and s#ills "ith the four operations
7addition, subtraction, multiplication and division8 * according to their o"n individual
learning needs
4hroughout the term "e "ill also be "or#ing to perfect our swo!#()'h"&n' son'
an# #an%e item for the school production on 12 December
,s al"ays, please continue to help your children!s academic learning through the
follo"ing on3going ho*ewo!k a%"&+&"&es,
6egularly 7daily is ideal8 listening to your children reading their dot
boo#s=chapter boo#s and signing their reading diaries ready to bring to school
each )riday
>elping your children learning their spelling "ords as they are sent home
regularly 4here is a list of helpful "ays to practise the "ords on your child!s
home"or# sheet 4hese spelling "ord lists are di.erent for each child according
to their individual needs
4he /tudyladder "ebsite is also full of a range of ?aths and @iteracy activities
geared separately for children in :ear 2 and :ear ; Please let me #no" if you
need another copy of your username=pass"ord
Our o"n class "ebsite * """;2h"eeblycom
Other useful "ebsites such as """ictgamescom for a range of helpful literacy
and maths games
,nything related to earth and space sciences, the sun, moon, planets,
asteroids, comets, etc
Our $o%&al E*o"&onal Lea!n&n' focus this term "ill be Bounce 4he unit is aimed to
promote children!s emotional resilience and strengthen their s#ills in coping "ith day3
to3day diAculties
@ast, but not least, our +e''&e 'a!#en bed "ill also be re+uvenated this term
October is an ideal time to gro" pump#ins and their <cousins! such as cucumbers and
Bucchinis It!s amaBing ho" similar each of their leaves loo#% Other vegetable
families 7for e&ample, beans=peasC green lea-es such as lettuce=#ale=silver beetC roots
such as carrots=onions=spring onions=beetrootC and tomatoes=egg plant8 "ill be gro"n
by other classes
Please continue to drop into the classroom or "rite me a 'uic# note if you need to
discuss anything
:ours in partnership,
6ose >o"ell