Term 1, Week 9
Hi Parents,
What a
fantastic weekend of Autumn weather! I hope you managed to get out and about to
enjoy this spectacular place in which we live.
Quote of the Week:
HARMONY DAY
A massive
thanks to everyone who contributed to the shared morning tea. There was so much
food to choose from and the kids (and myself) enjoyed everything that was on
offer.
PARENT INTERVIEWS
Thank you to
all the parents who have written their name in a suitable time slot. A reminder
that the interviews are being held in Week
10.
GRADUATION SHIRT
The graduation shirt design has been sent
to Hip Pocket. They will get back to me with the price but last year it was
around $10 per child. Once I have a price, I will get the children to bring in
their green OLC sports shirt (clearly labelled) and the cash to pay. I will
then drop them off to Hip Pocket.
COMMEMORATION SITES
The students will begin to create their ‘ANZAC
SPIRIT COMMEMORATION SITES’ this week. Over the term, we have focussed on the
Gallipoli Campaign. We have investigated the reasons for Australia’s
involvement in World War 1 and the Gallipoli Campaign. We had a look at the
living and fighting conditions of the Gallipoli Campaign as well as a timeline
of the main events that occurred during the Gallipoli Campaign. There is a
rubric on One Note (HASS folder) to guide the children. These will be due on Thursday of Week One, Term Two.
STEM CLAYMATION PROJECT
The children have been placed into groups
to apply their learning of how plants and animals adapt to the biome in which
they live in. Each group is required to write a simple short story on how the
squirrel collects acorns and stores them in their burrows underground or in
tree hollows to eat during winter. They will have to create 3D cardboard coniferous
environment to provide a setting for their stop motion picture. They will also
have to make some playdough so that they can make a squirrel and the acorns. I
have included a simple recipe below. A project brief, project steps and
assessment rubric have been uploaded to One Note under the Content Library tab.
This project will not be due until WEEK
TWO, TERM TWO.
NUMERACY ASSESSMENT
The children will sit their Term One Post
Assessment on Thursday morning. This week, rather than completing Mental Maths,
the children will be reviewing the concepts. They will be able to access all of
the concepts to practise via their exercise books and Mathletics.
HOME LEARNING / DIARIES
A new fortnight
of home learning has begun. Please take the time to sit down with your child
and discuss their planning for the next two weeks.
Literacy:
Under
this section you will find the literacy learning intentions for the week.
CAFÉ-R (Traits of good readers)
This week, the
children will be busy writing good copies of their different forms of poetry.
They will be displaying their poems on a PicCollage and these will be stored in
their Learning Journeys for you to look at.
Voices (Traits of good writers)
This week, the
children will be busy writing good copies of their different forms of poetry.
They will be displaying their poems on a PicCollage and these will be stored in
their Learning Journeys for you to look at. Examples should include an acrostic
poem, haiku, cinquain, shape poem, limerick and an ode.
Numeracy
Under
this section you will find the Numeracy learning intentions for the week.
We have been
exploring fractions last week and this will continue until tomorrow. We have
looked at simplifying fractions, mixed numerals and improper fractions,
comparing and ordering fractions and equivalent fractions.
Have a great
remainder of the week!
Mr Jones
