Term 2- Week 7


Hi Parents,

Winter has arrived!

Quote of the Week:



INTERSCHOOL WINTER CARNIVAL

Year Five and Six classes will be participating in the South West Primary School Association Interschool Winter Carnival on Thursday, 13th June. Please refer to the note for any specific details on what the children will need to bring with them.

Please note, that all children will need to arrive at school NO LATER than 08:15am to be ready for the bus.

WORLD REFUGEE DAY

Next week is world Refugee Week and Refugee Day is the 20th June. We are planning a rice day to raise awareness of the plight of Refugees. This year this will be an experience, rather than a fundraiser, although if families want to they might make a contribution to the Caritas boxes.

All students are welcome to participate in rice for lunch at no charge. They will be given a serve of plain boiled rice only. We are trying to help them understand what it means to go without. If parents think that their child will require additional sustenance on the day they are welcome to pack extra food.

Students will be asked to bring their own bowl and spoon that is clearly labelled with their name on it. This will take place on the Friday of week 8 (21st of June).

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.

The following should be included in the diary:

Everyday:
·       Reading
·       LSCWC (x4 per list of words)
·       Times Tables
·       Physical Activity

Students Choose When:
·       Mental Maths (Unit 15-16)
·       Spelling (Definitions and 1 spelling activity – per list)

Home Life:
·       Teach you parents something
·       Play a board game or something similar

Please ensure that your child is ticking their diary once an activity has been completed.

Literacy:
Under this section you will find the literacy learning intentions for the week.

CAFÉ-R (Traits of good readers)
We will be focusing on the comprehension strategy of synthesising this week. Synthesising is when our thinking grows and changes as we read. Synthesis is an insight, a new line of thinking, or a light bulb ‘aha’ moment in response to the text. We compare synthesis to baking a cake or putting a jigsaw puzzle together because the pieces or ingredients form a bigger product.

Voices (Traits of good writers)
By the end of this week, all children will have completed their information report on a country competing at the 2019 Cricket World Cup. We will then write a report on an animal that has featured in the latest David Attenborough series, ‘Our Planet’.

Numeracy
Under this section you will find the Numeracy learning intentions for the week.

We will be looking at decimal fractions over the next two weeks. The students will learn about tenths, hundredths and thousandths, how to read and write decimals and how to compare and order decimals. Next week we will investigate renaming decimals, rounding and percentages.

Have a great week!

Mr Jones



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