Term 3, Week 3


Hi Parents,

I hope you all enjoyed your weekend even though the Eagles didn’t have a win! Well done to all the Confirmation candidates and their parents that affirmed their commitment to the receiving of this special Sacrament.

The year 4’s and the year 6’s will be welcoming new students tomorrow!

Over the next 5 weeks, Alicia ( year 4) and Laura ( year 6) will be immersing themselves in the Australia / Dunsborough lifestyle. The girls are cousins to Gabriela and Olivia McGinley and they can’t wait to learn more about our school and way of living. It will also be a fantastic opportunity for the students to learn more about the Spanish culture.

Quote of the Week:




Confirmation:
Important Confirmation dates to remember:
1.    Confirmation Retreat – Thursday, 16th August
2.    Sacrament of Confirmation – Saturday, 18th August – 6:00pm

Literacy:

Under this section you will find the literacy learning intentions for the week.
CAFÉ-R (Traits of good readers)

All section one activities of our Novel Studies are due tomorrow. The children will begin reading chapter’s 4 – 6 of their novels and begin completing the comprehension questions ready for next Monday.

The comprehension strategy we will focus on this week is, understanding words’. As words are the building blocks for communicating with one another, if we don’t understand the words we are reading, meaning will be lost.

Voices (Traits of good writers)
We will begin exploring procedures this week, so that the students will be able to write one about the ceremony for the Sacrament of Confirmation.

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

The students completed their Term 2 Numeracy Assessment on Friday. Due to camp and other interruptions, we were running slightly behind schedule with our Numeracy program. This week, we will be looking at rounding and estimating and next week we will be investigating time applications.

Home Learning Grid:
A new home learning grid will be given out tomorrow. Please note that there is a new section for the novel study. This will be due Friday 10th August. Remember that your signature is now required in your child’s diary.

Enjoy the next couple of weeks!

Mr Jones



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