Term 3, Week 7


Hi everybody!

What a cracker weekend! Sun was shining and the Eagles secured 2 home finals!

Quote of the Week:





The Amazing Nautical Race:
The kids have been busy searching the classroom for clues over the past week and these clues have taken them to different locations around the world. Have a chat to your child regarding the race and what it all means.

Family Camp Artwork:
The students have been asked to come up with the logo for the 2018 Family Camp at Donnelly River. If your child is participating, they will need their artwork completed by Friday, 31st August.

 Confirmation Cake:
The children wanted to say a big thank you to Mrs Buxcey for organising the cake (which was very yummy!) and to any of the parents that helped out during the preparation for Confirmation.

 Special mention to Sue-Ellen for providing her talents with a pen and writing the candidates names on their certificates.

 It really was a a whole community effort to prepare all of the Year 6's for this special occasion, so thank you to everyone for helping out. Cheers!

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

CAFÉ-R (Traits of good readers)
The children have been busy reading, answering questions and completing activities on the novels that they are reading. The final comprehension questions are due this Friday.

We have been focusing on the comprehension strategy of identifying the main idea. If we know what the main idea of a text is, we will have a much better chance of understanding what it is about.

Voices (Traits of good writers)
The students are beginning to plan an explanation on how a ship floats.

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

We will continue to investigate 2D shapes; polygons, quadrilaterals, triangles and circles.

Home Learning Grid:
I have decided to omit the home learning grid for the rest of the term. There will still be home learning that will need to be completed, but with the pressures of the musical preparation coming to fruition, I will be a little more lenient on the student’s home learning. All home learning will be written in their diaries each day and will need to be completed for the next school day.

Enjoy the next couple of weeks!

Mr Jones



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