V4 are swimming on Monday.
Make sure you pack your togs.
We also have a school show at 9am called Spirit of Mana.
See you on Monday at 8.50am with all your holiday stories.
Bridget
Wednesday, 30 April 2014
Wednesday, 16 April 2014
Term 2
Term 2 is fast approaching.
Here is what V4 are going to be up to.
Inquiry
Our first inquiry of the year is linked into the health and P.E. curriculum. We are learning about how to live a balanced and healthy life.
Is my life balanced?
Deep Understandings
By setting and reflecting on achievable goals I can improve my life.
By living a balanced lifestyle, can help me improve my learning.
We are going to be finishing this inquiry in the first few weeks of term 3. There will be a sharing afternoon held on Wednesday 21st May at 2.00pm to 2.45pm. We will then be finishing the term with an inquiry about one of the Worlds Earth Systems - Our Weather.
Literacy
Our literacy program will still have the 3 main components - spelling, reading and writing.
We will continue to be learning and practicing different spelling strategies in class spelling groups. We will also be practicing essential words using the spelling flow diagram.
Our reading and writing program is linked into our inquiry. We will start the term by finishing to write the recipes for our recipe book. We will next learn about writing excellent endings for our writing.
In our reading sessions we will be learning about the comprehension strategies asking questions, inferring, analysing and synthesising to help us create deeper understandings about what we are reading. The children have a reading log with activities to complete as part of their homework. Could you please encourage them to be reading regularly and filling in their logs.
During writing we will start the term with finishing writing our recipes for our recipe book and raps that show what we have learnt in our inquiry. In the next part of the term we are going to be learning to write excellent endings to our stories.
Math
We are going to have a strand focus on Measurement. In number we are going to be learning about addition and subtraction. We will then start learning about ratios and proportions. We will also learn about different strategies to solve problems.
We are having a focus on learning our basic facts. It is important for the children to know these by heart. It would be great if you could support your child by helping them practice at home too.
P.E.
This term we are going to be attending swimming sessions at Kilbirnie Pool on Thursday and some Mondays.
Monday
Homework
The children have regular weekly homework. They have a reading log, a reading comprehension activity, essential spelling words and basic facts to practice.
Water Bottles
It is important for the children to keep hydrated. Could you please pack a named water bottle they can use in class.
Our first inquiry of the year is linked into the health and P.E. curriculum. We are learning about how to live a balanced and healthy life.
Is my life balanced?
Deep Understandings
By setting and reflecting on achievable goals I can improve my life.
By living a balanced lifestyle, can help me improve my learning.
We are going to be finishing this inquiry in the first few weeks of term 3. There will be a sharing afternoon held on Wednesday 21st May at 2.00pm to 2.45pm. We will then be finishing the term with an inquiry about one of the Worlds Earth Systems - Our Weather.
Literacy
Our literacy program will still have the 3 main components - spelling, reading and writing.
We will continue to be learning and practicing different spelling strategies in class spelling groups. We will also be practicing essential words using the spelling flow diagram.
Our reading and writing program is linked into our inquiry. We will start the term by finishing to write the recipes for our recipe book. We will next learn about writing excellent endings for our writing.
In our reading sessions we will be learning about the comprehension strategies asking questions, inferring, analysing and synthesising to help us create deeper understandings about what we are reading. The children have a reading log with activities to complete as part of their homework. Could you please encourage them to be reading regularly and filling in their logs.
During writing we will start the term with finishing writing our recipes for our recipe book and raps that show what we have learnt in our inquiry. In the next part of the term we are going to be learning to write excellent endings to our stories.
Math
We are going to have a strand focus on Measurement. In number we are going to be learning about addition and subtraction. We will then start learning about ratios and proportions. We will also learn about different strategies to solve problems.
We are having a focus on learning our basic facts. It is important for the children to know these by heart. It would be great if you could support your child by helping them practice at home too.
P.E.
This term we are going to be attending swimming sessions at Kilbirnie Pool on Thursday and some Mondays.
Monday
5/5 (first day of term 2), 16/6, 30/6
Leave school at 11.30am, pool time 12-1pm, leave pool at 1.15pm
Thursday
15/5, 22/5, 29/5, 5/6, 12/6, 26/6
Leave school at 9.30am, pool time 10am-11am, leave pool at 11.15am
School swimming sports is going to be held in term 3.
During the first couple of weeks during term 2 we are going to be training for the school cross country event held on 16th May.
Homework
The children have regular weekly homework. They have a reading log, a reading comprehension activity, essential spelling words and basic facts to practice.
Water Bottles
It is important for the children to keep hydrated. Could you please pack a named water bottle they can use in class.
Monday, 14 April 2014
Cross Country Training
We have our school cross country event happening in week 2 of term 2. To help with our training we have been running the 7 point run.
It would be great if we keep practicing our running during the holidays.
Sunday, 13 April 2014
Hello my name is...
This weeks homework challenge was to learn how to say "hello my name is..." In 5 different languages
Tuesday, 8 April 2014
Wednesday, 2 April 2014
Roy Lichtenstein inspired art
Using onomatopoeia in our writing excites the reader. We have created art using these sound words in the style of Roy Lichtenstein.
Criteria: Use sound words like Bang, Pop, Ka-Boom
Use at least 3 layers
Use only primary colours (red, blue, yellow) and then outline with black marker
Here are some models we looked at
Criteria: Use sound words like Bang, Pop, Ka-Boom
Use at least 3 layers
Use only primary colours (red, blue, yellow) and then outline with black marker
Here are some models we looked at
Here are ours!
Tuesday, 1 April 2014
Sugar showdown
As a part of our inquiry, we have been finding out how much sugar is in the muesli bar and fruit string snacks we eat at morning tea.
What do the experts say?
- Children ages 6-10 should be eating muesli bars and fruit snacks that has less than 9 grams of sugar and no more than 5 grams of fat per serve (per bar/packet).
Check in for a later post to see the results.
What do the experts say?
- Children ages 6-10 should be eating muesli bars and fruit snacks that has less than 9 grams of sugar and no more than 5 grams of fat per serve (per bar/packet).
Check in for a later post to see the results.
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