Week 11

Dear Parents,

Thank you for bringing your child to school on Saturday, it is greatly appreciated. I am confident that the show will be a great success but more importantly that the children have fun. Thank you for ensuring that your child was dressed all in black. Please ensure that on the night your child is wearing black socks.

Thank you to those parents who met with me last week. I hope that I was able to clarify your concerns.

Last week we covered the following:

Reading

• New words: also, blue, brown, colors, funny, green, like, many, some, grab, grass, it’s, let’s, trip
• We read the following stories: The Trip and At the Aquarium
• Clusters with r (cr, br, tr, pr)
• Contractions with ‘s (he’s, it’s, what’s, where’s, who’s)
• What happens next (sequencing)
• Short i sounds
• Naming parts

Math

Lesson 5.4 – Using Additional Strategies

Lesson 5.5 – Writing a Number Sentence

Add by code

Chapter Review

Social Studies

We have started Social Studies. Our first unit is My School

· We looked at maps

Spelling List – List 10

• nap, tap, clap, flap, sip, rips, hip, lips, strap

Dictation

• I clap my hands, tap my feet and move my hips.

Show and Tell

• An orange object

Important Dates for this week:

• Wednesday, 17 November – Show and Tell
• Friday, 19 November – Maths Chapter 5
• Friday, 19 November – Spelling test

If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me.

Regards,

Robyn Wood