Dear Parents

I would like to start by thanking you for joining us in our Mexican celebrations yesterday. The children looked great in their sombreros and their tummies were filled with yummy burritos. Thank you for those who brought in food and drinks and made it a day to remember.


This week we covered the following work:

English
· Book Titles
· Days of the Week

Reading
· Pig Knew What to Do – Vowel Pairs oo, ew, ue, ou
· Something New! – oo, ew, ue, ou
· A Ride on the Slide – Long i: ight and ie
· Words to know – High-Frequency Words
· A Cake for Little Pig – Comprehension Check
· Real or Make-Believe – Comprehension, Fantasy and Realism
· Words with oo as in moon – Spelling oo

Maths
· Lesson 14.1 – Hands-On: Value of Coins

· Lesson 14.2 – Hands-On: Nickels and Pennies

· Lesson 14.3 – Hands-On: Dimes and Pennies

· Lesson 14.4 – Hands-On Count Coins


Social Studies
We did a number of activities relating to Mexico

Work for Two Weeks Time:
Spelling Words:
Doing, going, clicking, looking, meeting, greeting, singing, jumping, running, sitting, getting, thinking

Words for Sentences:
Sunshine, sweaty, telephone, television, thirsty, tree house, tweezers, wheel barrow

Dictation
We went running, singing and jumping out in the sunshine. We became sweaty and thirsty, so we went into our small tree house for a cold drink.

Import Dates:
11 April – School starts
13 April – Pottery Day
15 April – Spelling Test
19 and 20 April – Parent Teacher conferences (appointment letters will be sent home when we get back)
22 April – Easter Party
29 April - Field Trip

Farewell
Sadly, on Thursday, we said good-bye to the Balley family. Imogen, together with her parents will move back to Singapore. We wish the Balley family well in their move and hope to remain in contact with them.

If you are going away for the vacation, we wish you a safe journey; if you are staying in Taiwan, we wish you a great time with your child - before you know it they are all grown up. We look forward to seeing you again next Monday.

Have a great Spring Break!
Robyn Wood