We have been focussing on counting backwards this week because as need to be able to do this for subtraction. Teresa
We have been learning to describe a character. This will help us to write imaginative stories. Lewis
We have been learning about similes as they will help us write more interesting stories. Similes use ‘as’ and ‘like’. Murron
We also had a look at metaphors which also help us make our writing interesting. Lennon
We watched a funny video about Metaphor Man and Simile girl, which helped us to learn the difference between them. Derek
Our mindfulness colouring this week focussed on kind messages that we passed on to someone, to make their day. Erica
The Planets were learning to add –ed and –ing endings onto words this week. Leighla
The Stars were practising –ff endings this week. Ryan Stewart
This week, the Moons were completing a crossword that contained all their spelling words. Jack P
This week, the Suns were practising words with double letters, then adding –le to the end. Murron
We used the ‘rain letters’ game on the laptop to practice our spelling words. Scott
We played skip-counting dominoes to help us become more confident when we are counting. Ava
We continued to work on our conjunctions, using them to make longer sentences. We used words like – since, while, but, and, so, because, etc. Lauren
We have been working on addition with/without regrouping, using 2,3-digit numbers. Cara
We have been learning how to do chest passes in benchball this week. Kenzie M
We also practised ‘passing and moving’ in benchball. Derek
We were also ‘pivoting’ during benchball. Lauren
We will continue our imaginative story development next week, by looking at Settings.
Please encourage your child to practice counting backwards from any given number (eg. Can you count backwards from 91, until I tell you to stop?) and also to work on ‘number before’ a given number (eg. what’s the number that comes before before 70?), as this will benefit their understanding of Subtraction processes. Mrs Stewart
Have a lovely weekend! 🙂
