English: This week in spelling and reading, we have looked at two syllable words ending in y. The y makes a long e sound in these words. In grammar, we looked at the differencesbetween questions and statements. In short burst writing, the children wrote about
camping. In parent writing we focused on using adjectives to write an informative description about a pelican.
Maths: This week the children revisited Data and the features of a picture graph. This included how to gather data using concrete materials, tally marks, lists or symbols such as
pictures of objects. They learnt about scaling where one object or picture can represent more than one data value. Discuss/Revise the features of a picture graph. The children are
becoming more confident in interpreting the data, organise the data into a graph and answer questions about the data.
Science: This week we revised what sound is and how it travels. The children also explored making everyday sounds themselves such as: a cat’s meow, the wind, a car. They learnt about Jack Foley’s theory (a sound-effects artist) that similar sounds can be made in
different ways. The children tested this theory by recreating the sounds of a storm/rain/or wind using objects from around the classroom, their voices and their bodies.
Geography: We learned all about The Great Australian Bight. In “Are we there yet?” Grace and her family stop at the Head of Bight to go whale watching. We looked at videos of the
visitor’s centre and identified things in the area that were natural and made by humans.
Philosophy: We continued our study of patience. We discussed how the children and other family members showed patience at home. We read the story; Croc Needs to Wait.
And discussed why showing patience is important.
Shakespeare: The children are enjoying their drama lessons with Claire Lilla each week. It is very important that the children learn their lines as soon as possible. Our rehearsals are
not solely devoted to teaching the children their lines, they are for the children to learn movements, actions and speaking their lines in character.
