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| Rosie is a Harry Potter fan! |
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| Jake shows us his skateboard his dad made! |
Monday, February 25, 2013
MORE AWESOME PERSONALITY BAGS
ESSENTIAL SPELLING LISTS
Try these lists at home and see how many words
you know by heart!
Essential List 1
These words make up 25% of writing:
a I it the was and in my to we
Essential List 2
These words make up 15% of writing:
at had of that up but he on then went
for is she there when got me so they you
Essential List 3
These words make up 10% of writing:
about be go into our after because
going just out all came
have like said are day her mum some
as down his not were back
get home one with
Essential List 4
These words make up 10% of writing:
again do next people an first night put
around food no ran big
from now saw by good off school can has
old see come him only
started could house or their dad if
other them did little over this
Essential List 5
These words make up 5% of writing:
am door last once another everyone
left play away family long
really bed five looked room been
found made something before
friend man till best fun more thing
brother heard morning think
called here name thought car know
never three
Essential List 6
These words make up 5% of writing:
also cool eyes head always dark fell
hit asked decided felt how
black dog find inside boy eat four
its bus end gave it's cat even
getting I'll coming every great I'm
minutes place sister top water
most ready sleep town while much
ride suddenly tree why nice
right take turned window opened run
tell until woke outside say
ten wanted yes jump knew later life
live lot lunch make
Essential List 7
These words make up 3% of writing:
any each ground money soon baby ever
guard mother stay bad
everything hand myself stop ball
face happened new swimming
being fast happy parents tea bit
father help picked than boat few
hole playing tried bought finally
hot presents under camp finished
hour road wait dead game let side
won died girl look small work
doing gone many sometimes world
Here are some additional words you
should know how to spell... can you do it?
This list is of the most difficult essential words
to spell correctly.
As they are often used in writing, it is important
that you learn to spell each one.
allowed disappeared holidays stopped
awhile doesn't hopped straight
believe dollars hospital they're
breakfast don't instead threw brought
everybody lightning tomorrow
brought everybody lightning tomorrow
cannon everyday luckily video
can't everywhere nearly wasn't caught
excited police watch centre favourite
present weren't chocolate fire
probably we're clothes friends
quiet whole couldn't front scared
won't didn't grabbed second
you're different having someone
If you can spell all the rest AND you are an expert
speller then try this...
Spelling - Etymologists
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1.
Find a word in the dictionary
which you find interesting and useful
2.
Copy the word with the
pronunciation in brackets beside it
3.
State whether it is a noun, verb,
adjective etc.
4.
Read the definition carefully and
write it in your own words
5.
Put the word into a short story
which demonstrates its meaning
6.
Write the etymology (origin) of
the word
7.
Memorise the word and try to use
it at least twice throughout the week at school and at home.
Bring your word to share and teach us all
about it.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
Sunday, February 17, 2013
WEEK 3
This is our swimming week at Aquagym. Please make sure that you are all taking responsibility for
taking your swimming togs and towel out of your swim bag each day and drying
them, ready for the next day.
We are enjoying listening to each others presentations of “personality
bags”.
Reading
There is the expectation that children will be reading at home everyday
– some reading groups will be bringing home specific reading books to read to
parents. All children will
hopefully be reading their own library book or home book.
Spelling Words
Spelling words are made up from essential spelling lists and/or words
based on a specific spelling rule.
They are given these words each Monday and are recorded in their notebooks.
They are to be practised each night at home and we will check them on
Friday.
Maths
Each week children are given a basic facts or times tables to focus
on. They are tested on a Friday in
a quick test of 20 in a random order.
This week’s basic facts are: basic facts to 20 eg: 16+4,12-4
Reminders:
A reminder that we are swimming every day this week!
Don’t forget to book your goal setting interview, either online via the
school website or if you don’t internet access the school office has one available.
Remember to check out our class blog, access through the school website
or teamtwenty2013.blogspot.com
We would love to stock up on newspapers and old magazines for art
activities.
Our Personality Bags!
Sunday, February 3, 2013
WELCOME TO TEAM 20 2013
Welcome to Term 1. We have 25 amazing children in our
class this year, all of who come highly recommended from last year’s Year 3
teachers!
We are going to have a
fantastic year together full of fun and exciting learning experiences and
challenges!
Rosina Tippen will be
teaching on Monday, Tuesday and Fridays and Trish Bunting is teaching
Wednesdays and Thursdays.
We are looking forward to
getting to know both yourselves and your children. 2013 is going to be a
fabulous year!
Some Key dates for Term
1 you may wish to add to your calendar are:
• Middle Syndicate Aqua Gym Swimming
Lessons – 18th - 22nd February
• Y4-6 Swimming Sports at Jellie Park
Pool – 4th March
• Goal Setting Interviews – Tuesday 5th
March, Wed 6th
March
• Big Day Out at Spencer Park – Thursday
11th April
Our first Inquiry focus for the
year is ‘ Learning to Learn’.
In Literacy, we will be
focusing on both Transactional (diary and recount writing) and Narrative (
creative) writing this term.
Our Reading programme is
designed to scaffold and support the learning of each individual student. This term we will be using a specific
programme designed to build upon the children’s reading skills.
In Maths, this year the children will continue to be
involved in an interchange programme across our Year 4 team. This will bestarting in Week 4 of this
term.. This will enable us to
teach more specifically to individuals’ Numeracy stage and ability.
Homework expectations: The children
will have weekly spelling, tables and reading. They will be given these on a Monday to be learnt for
testing on the Friday.
Reading:
Is
the most important task to do every night at home, a reading book for the week
will be used at school and the children are free to take this home and share it
with you but our preference would be your child’s personal choice of reading
material. The idea is that this is the time to practise fluent reading and that
it should be fun. As adults we
choose to read easy material for our recreational reading and therefore this is
the habit we are seeking to create.
It is time to practise
using funny, read aloud voices and expression and talk about what is happening
in the story.
Maths: Basic facts or
a timetable will be sent home each week and your help in assisting your child
to commit these to memory so they are able to recall them almost immediately is
a great advantage to their maths learning in the classroom.
Year 4 Camp: Living
Springs Term 4: This is a very exciting rewarding experience for our
children. We will not be undertaking any school wide fundraising for camps this
year, so to make budgeting as easy as possible for families we will let you
know the cost of this as soon as possible. It is estimated to cost you $120.
Housekeeping:
·
Term 1- is a hat wearing term so please help your child to
ensure they have one at school to wear.
·
Extra Notices: will be available on the wall in the foyer of
the classroom. Feel free to check
to see that you have received every thing, we will also include these on our
class blog: teamtwenty2013.blogspot.com
·
Our Classroom Timetable: will soon be on displayed here so
that you can find us if you need us when we are not in the room.
Thank you to those parents
who have introduced themselves already.
We really appreciate your interest in your child’s education and look
forward to meeting you all during the next few weeks.
Please feel free to
contact us at school should you have any concerns or questions.
Kind
Regards
Trish Bunting and Rosina Tippen
Ph 355 9132
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