Hope you’ve got a cuppa and are able to sit back and relax while you read this post.
This week you would’ve noticed that we haven’t sent home any any new sounds in sound books. We have spent the week consolidating our learning from the previous week.
Last week we learnt three digraphs, the th, Sh, and ch sounds. A digraph is when two letters are put together to make one sound. These digraphs sound very different to each other but can be confusing for children to write as they all have a h as part of their sound.

It is important that children can articulate the sound, hear the sound and then reproduce each sound correctly. Basically if you can say it, you can write it.
We made clowns to remind us to stick out our tongue when saying th. You can help your child with this sound at home, it is not v or d. We’ve been practicing saying words like feather and this and that, not feader or vis or dat.
We made chains to help us remember the ch sound and looked at Sh shapes.
Did you know that we have begun Dictation as part of our spelling program?
We have been working hard to solve number stories and problems during maths. Children are being encouraged to be “Super hero learners”.
Super hero learners
😊 Look
😊 Listen
😊 Think about what is being said
😊 They ask questions
😊 They talk to others
😊 They work together
😊 They explain their thinking
😊 They record their thinking
This week we met with our buddy class, who now have a new teacher as Mrs Wright is maternity leave. Mrs Simmons will be teaching our buddies until the end of the year.
Due to the Library hosting the up coming Bookfair viewings this week, we will not be borrowing a Library book this week. Instead, our class will visit the Library to view the books and other items to be sold in the Bookfair during week five. Your child will be able to look at all items on display and then choose two items for a Wishlist that they’d like mum or dad to buy. I will explain that this is a Wishlist, something you’d like to buy and that mum and dad could say yes or no about buying items. You’re in no way obligated to buy anything on your child’s Wishlist. Look out for information about about how you can purchase items in the school newsletter.
Here is the latest reading strategy we have been working on.

It is great to see the children becoming confident with their reading. Please remember that sight words are not to be sounded out, they are too tricky for that.
This week we will be participating in the National Simultaneous Storytelling event. The story to be shared at the same time by many schools throughout Australia this year is..

On Friday we are due for our fortnightly Independence Day.
Now that the weather is changing, please be aware that our classroom does get warm during the day, we have 25 children in our class who continue to run around at playtime, our rooms are heated. When dressing your child please be mindful about the number of layers you are putting on them. Children need to be able to take off layers as they get warm, extra clothes under the uniform make this difficult for them to do so.