Year 3/4 – Room 17 Ms Gill & Mrs Wright 

In Room 17 We have all settled in well and have made a good start to the year. So I thought I would give a quick run down of some of the weekly routines that are up and running.

Daily Dash
Each Monday Students are given a Daily Dash sheet to slip into their Daily Dash folder. This contains 10-15 ( year 3) or 20-25 ( Year 4) questions for each day covering a range of maths concepts. Student get 10 minutes at the beginning of each math lesson to do these questions. They can discuss questions with classmates and ask for help when needed. It is great to hear the conversations student have when working on different questions. At the end of the time we go through and mark it as a class/ group. On Friday Students do the Daily Dash Individually in their Assessment book with their Spelling test. This is marked by the teacher and students bring home their results in their diary.

  

Spelling
I have split the class into three spelling groups. Each week students get 10 list words based around a sound, letter pattern or theme. We start the week by looking at the sound, the various spellings of the sound and then Brainstorming words. So far as a whole class we have focused on:
Long a sound ai, ay, a_e
Long e sound ee, ea, e_e
Long i sound igh, ie, y, i_e
Long o sound oa, ow, o_e

Students work on a variety of activities over the week and also bring home their words on a fridge list to practice at home (this is attached to their diary each week) On Friday they do a test in their assessment book and results are brought home in their diary on Monday.

Homework
Thank you to everyone who has been completing Homework Bingo. I hope the students have been enjoying choosing their own tasks from the activities provided. I try to include activities that cover practicing spelling words, times table, using Studyladder, a literacy or maths task, plus home based activities.

As this week is a short week and with camp on Monday I have not set Homework Bingo for this week. Instead I ask that students read each night and practice their spelling words in whichever way they find beneficial ( writing them out, spelling aloud, activities). Students can also access  Studyladder

Krista 😀

Just a final reminder that camp forms and money are due tomorrow.

Below is a copy of what to bring on camp. I know some students may have already started packing 😀 Students may also like to bring their own torch.

For any students with medication taken during school hours we will take the health care plans and medication from the front office. Any medication taken out of school hours please make sure you bring it on the day along with appropriate documentation.

Krista 😀