Diary Dates Term 3 Week 1

SPEECH:
Over the holidays students were asked to come up with a topic for their upcoming speech and if possible write a draft. Over the past week I have asked students to continue on their drafts which they brought in on Friday to get feedback from a partner on. Students were also given a rubric on Friday that they will be marked on to help them prepare.

Over the course of this week, in class we will be looking at and analysing a range of different types of speeches. At home students should be using the information they are learning in class to help tweak their own speeches and hopefully finalise their speech by Friday.

ICAS:
The ICAS English test is fast approaching, next Tuesday, so we will be focusing a lot of comprehension this week and preparing students for the format of the test.

SPELLING TERM 3 and 4:
To help students to take responsibility for their own learning and prepare for high school, we are giving students more autonomy with their spelling this semester. I am allowing students to select what activity they would like to do each night that will help them learn their spelling words the best. Obviously they can look over other activities they have previously done or they make be drawn to particular activities in general. Obviously the results of how well they have chosen and prepared will show through in their spelling tests.

PREGNANT:
As I announced on Friday to the students, I am pregnant with my second child. I am currently 13 weeks and plan to still go on camp and finish out the year since I will be due 31st January. I was incredibly excited to tell the class and relieved that I will be able to finish out the year with our lovely class.

Monday -
Spelling - Students choice
Reading - Students choice
Writing - working on speeches
Maths - allocated by classroom teacher
Science Bites - first session
P.E

Tuesday -
Spelling - Students choice
Reading - Students choice
Writing - working on speeches
Maths - allocated by classroom teacher
St Mary's Steaming Ahead Challenge - Gabby and Ava
Drama - first session
Music

Wednesday -
Spelling - Students choice
Reading - Students choice
Writing - working on speeches
Maths - allocated by classroom teacher
Art - picture of yourself to bring in

Thursday -
Spelling - Students choice
Reading - Students choice
Writing - working on speeches
Maths - allocated by classroom teacher\
Assembly
Band


Friday -
Spelling Test
Sport - Athletics
French
Mr Butler will be back