Reading: All children should have class reading books by this Wednesday. Some will be on their second book. They will keep the books for about a week. Over this time they can read it in different ways. Read the pictures, read the words, retell the main points of the story. Keep reading sessions short and fun - 10 minutes. Take turns reading a page or line each if it gets too hard. If things really start to fall apart - tired children, tired parents etc, just have fun and share a story book.
For the group who were reading Marcus and the Wind (Junior Journal story), our focus was on identifying the main characters, setting, the problem faced by Marcus, and how the wind helped to solve his problem.
Spelling: Our word of the week is fan, something I've been using a lot lately. Keep up the great work encouraging your child to practise rhyming words. The practise is really starting to pay off. Many of the children have made great improvements in the number of words they can write. I'm also seeing the benefits in our writing sessions.
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