T4 Weekly 4

Dear Parents,
We are getting really excited about our Assembly this Friday. We start at 2pm SHARP so best be here early to grab a seat and get settled. Our class is up first and I would hate for you to miss our “bit.” The children have been asked to bring their costume –black top and pants in a plastic bag on Wednesday for our rehearsal. It will stay at school on Wednesday and go home on Friday after our performance.
This week is our data collection week on assessment. There is lots of math, reading, and listening testing happening in the lead up to report writing. We are currently revising our spelling lists and looking at our “HOT” words. These are the words that we find tricky off our essential lists. To move up a list children must be able to spell all words accurately – so we are really “going to war” on our HOT words. It is also the time of the year where we see how many addition and subtraction facts students can solve in 2½minutes. There are 25 facts in total and focus on knowledge up to 20.
Eg.
2 + 4 =___
7 + ___ = 16
___+ 9 = 14
14 - ___ = 6
Your child will be keen for any extra practice they can get this week.
I still need a number of Athletic’s Day permission slips to be returned. Please can you get those back to me as soon as possible. At present I only have permission for half the class.
Regards, Deborah Gosnell