Term 1, Week 8

Room 4 Newsletter:  Term 1, Week 8

Monday 21st March, 2016

Well done to everyone for a tremendous effort during the School Triathlon last Monday afternoon. There was excellent commitment and organisation from everyone, and everything went very smoothly. Congratulations on some very good results in 

Room 4.

 Important dates coming up:

*Thursday 24^th March – Holy Thursday Easter Liturgy – 12 noon in the Church.

*Good Friday 25^th March – School closed.

*Easter Monday (28^th) and Tuesday (29^th) – School closed.

Scripture Reading Eisteddfod 2016

Over the next few weeks, Room 4 students will have a range of scripture made available to them, and there will be opportunities in class to discuss criteria, write, practise and present their scripture. Scripture eisteddfods will be presented in class at the beginning of Week 11, the last week of term. An Eisteddfod Assembly will be held on the last Thursday of term. For those who would like to support their child in their own choice of scripture reading at home, here are some notes to get you started:

·     Your scripture reading can be a parable, a psalm, or a reading from Scripture.

·     There should be an Introduction of 15-20 seconds to outline the main idea or theme of the scripture reading and to explain why you chose it or why you like it.

·     The scripture reading itself should be 1- 1.5 minutes for Year 4 students.

·     The Introduction and Scripture can be written or typed onto cue cards to make delivery more effective.

·     Practise reading clearly, make good eye contact with the audience, and use expression in your voice.

Spelling: This week we will be working on the short ‘u’ sound. It sounds like the ‘u’ in ‘up’ or ‘tub’.  A spelling task will be attached to the hard copy of this week's class newsletter.

Regards, Markelle Ward J