Reading

Reading provides students with a means of accessing the ideas, views and experiences of others. By using effective reading skills and strategies, students construct meaning and develop thoughtful and critical interpretations of a variety of texts.

With the focus on developing word recognition skills and comprehension strategies students will explore reading in a variety of ways such as:

• silent reading (at home and at school)
• reading aloud

• novel studies
• non-fiction research
• poetry
• reading buddies

Writing

Writing is a highly complex task that requires time, practise and hard work to master. Everyone is at different levels of ability for their writing, and hopefully through consistent practice we will all make improvements during the year. Through the the six traits of writing students will improve their ability to explore shape and clarify their thoughts, and to communicate them to others. The six traits are: Ideas, Voice, Word Choice, Organization Sentence Fluency and Conventions.

Writing projects focus on writing a sentence, paragraph, story (setting, character, events, conclusion), creative writing,  and non-fiction research.