Many thanks to Jewels for helping us to develop reading and comprehension skills during our individual reading program in regular sessions all year.  We have learned new decoding skills and put punctuation, expression and grammar into practise as we read to ourselves as well as aloud.  This has made silent reading time in class a pleasure as we all find joy in reading a range of books from school and home.

This year we have listened to some classic novels for 9 year olds including Farmer Boy during our Farming main lesson, Pippi Longstocking who is aged 9, and The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe.  Listening to these class novels led to interesting discussions and deepened our appreciation of books and writing styles.

During the year we have found many forms and patterns in the shapes and movements in morning circle, not to mention the maypole dance pattern, which has helped us develop body geography and harmonious balanced movement.  This term we saw forms in the notes on the stave during our Music main lesson and in our exploration of Noongar symbols.  We are currently doing our Form Drawing main lesson and investigating a variety of forms to develop spatial orientation, as we contemplate the challenge of four-fold symmetry on the page, as well as the metamorphosis of forms as they grow and change. 

As we speed along to the end of the year, Class 3 is keeping busy by enjoying gingerbread baking, calendar making, creating felt and beeswax decorations, and planning our Blue Wren Lodge and Community Garden Visit.  We are lighting the candles and saying the verses for the weeks of advent.  Finally we have been practising on the violin, cello and guitar for the Birak Christmas Concert next Friday.  Looking forward to seeing you there!