‘News’ - Speaking and Listening program

Term 2 2021

Dear Parent/Guardian,

 We will be continuing our news program this term. This will allow the children to further develop their speaking and listening skills. Below is the topic for each week.  Your child’s news day will be the same as last term.

Please help your child to research the topic if necessary and plan what they will say. The skills they should focus on are speaking clearly, using appropriate volume and looking at the audience.

Week 3 3rd May – 17th May	Favourite season	Bring in an object associated with your favourite season. What is the object? How do you use the object? How does the object link to your favourite season?
Week 4 10th May – 14th May	Pet	Bring a photo or a drawing of your pet (or the pet you want). How do you look after your pet? What does your pet look like?
Week 5 17th May – 21st May	Favourite sport	Students can bring in an item relating to their favourite sport. How is the sport played? Where do you play the sport? What is the best thing about the sport?
Week 6 24th May – 28th May	Favourite book	Bring in your favourite book? What is the main idea in the book/what is the story about? Who are the characters in the book? Why do you like the book?
Week 7 31st May – 4th June	WA places	Bring in a picture of a place in WA you have visited. Where is the place? Can you point it out on a map? What did you see there?
Week 8 Monday -Public Holiday		No news this week.
Week 9 14th June – 18th June	Favourite game	What is your favourite game? Why is it your favourite game? Who do you play the game with? What are the rules of the game?
Week 10 21st June – 25th June	Science	Science topic or mini demonstration. Students can describe a science fact or topic, for example about a dinosaur, about a planet or about a simple demonstration.

It is important that all of the children participate in the program. If your child is away, or they are unable to participate on their set day, they may do so on the following day. 

Thank you for your support,

 Rebecca Nair