Thinking Threes earn their name

This week we have been reading a big book together called Fish Head Soup. This story is about Mrs Spatt and her friend Spider. In the story Mrs Spatt saves Spider with her wooden spoon. After we read the story someone in the class remembered a story from Year 1 about Mrs Spatt and Spider. Mrs Harders went to the Library and found the Year 1 text. After reading it we discovered the reason Mrs Spatt and Spider became friends. What a fantastic connection! The children quickly realised that we had made a text to text connection. This is a reading strategy we have learnt where one story helps us to understand another story. It was a very proud moment for Mrs Harders. Well done to the Thinking Threes of Room 19.

 We have also recently studied a story called Harry McFarr’s Clunker Car. As the name suggests Harry’s car is old and falling apart. The children designed a new car for Harry with some amazing features. They wrote a simile for their cars and listed their special features. We have been learning to write complex sentences so the children wrote some about the story. Well done, Room 19. Please enjoy a sample of their work.