Newspaper Reports
This term Herons are learning how to write a Newspaper Report. They will be using an animation from the Literacy Shed called The Lighthouse to report on the events that happened on a cold, stormy evening in a small coastal town! They will be exploring reporters style of writing, learning how to use qoutes in report writing and how to use precise language when writing an engaging report.
This term, we are learning about Classic Fiction stories. Herons will be discussing what makes a story a classic and identify lots of books they have read that they think are classic stories.
We are using the story The Wizard of Oz, to explore how to use Cohesive Devices in their writing, that in turn, engages the reader with their stories.
They will be learning how to use Adverbials, coordinating and subordinating conjunctions and a range of punctuation in their writing.