Come and sit down in front of the whiteboard. Letter Writing Lesson 1 Come and sit down in front of the whiteboard.

Warm Up Write a compound sentence about 2 exciting things you have done this term.

There are 4 parts to writing a letter... Address the letter is being sent to Date you wrote the letter Heading ‘Dear’ or ‘To’ Name of the person you are writing the letter to Greeting The message you want to tell The questions you want to ask Body ‘From’, ‘Love’, Thank you’ or Sincerely’ Name of the sender Close

A Letter Malvern Springs Primary School 3 Chandala Turn, Ellenbrook WA 6069 15th of November, 2016 Dear Room 13, How is everything going so far this term? I hope you have had a great year with Miss Kay and that you are enjoying having me in your class. I am having a great time learning about letter writing and I wanted you all to know how wonderful letters can be. You have all been working so hard this year and I am very impressed with how well you are all doing since June. We only have a few weeks left so let’s make the most of it. What is your favourite thing to do at school? From, Miss Wilman

There are 2 parts to the body… Questions you want to ask the person you are writing to: How are you? What do you like to do on weekends? How many brothers or sisters do you have? Information you want to tell the person you are writing to: Answer the their questions. I am going great at school. My favourite ford is sushi. I have 2 sisters and 1 brother.

The Body Questions Information Dear Room 13, Malvern Springs Primary School 3 Chandala Turn, Ellenbrook WA 6069 15th of November, 2016 Dear Room 13, How is everything going so far this term? I hope you have had a great year with Miss Kay and that you are enjoying having me in your class. I am having a great time learning about letter writing and I wanted you all to know how wonderful letters can be. You have all been working so hard this year and I am very impressed with how well you are all doing since June. We only have a few weeks left so let’s make the most of it. What is your favourite thing to do at school? From, Miss Wilman The Body Questions Information

Look at a new letter: Name each part in order on a whiteboard. Together Malvern Springs Primary School 3 Chandala Turn, Ellenbrook WA 6069 15th of November 2016 Dear Room 13, Did you tell your family member your good luck message? I had an exciting Monday and I thought you all worked really well. I especially loved how thoughtful you were towards a family member. On Tuesday in writing we are learning about how to write a letter. Did you know there are four important parts to a letter? From, Miss Wilman Look at a new letter: Name each part in order on a whiteboard.

2. Highlight the questions in yellow. Your Turn! Cut out and past the 4 parts of a letter in the correct order and position. 2. Highlight the questions in yellow.

Who can share with us the structure of a letter. Repeat Together: Heading Greeting Body Close

Come and sit down in front of the whiteboard. Letter Writing Lesson 2 Come and sit down in front of the whiteboard.

What are the 4 parts to writing a letter? Warm Up What are the 4 parts to writing a letter?

There are 4 parts to writing a letter... Address the letter is being sent to Date you wrote the letter Heading ‘Dear’ or ‘To’ Name of the person you are writing the letter to Greeting The message you want to tell The questions you want to ask Body ‘From’, ‘Love’, Thank you’ or Sincerely’ Name of the sender Close

There are 2 parts to the body… Questions you want to ask the person you are writing to: How are you? What do you like to do on weekends? How many brothers or sisters do you have? Information you want to tell the person you are writing to: Answer the their questions. I am going great at school. My favourite ford is sushi. I have 2 sisters and 1 brother.

Today you are going to learn how to respond to a letter. Responding to a Letter Today you are going to learn how to respond to a letter.

Read their questions and information. Responding to a Letter Read their questions and information. Answer their questions. 3. Ask them your own questions. 4. Tell them your information.

1. Read their questions and information Malvern Springs Primary School 3 Chandala Turn, Ellenbrook WA 6069 21st of November, 2016 Dear Miss Wilman, Are you thinking about putting your Christmas tree up early? I can’t wait to turn our poem tree into a Christmas tree. I am thinking about getting different Christmas coloured leaves to make it fun and festive. What do you think? We only have a few weeks left to go so let’s make the most of it. Have you got any awesome ideas for our classroom tree? From, Miss Kay 1. Read their questions and information What is she asking me? What is she telling me?

2. Answer their questions. Malvern Springs Primary School 3 Chandala Turn, Ellenbrook WA 6069 21st of November, 2016 Dear Miss Kay, I am thinking about putting my Christmas tree up this weekend! I think getting different Christmas coloured leaves to make it more festive is a great idea. I thought maybe you could putt cotton balls on the tree to make it look like snow. What do you think? I love your idea about turning the poem tree into a Christmas tree. We only have a few weeks left to go till the term is over. Can the students practice tor their assembly this week? From, Miss Wilman 2. Answer their questions. 3. Ask them my own questions. 4. Tell them my information

We Do Respond to a Letter Malvern Springs Primary School 3 Chandala Turn, Ellenbrook WA 6069 21st of November, 2016 Dear Room 14, How is everything going so far this term? I hope you have had a great year with Miss Kay and that you are enjoying having me in your class. You have all been working so hard this year and I am very impressed with how well you are all doing since June. We only have a few weeks left so let’s make the most of it. What is your favourite thing to do at school? From, Miss Wilman We Do Respond to a Letter What is she asking me? What is she telling me?

2. Answer their questions. Malvern Springs Primary School 3 Chandala Turn, Ellenbrook WA 6069 21st of November, 2016 Dear Room 14, How is everything going so far this term? I hope you have had a great year with Miss Kay and that you are enjoying having me in your class. You have all been working so hard this year and I am very impressed with how well you are all doing since June. We only have a few weeks left so let’s make the most of it. What is your favourite thing to do at school? From, Miss Wilman 2. Answer their questions. 3. Ask them my own questions. 4. Tell them my information

Your Turn! Responding to a Letter Respond to a letter: Read and highlight their questions in yellow. Respond to the senders questions by writing a letter. Check all 4 parts to a letter are there including your questions and information. Early Finishers: Draw and colour a picture that goes with your letter.

Share! Who would like to share one thing they learnt about responding to a letter?

Come and sit down in front of the whiteboard. Letter Writing Lesson 3 Come and sit down in front of the whiteboard.

What are the 4 parts to writing a letter? Warm Up What are the 4 parts to writing a letter?

Write a Letter to a Friend Today you are going practice writing a letter to a classmate.

There are 4 parts to writing a letter... Address the letter is being sent to Date you wrote the letter Heading ‘Dear’ or ‘To’ Name of the person you are writing the letter to Greeting The message you want to tell The questions you want to ask Body ‘From’, ‘Love’, Thank you’ or Sincerely’ Name of the sender Close

A Letter Malvern Springs Primary School 3 Chandala Turn, Ellenbrook WA 6069 15th of November, 2016 Dear Room 14, How is everything going so far this term? I hope you have had a great year with Miss Kay and that you are enjoying having me in your class. I am having a great time learning about letter writing and I wanted you all to know how wonderful letters can be. You have all been working so hard this year and I am very impressed with how well you are all doing since June. We only have a few weeks left so let’s make the most of it. What is your favourite thing to do at school? From, Miss Wilman

There are 2 parts to the body… Questions you want to ask the person you are writing to: How are you? What do you like to do on weekends? How many brothers or sisters do you have? Information you want to tell the person you are writing to: Answer the their questions. I am going great at school. My favourite ford is sushi. I have 2 sisters and 1 brother.

The Body Questions Information Dear Room 14, Malvern Springs Primary School 3 Chandala Turn, Ellenbrook WA 6069 15th of November, 2016 Dear Room 14, How is everything going so far this term? I hope you have had a great year with Miss Kay and that you are enjoying having me in your class. I am having a great time learning about letter writing and I wanted you all to know how wonderful letters can be. You have all been working so hard this year and I am very impressed with how well you are all doing since June. We only have a few weeks left so let’s make the most of it. What is your favourite thing to do at school? From, Miss Wilman The Body Questions Information

You are going to write a letter to a friend. What do you include? Brainstorm Together You are going to write a letter to a friend. What do you include? Questions Information

Write a sentence to a friend: Asking one question Practice Together Write a sentence to a friend: Asking one question Telling one piece of information

Your Turn! Write a letter to a friend: Check all 4 parts to a letter are there including your questions and information. Early Finishers: Draw and colour a picture that goes with your letter.

Share! Who would like to share one thing they learnt about writing a letter to a friend?