Term 1 Overview

Grade

Reading

Writing

Maths

Inquiry

Foundation

Literacy Week 1-9

In Literacy this term, students will start learning the first 8 sounds (m, s, f, a, p, t c, i). We will be exploring items that start with these letters and learning about ho w words are made up of groups of syllables and sounds.

 

French literacy will also encompass sound work as well as introducing students to high frequency vocabulary through the accelerated integrated method (AIM) which is when we pair actions with words.

Numeracy Week 1 - 5

Students will be learning how to classify, sort and count. Students may classify items according to colour, shape, size, type of object, language and other attributes.

Numeracy Week 6 - 9

Subitising numbers

 

Inquiry

This term will look at healthy eating and the benefits of staying active.

Year 1/2

Week 1-9 Reading READING WORKSHOP

Establishing the Reading Workshop and functional reading

 

 

 

Writing Week 1-9

Establishing the Writing Workshop and functional writing

Numeracy Week 1 - 3

Place Value

Week 4-5

Number and Algebra

Week 6-7

Chance and Probability

Week 8-9

Statistics and Data

Inquiry Farm to Plate Where does our food come from?

 

Year 3

Week 1 – 9 Reading

Establishing the Reading Workshop, Narrative texts

READING STRATEGIES:

Word solving & Making connections

Writing Week 1-9

Narrative writing   & Persuasive writing

 

Numeracy Week 1-4

Place value, numbers up to 10,000

Fractions

Location and statistics

 

 

Inquiry

The benefits of eating healthy

Year 4

Reading Non- Fiction Texts

Establishing the Reading Workshop, Narrative texts, Information texts

READING STRATEGIES:

Word solving & Making connections

 

Writing Week 1 - 9

Identifying features of a Persuasive text, writing a persuasive text

Numeracy Week 1 - 9

Place value, numbers up to 10,000

Fractions

Location and statistics

 

Inquiry

Fitzroy foodies- Looking at different restaurants, cultures of food and food application

Year 5/6

Reading

Persuasive & Narrative texts, Class novel study, literacy conferences

READING STRATEGIES:

Word solving, adjusting and monitoring, sub correcting, summarising, & Making connections

 

Writing Week 1-5

Narrative writing

Week 5-9

Persuasive writing

 

SMART SPELLING

Classroom activities

 

Listening and speaking Impromptu speaking

 

Numeracy Week 1-3

Place value

Week 4-8

Operating with numbers,   multiplication & division, measuring the metric system

Week 9

Fractions

 

Inquiry

Fair trade food