Year 1/2 Term 4 Overview

Year 1/2: Term 4

Welcome back to Term 4. We hope that you all enjoyed a well deserved break with your families. We are looking forward to continuing our learning journey together during the final term of this year.  

 

Religious Education 

In Religious Education our focus for this term is Connection. We will continue developing the students' understanding of connection through scripture and Religious traditions. This will include the creation story, the importance of being Stewards of Creation and exploring the Christmas story.

 

English

In Reading we will continue to work on developing fluency and expression with a focus in reading groups, on the following comprehension strategies:

  • Facts and opinions
  • Main Idea & supporting details
  • Text layout and print features

In Writing, we will be exploring and creating a variety of texts focusing on descriptive language. We will be learning about different types of words, including nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs and the importance of writing descriptively across genres. 

 

Mathematics

In Mathematics we will continue to use the lesson structure of launch, explore, summarise, from the Monash University EMC3 (Exploring Mathematical Challenges) program, to guide students with their maths investigations and learning. 

 

Our topics will include:

Fractions 

- Recognise and describe one-half as one of two equal parts of a whole. 

- Recognise and interpret common uses of halves, quarters and eighths of shapes and collections 

Chance

 - Identify practical activities and everyday events that involve chance. 

- Describe outcomes as ‘likely’ or ‘unlikely’ and identify some events as ‘certain’ or ‘impossible’ 

Counting and place value

Represent practical situations that model sharing. 

- Group, split up and rearrange collections up to 1000 in hundreds, tens and ones to allow for more efficient counting

 

Inquiry

In Inquiry we will be learning about Geography this term. Students will develop their understanding of the geography of Australia, including the states and territories, Australia in relation to the world, important landmarks, and our familial connections to other parts of the world.

 

 

 

Social and Emotional Learning

In Social and Emotional Learning we will be exploring relationships and diversity. This will include examining social skills, body language and how to manage different situations. 

 

Specialist Subjects

Students will have specialist classes towards the end of the week (please see timetable below). They will be required to wear their sport uniforms on Wednesday and Friday. We will visit the Library every Tuesday and borrow different books for Home Reading.

 

WEEKLY TIMETABLE

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday 

Friday

 

Library

PE

ICT

STEM Art (KR)

Italian

Performing Arts

SEL

Sport

Art (AB)

Home Learning

  • Reading - Daily reading and recording in their reading records
  • Spelling - Practise reading and writing the spelling sound for the week using the suggested activity
  • Mathletics - Tasks will be set in Mathletics relating to classroom topics to consolidate learning
  • It is not expected that students would complete all tasks in one sitting. 

General reminders

If you would like to volunteer as a parent helper and have completed the induction process with Melinda, please let us know. We would also like to remind everyone that we encourage students not to bring nuts to school due to allergies in the classroom. Students also need to wear hats for outdoor activities this term. 

 

If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

Andrew Brown and Kristina Reid

 

abrown@sjmitcham.catholic.edu.au 

kreid@sjmitcham.catholic.edu.au