Year 1 News

Welcome to Term 2 

The Year One children have returned from school holidays more settled, independent and confident after successfully completing their first full term of school ever! 

 Inquiry

Our first Unit of Inquiry for the term kicked off last week. 

The Year One students are exploring “How we express ourselves”, with a focus on how“ People express themselves through stories”. 

Lines of Inquiry the children will be investigating are: 

• The way stories are told   
• The reason people write stories   
• The way we explore culture, beliefs and values through stories 

The past fortnight the children have enjoyed learning all about Fairy Tales. The first fairy tales explored were ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ and ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’. 

The students enjoyed thinking about what Little Red Riding Hood looks like on the outside and what she is like on the inside using different types of adjectives. The students continued putting their knowledge of adjectives to practice later in the week, creating a list of words to describe the troll from “The Three Billy Goats Gruff”. 

Maths - Friends of 10 

In Year One the children have been developing their knowledge of "Number Bonds" through developing their fluency in 'Friends to 10'. This plays an integral role in helping develop their numeracy skills and create connections with other mathematical concepts. 

Make a Ten Memory Game 

You may wish to consolidate your child's understanding of a Maths Game that we have explored, "Make a Ten Memory". 

ANZAC Ted 

The Year One students enjoyed learning about the importance of ANZAC Day by watching informative clips and reading a range of stories although one in particular that caught their attention was ‘ANZAC Ted’. 

He was a brave hero who went off to war and was the mascot for the soldiers. After listening to the story, the students all did a terrific job of drawing ANZAC Ted.

The Year One students also enjoyed listening attentively to the Year 6 students present the ANZAC Day ceremony last Monday and listening to Grant from the RSL tell his stories.   

Whisper Phones 

Students enjoyed using whisper phones to read through their recount writing. The Whisper Phone is a listening tool used to help children practise reading skills. It is designed to engage and focus students when reading to themselves.

It is also very useful to encourage children to proof-read their writing, by reading aloud to themselves.