F/1/2 CLASSROOM
The F/1/2 class have had a great start to the term.
The term has only just begun and we have already had the opportunity to participate in both a live and a virtual incursion.
Last Friday we had ‘Why Worry Wally’. The students learned about things that can worry us and how we can manage our worries. The students learned about the acronym BEST (Breath, Eat healthy and exercise, Sleep and be still, Tell a trusted person).
Today the class participated in a virtual incursion with Charmaine Ledden-Lewis, who is the illustrator for a variety of Aboriginal books, such as ‘Ask Aunty: Seasons’. She read the story to the students talking about how Indigenous seasons can be different to the four seasons taught in class. She also showed the students her illustration process. The students enjoyed participating in their own illustrations of sunsets, plants, and seasons using her techniques with chalk/soft pastels.
We have started learning about a wide variety of concepts for this term.
In Subject Focus, we are focusing on history this term. We are starting off with a unit called ‘Past, Present and Future’ where the students will learn about describing the sequence of time.
In Maths we have been learning about place value and counting. The students have been reinforcing their ability to compare and order numbers by value, and learning to read and write increasingly large numbers.
In English, we have been focusing on continuing our phonics knowledge. We have started turning our attention to consonant digraphs and trigraphs. We have also been focusing on our comprehension skills when listening to and reading stories. We are aiming to be able to answer questions that are found in the text.
In Writing, we will be focusing on Narratives this term. We will be learning about the sequence of a narrative and how to make a story interesting.
In Religion, we have started our unit on ‘Jesus and the Scriptures’. The students have been brainstorming all of the stories that they can remember about Jesus.
In the coming weeks, we have a lot of learning and events planned.
Wednesday 24th July: Virtual incursion about the ‘Welcome to Country’ book series.
Friday 26th July: Shearing for kids with Cancer excursion and NAIDOC week activities.
Monday 29th July: GV Water incursion.
Tuesday 30th July: P&F Hot lunch orders due.
Wednesday 31st July: Ollie Online virtual incursion.
Thursday 1st August: 100 Days of School Celebration; School Nurse in for Foundations.
Friday 2nd August: P&F Hot lunch (nuggets and potato gems & pop top).
Monday 5th August: Pupil Free Day.
Tuesday 6th August: St Vincent Blanket Appeal Fundraiser - bring in any blankets that you no longer need, to donate.
In Maths, we will be moving into our patterns and sorting unit next week. In this unit, students will practise their skip counting skills, and learn to identify pattern rules.
