Connect: Year 1

Welcome to Term 4! We hope everyone had a restful holiday. We have been blown away with how the Grade one students have been settling back into school routine. 

IMPORTANT DATES AND REMINDERS

LITERACY

Our phonics focus this week has been 'ed' we have been practicing identifying the sounds that 'ed' can make such as /t/ in jumped, /id/ as in waited, /d/ as in hugged. Students have been responding to the mentor text Fox. We have looked at character traits, how the book is making us feel and inferring. 

We are so lucky to have bought Little Learners books as take-home readers. Your child should continue to change their take home readers. We will only send them home in a satchel so that they will be protected. The books are ones they have read before and they will change weekly.

NUMERACY

We have been exploring a range of part part whole models to find a missing part. Students have been encouraged to use different resources and express their thinking in multiple ways. See if your child can explain their thinking for the following. 

                                             6+__=10              9+__=15            13+__=24

INQUIRY

This term our inquiry topic is Sources of Light and Sound.  Students have been brainstorming what they already know and comparing the volume of sounds. A sound walk has been an fun way to enjoy the warmer weather while using our listening skills to explore the school. 

WELLBEING

During wellbeing students have been learning to celebrate our similarities and differences. We have continued to return to our ready to learn plans. 

Shanae, Michelle, Julieanne and Fiona.