Grade 1/2 News

Key Dates: 

• Friday 9th May - Mothers and Special Friends' Breakfast
• Wednesday 21st & Thursday 22nd May - Curriculum Days - No School

• Monday 9th June - Kings Birthday Public Holiday  - No School

  Maths Challenge

  Can you solve the maths puzzle?

  Collect an answer sheet at the office!

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What we have been up to...

We welcome you all back for Term 2, which promises to be a busy, fun and exciting term. We have begun the term learning about ANZAC Day. We read the story ANZAC Ted and the students writing a letter to him. This week in writing, students have been learning how to put their skills of persuasion into writing.

In Mathematics, students have continued to focus on their understanding of place value  and have also discussed the names and attributes of 2D shapes.

Easter Hat Parade

On the last day of Term 1, it was terrific to see our students having lots of fun participating in our annual Easter Hat Parade. There was lots of effort that had gone into creating the hats and we would like to thank our families for supporting their child/ren with this!

Photos from the last fortnight...

Upcoming Learning

Reading, Writing and Spelling: 

Our focus texts for week 3 and 4 are:

• All Through the Year
• Dry to Dry: The Seasons of Kakadu

Students will practise using the reading strategies predicting, making connections and also tuning into interesting vocabulary, whilst being read these books.

Our Writing lessons will continue to have a focus on writing recounts and persuasive texts. Students will be learning how to put their opinions into sentences.

Phonemes and Heart words for the remainder of term 2 will include: 

Week 3: ir, ur, er

💗 – girl, first, her

Week 4: air

💗 – hair, fairy

Week 5: oo (book)

💗 – look, took, put

Week 6: ow, ou

💗 – out, now, down, house, our

Week 7: oy, oi

💗 – boy, toy/s,

Week 8: oo (boot)

💗 – food, soon, zoo, school

Week 9: eer

💗 – dear, hear, year

Week 10 and 11: Revision based on student need

Mathematics: Students will continue explore the concept of place value and number fluency. They will also be investigating the seasons of the year.

Topic: Our topic for the term which is Stimulating Science. Students will be explore concepts relating to different sciences e.g. materials and change, weather and seasons, push and pull etc.

Respectful Relationships: As part of our Respectful relationships lessons students will be participating in Circle time and a lesson learning about how friends can help each other.