Year 1/2

Maths

In Maths, our Year 1/2 students are exploring patterns, fractions and time through hands-on activities and games. We are practising skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s, using number charts and applying these skills to counting collections of coins. Students are creating and continuing patterns with numbers, shapes and objects, and explaining what comes next. We are also exploring halves, quarters and eighths, with a focus on equal parts and the relationship between a part and the whole. In our learning about time, we are naming and ordering the days of the week and investigating how many days are in each month. 

Lions Club Vision Screening

On Thursday 22 October, Lions Club volunteers visited our school to run their free Children’s Vision Screening Program for students whose parents or carers had provided consent. Students rotated through different screening stations designed to identify potential vision concerns, including checks of distance vision, colour perception and depth perception.

According to the Lions Eye Health Program, an estimated one in five children has an undetected vision condition, highlighting the value of early identification. Screening helps identify children who may benefit from a full eye examination with an optometrist.

A big thank you to the Lions Club volunteers for generously giving their time to support our students’ health and wellbeing!

Literacy – Becoming Wonderful Authors!

Over the past few weeks, our Grade 1/2 students have been exploring fables, with a particular focus on the moral or lesson behind each story. One of the classics we enjoyed was The Lion and the Mouse, which reminds us that no matter how small we are, we can always make a difference and that one good deed deserves another. 

We have now begun planning and writing our very own narratives! To bump up our writing, we have been using our five senses to bring our stories to life. For example, “The smell of buttery popcorn drifted up my nose as I slowly walked into the dark cinema.” We have also been focusing on using interesting adjectives to help our readers picture the characters, settings and events in their minds.

The students have thoroughly enjoyed using their imaginations to plan and create their stories. It has been wonderful to see their creativity and confidence grow as they continue their journey towards becoming amazing authors!

Humanities 

In Humanities students have been learning about the culture of respect. Students have been focusing on the word respect and what this mean. We have explored respect at school, home and amoung different cultures. Students have learn about sacred sites and places, and made connections by thinking of their own sacred place.

Respectful relationships: 

In Respectful Relationships students have been learning about positive gender relationships. We have covered what the word consent means and why this is important now and in the future. Students have learnt about gender based violence at an age approptiate level, we did this through looking at scenarios and role play, some topics discussed where: not letting someone play because they are a boy/girl, what happens if someone is physcial with you at school or at home, and discussing the importance of going to a safe adult if they are experiencing any form of violence. Students did a fantastic job of discussing these heavy topics, some showed maturity beyond their years. We are very proud of them. 

P-2 Athletics day 

Congratulations to all the students that participated in p-2 athletics day, and thank you to all the parents and families that came to support our students. It was a fantastic day! 

Kind regards, 1/2 team 

Emma, Danny and Lisa