Year 1 Spotlight
Amazing Achievements
This term, the Grade 1 cohort has continued to amaze us with their learning, behaviour and achievements!
What is a highlight for you this term?
- I like playing with my friends. ~ Mae & Gwen, 1A
- My favourite thing about this term is playing soccer on the oval. ~ Rudy, 1B
- My favourite thing this term is playing soccer with my friends. ~ Zev, 1B
- I like making our games in writing. ~ Thea, 1C
- I liked making up my own book. ~ Charlie, 1C
Grade 1 Concert, A Symphony of Stories
One of the highlights of the term has been the Year 1 concert, A Symphony of Stories. The students loved practising and performing songs and sharing their talents with our school community. The students displayed bravery, flexibility, teamwork and of course, excellence! We would like to thank Olivia for her dedication as well as the parent involvement that made the night the huge success that it was.
What was your highlight of the Grade 1 concert?
- I liked playing my instrument. I played the bass xylophone. ~ Gwen, 1A
- I got to sing. ~ Mae, 1A
- My favourite thing about the concert was saying my line because my line was funny. ~ Rudy, 1B
- My favourite thing was talking in front of the microphone. ~ Zev, 1B
- 1C
- I like that we got to share a story without reading. ~ Charlie, 1C
- I liked saying my line on my own. ~ Thea, 1C
Numeracy
In Numeracy, students have developed their understanding of addition and subtraction through a range of hands-on and engaging activities. They have used concrete materials, problem-solving tasks and best of all, games. It has been wonderful to see the students’ excitement, especially when working with high numbers!
Literacy
In Literacy, our students have been inspired by the hilarious Pig the Pug stories. They have enjoyed exploring the characters and identifying their different character traits and how those traits can be shown in their own stories.
As part of this learning, they have been exploring rhyme and experimenting with rhyming words to make their writing fun, creative and engaging. When sharing our stories, there were plenty of giggles and compliments!
Celebrating Book Week
Book Week was another exciting highlight this term. The parade gave students the opportunity to show off their amazing costumes. We then met with our 2025 buddies who are now in Grade 6 for a shared storytime and activity. All teachers involved were blown away by students’ positive calm behaviour and collaborative skills.
Up Next!
We are very proud of the progress the Grade 1 students have made this term and look forward to what’s next including the upcoming Learn to Swim Program!
Year 1 Teachers (Faye, Lauren & Anneliese) and Students