Grade 1/2 News

Grade 1 and 2 Reminders:

• Please continue to fill out your child's reading diary each weeknight
• It has been another busy term and know we still have one week left, but hope that everyone has a safe, happy and healthy holiday break!

Triceratops Day, Melbourne Museum

All grade 1 and 2 students were AWESOME on our excursion to the Melbourne Museum yesterday. There were many highlights including meeting the baby triceratops and enjoying the dinosaur walk!

“I really liked the dark room where we walked around and saw the dinosaurs on the walls”-Jackson S

“The best part was when I saw the Triceratops, as I loved it so much I wanted to keep it”-Isabella

“I loved the dinosaur jokes like ‘What happens to a triceratops after it works out? 

It gets Dino-sore!” - Jaxson B

“I liked it when I saw all the dinosaur skeletons” - Remi M

What we have been up to...

We have continued to be busy learning all about Sustainability and the 3 Rs - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. A couple of weeks ago we were lucky to have Paul from the City of Greater Bendigo visit us at school to discuss all things waste. The students in each class had a great time completing the hands-on activity sorting waste (which was clean) into the correct bins. Everyone including the teachers learnt something on the day!

We have also completed a fun activity in class which involved using recycled material to create clothes for a person, during this session students discussed the different textures of the materials and how they grow/are produced e.g. a sheep produces wool.

Upcoming Fortnight:

Term 2 - Week 9

Literacy:  Next week in Literacy we will be practising 'reading the text as the author would say it'. Our sound for the week will be 'ch'. During writing sessions students will have the option to complete some 'free choice' writing.

Mathematics: Our focus during maths lesson will be the connection between addition and subtraction, with lots of work on fact families. We will also continue our focus on time using analogue and digital clocks.

Topic: Students have been building their recycling masterpieces! Thank you to the families who donated items for this project.

Term 3 - Week 1

Literacy:  When we return to school next term, our focus during reading will be practising the strategy 'retell the story'. Our sound focus will be 'sh' and we will also explore the concept of alphabetical order. Students will focus on understanding the structure and features of procedural texts, before writing their own.

Mathematics:  During maths lessons, our focus will turn to mental subtractions strategies and the connection with what we have learned throughout term 2 about addition. We will also explore the concept of length, using both formal and informal units.

Topic:  Our topic next term will focus on Social justice and celebrating difference. Students will be immersed in different food, games, music and culture. They will also reflect on their own family's traditions.