Year One Team News

Hello Year One families,

Congratulations on making it through to the end of Term 1 in 2025. What a huge year we’ve had already!  We are looking forward to celebrating the end of term with the much anticipated Easter Hat Parade on Friday. The Year One team would like to wish all Grade One families a Happy Easter and safe holidays - we know you all deserve the long two week break! We look forward to hearing about the wonderful adventures you’ve had over the holidays and catching up with you all upon your return in Term 2. 

Curriculum Focus: Weeks 1 - 2

Reading:  Term 2 will see the beginning of stage 7.2 in the Little Learners Love Literacy program. We will begin by looking at the phoneme /ar/ represented by the grapheme ar.

Writing: We will begin the term with holiday recounts, and move on to planning, writing and revising a narrative. 

Numeracy: The Year 1s will begin by revising and extending their knowledge of place value through games and problem solving challenges. 

Inquiry: Our big question next term is “How and why do we care for animals and how do animals care for us?”

Willy Kids/Respectful Relationships: 

Through the pillar of Learning, our focus is “Willy Kids are Ready to Learn”. We will discuss the different aspects of being ready to learn including what our bodies are doing and what our minds are thinking. During our Respectful Relationships sessions our topic for Term 2 is Problem Solving. Students will explore and discuss real-life problems. What strategies to use when in the middle of social conflicts and when/how to seek help if needed. 

Specialists

Term 2, all Grade 1s will attend Specialist classes. These include Visual Art, Music, French and Physical Education. 

Animal Land Excursion

Our excursion to Animal Land will be happening on Tuesday the 29th of April (Week 2). Students will bring their school bags on the excursion with their packed recess and lunch. They will need to bring a drink bottle as well.

Hats

As we head into the winter months it is no longer compulsory for students to wear their hats outside at lunch and recess in term 2 and 3. However, students can continue to wear them if they wish. 

Warm regards,

The Grade One Team –  Edan Bacegga (1B), Claire Davies (1D) & 

Kayleen Dumic & Anna Swan (1K)