Year 1 News 

Reading

This fortnight in Reading, students have been working hard on decoding CVCC words (consonant, vowel, consonant, consonant words). To support this learning, they have been using games, matching activities, partner practice, and hands-on reading tasks to help build confidence and fluency.

Students have also been learning how to infer emotions through text and images by looking carefully for clues. They have been discussing how a character’s facial expressions, body language, actions, and words can help us understand how they might be feeling.

“We can get clues from the pictures and the words for inferring emotions.”-Gideon 1A

“If the story says the person is crying it means the person is sad.”-Daniella 1A

Writing

This fortnight in Writing, students have been learning about common nouns, proper nouns and verbs. They have been thinking carefully about who or what is in a sentence and what is happening.

Students have been using this grammar knowledge to support their narrative writing, with a focus on building clear sentences and improving sentence structure. They have also been practising their recount writing, working on writing about events in the correct order and including important details.

“We need a noun and a verb to make a sentence.”-Selim 1A

“Who and what is the noun.”-Elyas 1A

Maths

This fortnight in Maths, students have been learning to skip count in 2s, 5s and 10s. They have been practising this skill through hands-on games, colouring activities and songs to help build confidence and number fluency.

Students have also begun a new topic, Additive Thinking. They have been exploring ways to add and combine numbers using a range of materials such as counters, ten frames, number lines and bundling sticks. These hands-on experiences are helping students build strong understanding of numbers and develop confidence when solving maths problems.

“I can count up to 120 in 10s.”-Japman 1A

“Ten frames help me add numbers together.”-Manveer 1A

Inquiry

In Inquiry the year 1 students have been learning about what it means to be Australian. They have explored things such as the Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Australian flags and their meaning. They have also had the opportunity to discuss heritage and what it means. 

‘Yellow is the sun, red is the land and black is the people on the Aboriginal Flag’ - Olivia 1B

‘I liked sticking on the colours for the Aboriginal flag’ - Hiro 1B

 Social and Emotional Learning

This fortnight students have been exploring the school value of Resilience. They have been practising skills such as trying their best on tasks before seeking teacher assistance. Students have also discussed how mistakes are a part of learning and are a positive thing in their learning journey.

‘We learn good when we have a go’ - Elliot 1B

“I can ask a friend for help.”-Jenan 1A

AUSLAN

This fortnight in AUSLAN, students have been learning how to sign things they might see outside the house, such as backyard and grass. They have been practising these new signs through class activities and discussions, helping them build confidence in using AUSLAN to describe the world around them.

Students have also continued to learn about the importance of showing respect for the Deaf community and Deaf culture. They have been discussing how AUSLAN is an important language for many people and how learning it helps us become more inclusive, understanding and respectful of others.

‘When we do AUSLAN we use our fingers to learn’ - Royan 1B

Special Event

Harmony Day

This fortnight students took part in a Harmony Day parade where all cultures were celebrated. They participated in an activity where they drew what it means to belong and contribute to a community. Students also took part in a Harmony Day parade where all cultures were celebrated with each class parading around the gym. It was lovely to see students dressed in their cultural dress or wearing orange.

“I wore my Aboriginal outfit.” - Archie 1A

“I liked dancing round in the parade.”- Ryan 1A

Literacy Open Classroom

On Wednesday the 25th of March parents and carers had the opportunity to come and watch students participating in Phonics, Reading and Writing lessons. This was a great opportunity for students to share their learning with their parents and carers.

“I liked having my mum watch me learn”- Affan