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Year 1/2 Term 3 Overview

Yr 1/2 Term 3 Overview    

Welcome back to Term 3! 

We hope you found time to relax and recharge with your family and friends. This term promises to be a busy one with lots of great learning opportunities. Year 1/2B will welcome a student teacher, Kiara Semos, for 3 weeks, beginning Monday 22 July. Anna Hendy will be away for 3 days on 29/7, 30/7 and 5/8. She will be replaced by Nicole Webb on the 30/7 and Andrea Frixou on the other days. The Year 1/2 students need to wear their Sports Uniform every Thursday and Friday.

IMPORTANT DATES

JULY

23 Tuesday - Student Led Conferences

28 Sunday - Year 1/2 Level Mass 11.15am

 

AUGUST

9 Friday - Parents Disco Bingo Fundraiser 6 pm - 10:30 pm

12 Monday - School Closure Day

12 - 16 - National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence / National Science Week 

16 Friday - Bullying ‘No Way’ Superhero Dress Up Day

15 Thursday - Feast of the Assumption Mass 10am

19 - 23 - Book Week ‘Reading is Magic’

20 Tuesday- Book Week Character Parade

30 Friday - Fathers Day Breakfast 7 am - 8:45 am

30 Friday - Pyjama Day Dress Up

 

SEPTEMBER

2 Monday - Ripponlea House Excursion (Inquiry)

10 Tuesday - 1/2A Mass

12 Thursday - St John’s Art Show 

17 Tuesday - 1/2B Mass16 - 20 - STEM Week

20 Friday - Last Day of Term 3 (1pm Finish)

Religious Education

This term in Religious Education, we will read and discuss scripture related to families in the Bible. We will begin with the Holy Family: Mary, Joseph and Jesus and make connections with Jesus' childhood and our own. We will then explore scripture related to Mary’s cousin Elizabeth and her Son John the Baptist and his relationship with Jesus. 

The second half of the term we will focus on Prayer exploring the purpose and types of prayer. The children will read, write and share prayers of Thanksgiving, Adoration (Praise), Petition (Asking for the needs of ourselves) and Intercession (Asking for the needs of others). 

Inquiry

In our Inquiry unit ‘Would you like to play?’ the children will explore the question:  ‘How have changes in our world shaped the ways we play and connect with each other? Through the study of the history of toys we will compare play of our parents and grandparents' childhoods with our own. The children will explore the materials toys of the past were made from and compare this with toys of today. 

Mathematics

This term in Mathematics, we will be focusing on: 

  • Addition and Subtraction
    • adding and subtracting one and two digit numbers using a variety of strategies including counting on, counting back, partitioning, doubles, near doubles, bridging to 10
    • using drawings and physical materials (e.g. number lines, 100s charts, base-10 blocks) to model addition and subtraction problems
  • Shape
    • recognising, making, comparing, sorting and classifying shapes based on their features, such as number of sides and using terms such as opposite, parallel, curved and straight
    • creating shapes to manipulate them and describe what happens (e.g. dragging, pushing, rotating, etc)
  • Multiplication and division
    • practising skip counting sequences of twos, fives and tens
    • modelling grouping and equal sharing using physical materials and drawing pictures to represent the problem
    • investigating doubling and halving to assist with multiplication and division facts for twos
    • Year 2 - recalling multiplication facts for twos

English

This term in Literacy, we will be focusing on Narratives. Through the use of rich literature, ‘Jetty Jumping’ we will be learning about specific language choices made by the author to entertain and will continue to extend our vocabulary by writing more descriptively. Students will have the opportunity to use their imagination creating fictional texts, with a focus on adding more detail using adjectives and adverbs. Handwriting will also continue to be a focus as students aim to form all lowercase and uppercase letters correctly. 

 

We will build students reading comprehension strategies, by looking closely at descriptions of characters and settings. We will continue to focus on predicting and visualising before and during reading and the language and vocabulary used to create characters, settings. The students will practise answering literal and inferential questions about texts they have read.

 

Please continue to encourage your child to read aloud at home, to develop their fluency and expression.  

Social & Emotional Learning

This term in 1/2, we will continue to focus on social and emotional learning using the RRRR (Resilience, Rights, and Respectful Relationships) material. We will revisit and redefine our overarching theme for the year, "courage," and strengthen our understanding of emotional literacy. During Circle Time, students will have the opportunity to respond to realistic and relatable situations that are modelled for them, helping them develop practical skills and a deeper emotional understanding.

STEM 

This term, the Year  1/2 classes will focus on a physical science unit in STEM, defining and exploring the concepts of push and pull. They will investigate simple machines and toys that utilise these forces, tying this knowledge into our Inquiry unit. Additionally, the students will have the opportunity to design their own simple machines, applying their understanding of push and pull and the suitability of different materials in a hands-on, creative project. 

Digital Technology

This term in Digitech students will be collecting, sorting and organising data and identifying the different types of data (text, numbers, sound and images). They will use a digital system (computer) to organise and represent the data.  They will be introduced to different programs on the computer to present information. 

 

Specialist Classes

Students will have specialist classes weekly (please see timetable below for each class). Each Wednesday we will have STEM, Digitech and ‘Mini Math’ (a variety of Math games to develop fluency) rotations. Students will stay with their class group and rotate through the different activities. Miss Woolley will teach ‘Mini Maths’, Miss M will teach Digitech and Mrs Webb will teach STEM. We will have our junior sport fortnightly on a Friday afternoon. 

The 1/2s will visit the Library every Friday and borrow different books for the classroom as well as some extra Home Reading. The Preps will visit the library on a Tuesday.

1/2A Class Timetable:

1/2B Class Timetable:

Homework

Homework will be sent home on Monday and needs to be completed and returned by Friday.  We expect students to continue the following:

  • Reading: Daily reading and recording in diaries 
  • Spelling: Complete SMART spelling sheet which is familiar to students and a choice of ONE spelling activity grid (please see photos below)
  • Mathletics: Tasks set in Mathletics will be in relation to topics covered in the classroom to consolidate learning. It is not expected students would complete all tasks in one sitting.

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Classroom Helper Support

Thank you to those who have supported the junior classrooms last term. Please let relevant classroom teachers know when you are able to come in and assist. We would love to have your support!

 

Reminders

Bookbags with Readers required daily. New spelling words for Home Practice are given on Mondays. Spelling and Maths homework is due on Fridays. 

 

The connections between home and school are very important. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. We can be reached via email or leave a message at the office and we will endeavour to respond in a timely manner, between 8am and 5pm on weekdays. 

1/2A - Anna Hendy - ahendy@sjmitcham.catholic.edu.au (Monday & Tuesday)

1/2A - Nicole Webb - nwebb@sjmitcham.catholic.edu.au (Wednesday-Friday)

1/2B - Clorinda Maio - cmaio@sjmitcham.catholic.edu.au