Year 1

Nikki Lewis (Team Leader), Maddi Fletcher, Nerida Forster & Chantelle Quinn

What a fantastic way to wrap up the term! This week was Science Week, and our Grade 1 students had an exciting time engaging in hands on activities that sparked curiosity and creativity. They built spaghetti and marshmallow towers, explored how circuits work, and got messy with some squishy, fun ooblek! It was wonderful to see so much enthusiasm and teamwork during each experiment.

Despite the very wet weather, students stayed positive and continued to show great resilience and energy throughout the week. It was also Planning Week, where Vermont Primary teachers were busy preparing exciting learning experiences for next term.

As this is our final newsletter for Term 2, we want to thank you for your continued support and wish all families a safe and restful break. School will resume for Term 3 on Monday, 21st July.

Important Dates

June

Monday 30th June – Whole School Assembly, Go Green Day (wear something green)

July

Thursday 3rd July – Reports Available on Compass

Friday 4th July – Last Day of Term 2 - 2.30pm dismissal

Monday 21st July - First day of Term 3

What we are learning

Term 2

Week 11

Inquiry: Celebrations - Wrap up and reflection about what we have learnt during the term

Science: Forces - Gravity

Reading: Read Write Inc

Writing: 6+1 Traits - Ideas, Organisation and Voice: Planning, writing and revising written work

Maths: Addition/Subtraction and Calendars

Term 3

Week 1

Inquiry: Living and non living things and an introduction to dinosaurs

Science: Solids, liquids and gases

Reading: Read Write Inc

Writing: 6+1 Traits - Sentence Fluency and Presentation: Revising sentences and using tidy handwriting

Maths: Patterns and Statistics

Week 2

Inquiry: Creature features and skeletons

Science: Solids, liquids and gases

Reading: Read Write Inc

Writing: 6+1 Traits - Ideas, Voice and Presentation: Writing a book

Maths: Patterns and Statistics

Show and Tell

Term 3

Weeks 1 and 2: Something about the holidays - Bring a souvenir or photo of an event from the holidays.

Go Green Day - Monday 30th June

On Monday 30th June, students are invited to come to school wearing green as we spend time cleaning up areas of the school grounds. There will be fun scavenger hunts along the way while we clean. No gold donation is needed - just some hands to help keep our school grounds clean and rubbish free!

MS Readathon

This year, Vermont Primary School will be participating in the MS Readathon, a fundraiser that has been supporting people living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for 45 years. The MS Readathon combines the joy of reading with the mission of making a difference in the lives of those affected by MS. The event runs throughout the month of August.

If you would like your child to participate in the MS Readathon and represent Vermont Primary School, you can register by following these steps:

Visit the Readathon website: https://www.msreadathon.org.au/join/vermontprimaryschool
Select ‘Register’
Click ‘My children to read’
Fill in the contact details of a parent/guardian
Enter your child’s details and add Vermont Primary School
Follow the prompts until registration is complete

Please remember not to include your child’s surname. Only their first name, or first name and surname initial, and their grade are required (e.g., Jimmy S 1NL).

If you have any questions regarding this year’s MS Readathon, please feel free to contact:

John Hoskin (john.hoskin@education.vic.gov.au)