Connect: Year 1

Thank you to all that came and explored our Science Fair activities. It was wonderful to see the students showing off their understanding of how materials can be bent, stretched, twisted, rolled and folded. It is fantastic to have had so many opportunities to open our doors to you all this term! We hope you are enjoying the sunnier days and don't forget to begin to organise those goggles ready for swimming in the coming weeks. 

Jennifer Kelly, Michelle Hammill, Shanae French and Fiona Torrington

Key dates 

Reminders 

• Mondays: Cheese toasties are sold at recess for $2
• Tuesdays: Popcorn is sold at recess for $1
• Students can log into Reading Eggs and Math Seeds at home. These are great resource for them to practice phonics and explore maths. 

The Next Fortnight of Learning

Literacy

Students have been utilising adjectives, repetition and alliteration while exploring The Gruffalo. It has been fantastic to see the creativity of students as they describe their own monster. Over the coming week students will further develop their comprehension and writing skills as they read a range of decodable texts. 

Our current phonics focus has been oi as in 'oink oink' and oy as in 'Foy's jelly joys'. The upcoming focus foci are u as in 'pull' and ou as in 'could'. We will continue to review the sounds taught previously.  

Maths

In math are revising previously covered concepts such as number lines, what comes before and after, identifying patterns, skip counting, and what it means to think like a mathematician.  We have been practicing a range of engaging maths games that students have been loving! Ask your child to teach you some at home or take a look at the videos below.

Inquiry

The focus for our inquiry unit this term is Materials that Change Shape. Students are exploring the actions of bending, stretching, twisting, rolling and squeezing.  It has been fun practicing these changes with lolly snakes, play-doh, paper and yoga.  

Wellbeing

Our Term 3 topic for Resilience Rights and Respectful Relationships is Positive Coping. Throughout the term students will engage in activities that assist them to reflect on their emotional responses, describe ways to express emotions in a healthy manner and practice techniques to deal with feelings of fear, frustration and anger. Learning a range of positive coping skills will enable students to better navigate future changes and challenges.