Wonderful 1/2
0ne-two-rful 1/2s
Term 1 Week 2 2024 - Friday 9th February
What have we been up to?
The 1/2 teaching team would like to welcome back all our 1/2 students and parents in 2024. It has been a great start to the new school year and all the students should be very proud of how they have settled in. We are excited to see what Term 1 brings for the students! It has been wonderful to hear about everyone’s holidays and see we have been excited to see their happy faces again.
The students spent the first week focusing on Leader In Me activities and setting up their classroom for a great year. Each class has created their Personal and Academic W.I.G (Wildly Important Goal) for Term 1, worked together to create the classroom W.I.G and Personal and Class Mission Statements, as well as getting back into the routine of school. Week 2 saw the beginning of our learning in all areas. The students got straight into Reading, Writing and Mathematics. They have began their Little Learners Love Literacy program groups and have all been excited to see who they will be working with for this Term. During week 2 students have participated in all specialist classes and were very excited to have their first AUSLAN lesson with our new AUSLAN Teacher Mrs D.
The 1/2 team would also like to welcome Mr Downs who has joined the Le Page staff this year and welcome Ms Buchan who has moved from an ES position to a teaching position. The children are all very excited to spend their year with Mr Downs and Ms Buchan and have already formed beautiful relationships with them. We all look forward to getting to know all 1/2 students and working with their families throughout the year.
Here are some photo highlights from the fortnight that was!
1/2A
Scavenger hunt with our new 3/4A buddies and sharing our “All about Me” bags.
1/2B - We had Ms Webber come and run a Mindfulness lesson with us!
1/2C - We practiced lining up in a straight line
What is coming up?
Reading
For the next two weeks the students will have a focus on Narrative texts. We will be reading ‘Alfie’s Search for Destiny’ by David Hardy for both weeks and focusing on different sections of the book. There will also be a focus on comprehension and reading fluency.
Writing
For writing, students will have a focus on sentence structure and handwriting using the Write 2 Learn program. They will also be using the text ‘Alfie’s Search for Destiny’ to dissect the author's choices and language and use it to write their own narrative paragraphs.
Maths
To kick off our number and algebra exploration, students will be focusing on counting and ‘trusting the count’. Students will engage in a range of activities that strengthen their counting skills and number recognition.
Inquiry & Science
Students will begin their Inquiry unit “The Outside World” and their Science unit “Chemical Science”.
Important reminders:
- Please don’t forget to bring in your hats and water bottles as we have had and will be having more hot days.
- If you have not bought any school supplies yet, please make sure you purchase them through our school supplier, KAKA Kids School Supplies.
- If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child's classroom teacher through Compass or via the school email and it will be passed on to them.
Specialist Days
- Tuesday - AUSLAN, Art/Cultural Studies & Music
Wednesday- PE & Art/Cultural Studies & Health (with classroom teacher)
