YEAR 1

FROM THE CLASSROOM

In Week 6, as part of our Book Week celebrations, we were excited to welcome children’s author Amy Adeney to speak with our Year 1 students. Amy shared her journey as an author, discussed the inspiration behind her books and gave students insight into the creative writing and publishing process. 

Through her presentation, students were encouraged to use their imagination, develop their love of reading and create stories of their own. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet a published author and celebrate the joy of books and storytelling.

STUDENT VOICES

“Now I know that writing a book takes a long time!"

- Samara 1B

“I didn’t realise that authors needed to do courses to become one."

- Remy 1B

“I think I’ve seen a street library before."

- Jiaan 1A

“I like the chatterbox of ideas that Amy made."

- Isabel 1D

“I had fun doing aerobics!"

- Anira 1B

LEARNING INTENTIONS FOR NEXT WEEK

READING

• I can find interesting words in books.
• I can identify the main idea of a story.
• I can retell a story in my own words.

WRITING

• I can orally retell a narrative and deepen my understanding of the text.
• I can identify past-tense verbs.
• I can write coherent, simple sentences using past-tense verbs.

PHONICS

• I can identify the /i/ grapheme and the -gi and -gy digraphs.
• I can read and write words with the /i/ grapheme and the -gi and -gy digraphs.

MATHEMATICS

• I can share into equal groups to solve problems.
• I can use manipulatives to model sharing between equal groups.
• I can solve word problems involving equal sharing and repeated equal groups.

INQUIRY

• I can use my knowledge of schools past and present to develop ideas for a future school.
• I can design and explain the features of a future school.

WELLBEING

• I can describe how the rules of a game help people play fairly.
• I can explain how unfairness can lead to people being hurt or upset.

NIGHTS OF READING

Congratulations to the following students for their nights of reading!

YEAR 1 | SPECIALIST TIMETABLE