Year 1/2

Year 1/2 Cluster News 

Upcoming Events: 

Friday 8th May @ 6.30pm: Light up the Night 

Friday 22nd May: Colour Run 

Tuesday 2nd June: Year 1/2 cluster Celebration of Learning 

Vision Testing – permission note 

Year 1 students have received a note about vision testing this week. Mr K does this testing at school. This is an opportunity to pick up vision concerns that may be impacting your child’s learning. It is an initial screening, and the next step would be to visit an optometrist. If your child missed the testing last year, please ask for a note. 

Please return the permission note as soon as possible. 

Strawberry/Tomato containers needed 

We need lots of empty plastic containers (see picture) with lids for the onigiri (Japanese rice balls). Students will use these for their Celebration of Learning. We would appreciate washed containers sent in as you are finished with them. Thank you.

No extra items from home 

Some students are bringing in items such as toys from home. Also, some items from the classroom have been taken home. Please check your child’s bag and have the conversation about not bringing in extra items. 

Home Inquiry   

What foods do you grow at home? If you don’t grow food, what do other people you know grow, like your neighbours or family members? What do people do with the food e.g. eat it raw, cook it, pickle it? 

Reading: every night for 10-15 minutes. Please listen to your child read the decodable books and ask the ‘check for understanding’ questions at the back. The ‘Interest books' with coloured round stickers on the front may need to be read together. 

Weekly Timetable 

Learning for Weeks 3 and 4 

Unit of Inquiry: How We Organise Ourselves 

Central Idea: Places and processes are involved in producing food. 

Lines of Inquiry: 

People and places involved in food production 

Processes involved in food production 

Food wastage 

We read The Little Red Hen and looked at what is involved in the process of wheat to bread. 

English  https://youtu.be/aUpiBUe0yow?si=tUmv_r-woAHMW3lr 

Punjabi https://youtu.be/gXSLr9kelQE?si=HcGqi79n4W4zwwVA  

Nepali https://youtu.be/CXgn1n9Dd-M?si=AnI2Ui6Ps29tuyYS  

Malayahlam https://youtu.be/AGZ6Q4BM4yc?si=vkioTNdTPAlSfSZZ  

Grammar: noticing verbs such as those found in The Little Red Hen e.g. plant the seed, tend the wheat, harvest the wheat, mill the flour, mix the dough, bake the bread. 

Word Study 

Week 3 

Year 1 double letters ‘ss and zz’ e.g.less, buzz 

https://youtu.be/VDmSWVjDh-0?si=Ik_cru-f6bxAAsaX 

https://youtu.be/fPWEtQV54JU?si=5BzTmTx6vq3KqzFG 

Year 2 ‘air’ e.g. hairbrush 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcHIX2xK--A 

Week 4 Revision 

Year 1 s, t, p, n, ck, ll, ff 

Year 2 ea e.g. bread, ck, ll, ss, zz, bb, dd, ph 

Mental Computation ideas  

Doubles https://youtu.be/hgyLwuR4n_k?si=UNEVLVgarv3fjPwa 

Near doubles https://youtu.be/Iice0r1z0JI?si=oYlgdLlpcwDhTfEN 

Christian Studies: Christian Beliefs 

Central Idea: Christians believe God is one God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 

Students think about who people say they are e.g. I am a son/daughter, creative, leader, guitar player, etc. then look at who God says we are https://youtu.be/Huzj00uVYiU?si=PaE78XcB6C7j9n9A 

Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop: Goal setting during individual conferences with the teacher. 

Mathematics:  

Number Addition & Subtraction 

Y1 Money: skip counting 5c and 10c 

Y2 Fractions and Money: whole dollars, half (50c) and quarter dollar (25c) 

School Calendar:   

https://www.goldengrove.sa.edu.au/calendar/  

May God bless your week, 

Lauren Hall and Melanie Arnold 

Lauren Hall Hall.lauren@goldengrove.sa.edu.au 

Melanie Arnold: Arnold.melanie@goldengrove.sa.edu.au 

Tim Kriewaldt kriewaldt.tim@goldengrove.sa.edu.au 

Ellen Zimmer zimmer.ellen@goldengrove.sa.edu.au