Level 1: Connect

Hello Level 1 Families

The first few weeks of Term 3 have gone by so quickly! It's amazing to think that we are already four weeks into our short, nine week term. 

Thank you all for your support with your child's home reading, homework and, of course, our swimming program. Teachers have been very impressed with our Level 1 students getting in and out of the pool so efficiently. Fingers crossed we will have another fun week of swimming next week. 

Please see the new homework sheet below. As always, a hard copy will be in your child's homework books as of today.

Term 3 Reminders:

Science:

Science with Wilko and Safety Sue is always fun... but this week has been next level! 

This week is National Science Week. Have you seen our transformed science room? Wow! It's amazing. Dinosaurs in every nook and cranny! Take a peek if you dare...

Literacy:

Next week we will continue reading, 'Can you teach a fish to climb a tree?' This children's book is about celebrating individuality and embracing unique strengths, not judging individuals by abilities that are not their natural talents. The book encourages readers to recognise their own special talents and the talents of others, rather than focusing on perceived shortcomings. It's a gentle story that promotes curiosity and acceptance, highlighting the value of what makes each person unique. 

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Heart words: This coming fortnight we will be focusing on the words their, after and  before and writing these words into sentences. 

This week we focussed on the words below:

Phonemes: Next week will be learning about the 'au' and 'aw' phonemes- as in launch and fawn.

Morphology: We will continue learning all about syllables. 

We have been looking at open and closed syllables, vowel-consonant-vowel syllables as in beehive and sunshine and next week we will begin learning all about vowel team syllables. Example words with these syllables include rainbow, teapot and mailbox.

Maths:

Over the past two weeks in Maths, our Grade 1 students have been looking at Calendars & Date Knowledge: Students are exploring how to read and use calendars. They’re identifying days of the week and months of the year, learning to sequence them and understand how they help us organise our world. We have also looked at Understanding Leap Years: We’ve introduced the concept of a leap year and why one extra day (February 29) appears every four years—helping students grasp how our calendar stays in sync with the seasons. Excitingly, students have been learning Analogue Clocks & Telling Time: Kids have dived into reading analogue clocks—especially how to tell time to the hour (e.g., “3 o’clock”)

Ways to support this focus at home:

• Display a wall calendar and have your child mark special dates or birthdays; ask, “What’s today?” “What day is after Tuesday?”
• Keep an analogue clock in a common area and talk about it during the day: “Look, it’s 4 o’clock—time for afternoon play. 

Inquiry:

This Terms focus is on the 7 different continents of the world. Our first continent that we visited was Australia. We have learnt about the different states, the capital cities, animals that are only found in Australia and also Indigenous Australians. 

Over the coming fortnight we will be discovering new facts about our next continent- Asia!

Level 1 Term 3 Specialist Timetable 

Please note there are slight changes to the time table whilst we are attending swimming. 

All the best for a wonderful fortnight,

Suzanne, Robyn, Leon and Kylie

Level 1 Teachers