Prep to Grade 2:

Prep:

This week in Prep, the children have been exploring writing inspired by our mentor text, Giraffes Can’t Dance. Students have been developing their creativity and confidence as young writers, using the story to inspire their own ideas.

In Mathematics, we have been investigating capacity and weight, exploring how much different containers can hold and comparing the weight of various objects through hands-on activities.

Our Little Learners Love Literacy journey has continued with a focus on digraphs, helping students strengthen their understanding of letter patterns and the sounds they make.

We encourage families to continue supporting learning at home by practising reading regularly and revisiting heart words to build confidence, fluency and automatic word recognition. Thank you for your continued support!

Grade 1/2A:

Literacy

So far this term, Grade 1s have been focussing on silent letter combinations, kn, gn, and ch (k), as well as the split digraph u-e (tune) along with ue (muesli) and u (music) which all make the sound /yoo/. Grade 2s have been stacking up their morpheme knowledge with affixes - ful, less, ment, ness, sub, mis, and dis. In writing, we've begun another narrative unit and have delved into a handful of rich mentor texts including Edward the Emu, Edwina the Emu, Fly, and Rose meets Mr Wintergarten.

Maths

Maths this term has been all about hands-on measuring as we've started of with length, mass, and capacity. Blessed with beautiful weather, the students loved being able to get outside and get a little messy.

Inquisitive Minds

This term we are learning about space, a topic which has sparked a lot of curiosity and engagement. Students have being using the NASA website to learn extra details about the planets in our Solar System and create their informationflip books.

Inquisitive Minds - Cosmodome Incursion

The Space Dome was an absolutely unforgettable experience! Everyone loved exploring the wonders of the universe and learning so much about the planets.

A huge thank you to Miss West for organising such a fantastic and inspiring educational adventure for us!