Year 1/2

Year 1/2 Cluster News 

Tuesday 19th August (next week) is MOT and Book Week Dress Up day 

The theme for Book Week this year is ‘Book an Adventure’. Students are encouraged to dress up to fit with the theme. Please use whatever you have at home and make it functional so that the students are still able to play throughout the day. 

Celebration of Learning  Thursday 21st of August  

The Year 1 & 2 Celebration of Learning is a one off evening for all students in the Year 1/2 Classes to showcase their learning with families. Please come along with your child at one of the following times: 5:30-6:00pm OR 6:00-6:30pm. 

Year 2 Camp at AFL Max Term 3, Week 10, Monday 22nd – Tuesday 23rd September 

Students arrive at normal school time and return to school on the Tuesday about lunchtime. They have a Subway lunch upon return to school, which we will organise. You can pick up your child at 12.30-12.45pm or remain at school for a relaxing afternoon. Forms need to be returned as soon as possible https://aflmax.com.au/education/camps/ 

If you would like to volunteer to assist all children, please register your interest via email to your class teacher by Friday 16th August. This way volunteers can be selected and notified with plenty of notice. You must already be a registered volunteer. Please check your dates carefully or we will need to ask another parent to attend. We require volunteers to remain on site for the duration of the camp. 

Home Inquiry   

Create a poster about/draw a picture of a place in your local community that is natural, managed or constructed. Explain why that place is natural, managed or constructed. 

Read decodable/interest/library books etc every night for 10-15 minutes.  

Weekly Timetable – 1/2 Classes 

 Learning for Week 4 and 5 

Word Study (previously Jolly Spelling):  

Week 4 

Year 1: ‘ow’ for /o/ sound e.g. grow, flow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZdgP2wAQic  

Year 2: ‘ear’ e.g. dear, fear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWmYldoPzLA 

Week 5 

Year 1: ‘ar’ e.g. arm, card https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E-svf1ZNug 

Year 2: ‘ey’ for /ee/ e.g. key, honey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jua0OODatow 

Grammar Focus  

Year 1: adjectives 

Year 2: verb ‘to be’ past tense, expanding a sentence 

Writer’s Workshop: Students are writing recounts using the structure we have learnt about and considering how to make recounts more interesting with expressive words. 

Reader’s Workshop: We are comparing our reading of Are we there yet? to other books with similar themes. 

Mathematics:  

Year 1 and 2 students explain pathways with directional language. This will link to our  excursion to Wynn Vale Dam on Monday. 

Locations and Directions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnlJzWhsNnw 

Left and right: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRbwFq9665k 

Year 1 and Year 2s will revisit strategies for addition and subtraction, focusing on a different strategy each week. 

You could practice using strategies at home: 

Using a ten frame: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txKdHrRsP2Q 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qg5Mjv6Rj8 

Counting on and back: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUY072JHE4g  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhR1SEK49qM 

Unit of Inquiry: How We Organize Ourselves 

Central Idea: The built community reflects communities’ needs and wants. 

Line of Inquiry 1: The built environment within a community 

Line if Inquiry 2: Needs and wants within a community 

Line of Inquiry 3: How buildings meet the needs and wants of a community 

Students will ask questions to do with function (how does it work) and causation (why it is like it is). 

Christian Studies: Christian Church: Christians believe the Bible is God’s word. 

Students inquire into the story of Paul who was a missionary and how Christians are missionaries in the world (share the love of Jesus). 

Other Reminders 

Boots are needed for students who want to go into the Nature Play in the muddy winter months. 

Items from home/Canteen money 

We have reminded students to not bring items from home unless this has been a discussion between parents and teachers.  

Students may bring one named ball to play with at break times, however, please ensure it is not a special item in case of loss or damage.  

We have also reminded students that the money they have for the canteen is for their own or sibling purchases and not to buy food for their friends. 

Shoelaces 

Please make sure your child can do up laces themselves if they have shoes with laces. Another option is shoes with Velcro until they learn this skill. 

Bag Tags 

It is useful for students to have a bag tag to identify their bag. Please only put one bag tag on and make sure it is not a special one that will be missed if it is lost as we are not able to monitor this. 

Each day students need to bring the following. Please label everything.  

• hats – these have been sent home for a wash as they are not a requirement for Terms 2 and 3. It is still a good idea to leave them in bags as some days can still have a high UV rating.  

• sunscreen is generally not applied at school during Terms 2 and 3. 

• Take Home Bags, which are also for Library borrowing. 

• a water bottle 

• a fruit snack 

• recess 

• lunch 

Lunch Boxes 

Please pack a substantial lunch rather than lots of recess snacks and put an ice pack in on hot days as the lunches remain in school bags outside. We also ask that you send in ‘nude food’ which does not include wrappers. 

Library Borrowing  

Both classes visit the Library on Tuesdays to borrow 2 books for 2 weeks. 

Take Home books 

Each week students take home 2-3 interest books to read at home. A letter has been sent home explaining the process. During the week, we listen to children and begin sending decodable books or other good fit books home to read.  

Toddle 

We post important information reminders, student learning, photos/videos and assessments on this platform.  Please contact the office if you are not connected. 

Volunteers 

During the year we have excursions, a Year 1 Sleepover and a Year 2 Camp.  

If you are interested in volunteering, there a few things you must have up to date to be able to come along or to help in the classroom. Please do not volunteer unless you have these already. Contact the office if you have any questions. 

• Working With Children Check (WWCC)  
• Responding to Abuse, Harm and Neglect training (RRHAN-EC)  
• Valuing Safe Communities (VSC) training 

https://www.goldengrove.sa.edu.au/parent-portal/volunteering/  

May God bless your week, 

Melanie Arnold and Ellen Zimmer 

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

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

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