Year 1/2

Year 1/2 Cluster News 

Home Inquiry   

Choose one item from your home. What materials is the item made of? Why do you think it is made of those materials? (What are the properties?) 

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

Weekly Timetable – 1/2 Classes 

Learning for Week 6 and 7 

Word Study (previously Jolly Spelling):  

Week 6 Revision of the past 4 weeks 

Year 1 

‘ay’ and ‘ai’ for the /ai/ sound e.g. away, snail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGrIyCT7nK0 

‘ng’ e.g. song, bring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmtOKfTEBh8 

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

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

Year 2 

‘er’, ‘ir’ and ‘ur’ e.g. butter, bird, hurt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhTdmBPL5hU 

‘wa’ for /wo/ e.g. wand, watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1ZXDM3y_CM 

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

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

Week 7 

Year 1 ‘igh’ for /ie/ sound e.g. night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UVtOaeBIDg  

Year 2 silent h e.g. hour, rhyme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smXmkT1LA3c 

Grammar Focus  

Year 1: final blends, compound words 

Year 2: conjunctions, plurals 

Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop: Students will explore how to read their own and others’ work through the lens of an editor. 

Mathematics:  

3D Objects 

Naming 3D objects and identifying their properties (vertices, faces and edges)  

https://youtu.be/3nLpD6bE4fE?si=B4zruBLKtONKAQxB 

Students will continue to revisit strategies for addition and subtraction, focusing on a different strategy each week. You could practice using strategies at home: 

Doubling and halving https://youtu.be/NDqbCfplYrg?si=2DQ_B6fg2t_RnTMK   

https://youtu.be/DnmPVOsOMWg?si=xisjYSoD6Ls6JLpB   

Unit of Inquiry: How the World Works 

Central Idea: Properties of materials determine their uses. 

Line of Inquiry 1: The properties of materials. 

Line of Inquiry 2: How materials change. 

Line of Inquiry 3: Why certain materials are selected for different purposes. 

Students will explore a variety of objects and the materials they are made of. 

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

Students explore how they can share kindness with others, just as Christians share God’s love. 

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