Grade 1

English

The students have had an excellent start to their final term of Grade 1. In English, the students have begun a new Core Knowledge unit, 'Animals and their Habitats.' 

In this unit, the students are exploring questions such as:

How have forest animals adapted to the deciduous forest habitat?  

How have animals adapted to live in the tropical rainforest habitat?​

How do plants and animals depend on each other in fresh-water habitats?

To further enhance students' understandings of this unit, the Grade 1s also visited the Melbourne Zoo this week. 

The students have also been working on identifying four sentence types (statement, question, command, exclamation) and the process of writing a narrative.

Mathematics 

Students will be learning about probability outcomes, including chance experiments such as rolling a dice, and familiar real-life examples. They will also continue to work on 'sharing' using arrays, with remainders.

Creative Connections

This term, we are trialling a 'rebrand' of Inquiry called 'Creative Connections.' 

What Creative Connections is:

• Application time where students use knowledge already explicitly taught (from Literacy, Core Knowledge units, picture story books or Maths) in a creative task to show or exhibit their learning.
• Students have choice and voice within well-planned, structured tasks.
• Timetabled for two sessions per week.

During Creative Connections this term, we have been building on the students' knowledge of animals and habitats from our Core Knowledge unit, and the students have been working on a plan to create a diorama about an animal in its habitat.

Key Dates & Reminders 

18th October: 150 Years Fundraising Dinner

3rd November: Curriculum Day – no school for students

4th November: Public Holiday Melbourne Cup – no school for students

13th November: SCHOOL CONCERT DAY! Rehearsal during the day and students to be dropped by parents at Costa hall at 5:00pm. Show starts at 6.00pm.

1st December: Prep to Grade 3 Swimming program begins

9th December: Whole school transition day

11th December: Christmas Picnic at 4.30pm

15th December: House Sports Day

18th December: 9:15am Final Assembly

19th December: Last day of Term 4 - casual dress 

27th January, 2026 - First 2026 school day for staff 

29th January, 2026 – First 2026 school day for students