Level 1: Connect

Hello Level 1 Families,

Welcome to Term 4. It'so hard to believe we are in the home stretch! The year is flying by so quickly!

Level 1 students have made an amazing start to the term. We have been very impressed with 

their positive attitudes, enthusiasm and behaviours thus far.

We all enjoyed a wonderful trip to Scienceworks on Monday. It was great! The students really outdid themselves with some brilliant behaviour. We were so proud of each and every one of them. We particularly enjoyed the Planetarium and the Lightning Theatre. 

Thank you to our parent helpers on the day, Ana, Nicky and Jason.

Please enjoy the photo gallery just below.

Term 4 Reminders:

Literacy:

Our Grade 1 students had an exciting day exploring Scienceworks, where they discovered fascinating exhibits and hands-on activities all about science and technology! Now, they’re putting their writing skills to work by creating recounts of their adventure. Through these stories, the children are practicing how to share their experiences in order—what they saw, did, and enjoyed most. We’re proud of their enthusiasm and creativity as they reflect on their memorable day of learning outside the classroom!

Heart words: This coming fortnight we will be focusing on revising words such as half, water and those and writing these words into sentences. 

This week we focussed on the words below:

Phonemes: Next week will continue to learn about the 'soft c' & 'hard c' phoneme- as in few spiced and computer.

Morphology: We will continue learning about prefixes- ne week it's the 'un' prefix as in unusual and unbelievable.

Maths:

This past fortnight we have been focusing on addition and subtraction strateies. Students have been learning to undeertsand that subtraction is the opposite to addition (inverse operation). So if they know 17+4=21, then they know 21-4=17. Over the next fortnight students will be learning more about multiplication and division and how these are inverse operations also. If we know 5x3=15, then we know 15 divided by 3=5. Students will then look at solving problems using these strategies. 

Inquiry:

We are loving learning all about the ancient civilisation of Mesopotamia. Our inquiry lessons have been full of discoveries such as the location of Mesopotamia ('the land between two rivers'), farming life, communities and roles.

In the coming weeks we will learn more about this fascinating subject. Please chat to to your child about what they already have learnt.

SEPS SAIL WINS AWARD! See the Specialist Happenings for our exciting news.

Level 1 Term 4 Specialist Timetable 

All the best for a wonderful fortnight,

Suzanne, Robyn, Leon and Marc

Level 1 Teachers