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The 0ne-der Stars 1s

Term 1 Week 2 2025 - Friday 17th October

What have we been up to?

Hello Grade 1 Families! We’re excited to be back for Term 4. We hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday and are looking forward to our last term of the year.

In Writing, we have started reading Fantastic Mr Fox! The students are enjoying the story, and we are working on understanding and analysing the text. We talk about the characters, the setting, and what happens in the story. It’s helping everyone become better readers and thinkers.

During Maths, we have continued learning about data. The children are practising how to choose the right questions for surveys, which helps us collect useful information. We also started exploring location and maps. The students have been using written and verbal instructions to move around maps and change positions. It’s been a great way to learn about directions and places!

Next week, we have our excursion to the Cranbourne Botanical Gardens to learn about Indigenous culture. This will be a very fun and exciting day!

Thank you for supporting your child’s learning at home. We’re looking forward to a fantastic Term 4 full of growth and discovery!

Here are some photo highlights from the fortnight that was.

Students have loved having Library time every Monday afternoon!

Term 4 Phonics Focus

Week	Phonics Focus	Examples
Week 1	-ed	planted, loved, looked, longed
Week 2	-ed
Week 3	ai ay	braid, maid, saint, spray, tray, pray
Week 4	ee ea	weak, reach, steal, teeth, street, reef
Week 5	igh ough	night, light, flight
Week 6	oe oa	toe, boat, float, moan
Week 7	ar	far, car, part, tart, art
Week 8	aw au or	born, yawn, torn, sauce, audio
Week 9	er ir ur	herd, burst, chirp, thirsty, burger, curl
Week 10	air ear	fair, chair, pear, bear

Important reminders:

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child's classroom teacher through Compass or via the school email and it will be passed on to them.

Specialist Days
Monday- AUSLAN, PE, Art/Cultural Studies & Music
Thursday - Performing Arts & Health (with classroom teacher)