Grade 1/2

Dear Grade 1 and 2 families,

We would like to welcome you all back for Term 1!

We have had a wonderful start of Term 1. All the students are settling in smoothly into their new classroom routines. The classroom teachers have worked collaboratively and endless to create warm and inviting classrooms and spaces for children to feel safe and comfortable. Students have been focusing on developing strong, respectful and positive relationships with both the classroom teacher and their peers in the start-up weeks.

We are excited to have lots of fun with you all this year!

LITERACY

In Reading we have been reading picture books and examining one book over the week. This has given students the opportunity to dive into thinking about the purpose of stories and reading for enjoyment. Some strategies we have been practising are making predictions while reading, examining use of verbs and adjectives, and thinking about our favourite parts of a story. We have been loving discussing if giraffes can dance or not!

In Writing we have been focusing on recounts of our weekends and sharing events from our life. We have been drawing these events then practising writing simple sentences that match the drawing and using the structure of who/what/where/when/why. 

NUMERACY

In Numeracy we have been learning to be good mathematicians and think about numbers in our world. We have practised skills such as turn taking when playing card games (ask your child to show you how to play snap!) and taking care of our learning tools. We have thought about numbers in our world and created birthday graphs to track our birthdays!

SEL/INQUIRY

Students have participated and engaged in various activities such as setting classroom expectations, developing class Essential Agreements, creating a Zones of Regulation wall, completing their ready to learn profiles and understanding school values (Kindness, Respect, Learning Together). 

Reminders:

The new school start time from this year is 8.35 am in the morning. We would like to encourage you to drop your child to school at 8.35 am daily so they can participate in their Morning Circle activities which is a crucial part of their day.

We would like to thank all the families who booked in for ‘Meet the teacher’ meetings. This has been an opportunity for us to work collaboratively to enhance your child’s learning.