Foundation & Year 1News
Reading
During Reading, Foundation and Year 1 students revised how to make predictions and make text-to-self connections using the text ‘Our Class’. Students read the book together as a class and discussed what they thought might happen in the story. They also shared personal connections by relating the events and experiences in the book to their own lives.
“We are also in a class.” - Danyal Foundation
“Our class is like a family.” Layla F1A
“Our class is a school family” Oscar F1B
Writing
In Writing, students continued developing their ability to expand sentences by using the words who, what, when and where. They also revised nouns, verbs and adjectives by constructing sentences orally before writing sentences that included all three word types. Students continued to develop their handwriting and letter formation skills through tracing, copying and independently writing letters and words.
“I put a full stop at the end.” - Matilda Foundation
“Adjectives are describing words.” Ryan F1A
“A sentence starts with a capital letter” Rayan F1B
Maths
In Maths, the students have been developing their understanding of statistics by collecting and recording data based on topics of interest to the class. They created bar charts to represent their data and practised interpreting the information by answering questions about what the charts showed, including identifying the most and least popular choices and comparing different categories.
Students have also been building their addition and subtraction skills. They have used number lines to solve and represent calculations and explored using MAB to support the split strategy. They have practised breaking numbers into parts to make calculations easier and have continued developing their understanding and use of the friends of 10 to support efficient mental strategies.
“3 people like red.” - Izian Foundation
“The split strategy is when we have to split the number into tens and ones and add the ones.”- Daniella F1A
“The most popular fruit was bananas” Elliot F1B
Inquiry
In Inquiry, students have been learning about local habitats in Australia and exploring what animals need to survive in their environments. They investigated animal diets and learned about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores, identifying what different animals eat.
Students have also been exploring the human body by identifying different body parts and discussing what they are used for. They learned about the five senses and how these help people understand the world around them. To put their learning into practice, students participated in a sense hunt outside, using their senses to observe and investigate their surroundings.
“Fish live in the sea.” - Muhammad Foundation
“I can hear birds outside.” Alan F1A
“A tiger is a carnivore” Affan F1B
Social and Emotional Learning
During Social and Emotional Learning, students learned about using kind words and good manners when speaking to others. They explored how our words can affect how others feel and how using kind and respectful language can help everyone feel happy and included. Students also explored how boys and girls can have both similarities and differences in their likes and interests, such as favourite colours and sports. Students then drew pictures of things they like and shared their ideas with their peers.
“I say kind words in the classroom.” - Jugaad Foundation
“It’s kind to say please and thank you.”- Hussein F1A
“Being kind is important”- Brooklyn F1B
AUSLAN
In Auslan, students learned different signs for medical terms such as cold, cough, sneeze, better and fever. They followed along with a video and practised modelling the Auslan signs for each term. Students then independently demonstrated the signs they remembered and joined in with the Feel Better song, using the signs along with the video.
“This is how you do cold.” - Akanete Foundation
“I like Auslan”- Olivia F1B
Special Events
St John Ambulance Incursion
Foundation and Year 1 students participated in a St John Ambulance incursion, where they learned about medical emergencies, what first aid means and how to provide basic first aid to someone who is hurt or unwell. Students engaged in a range of interactive activities, including listening to stories, participating in role-play scenarios and completing a fun quiz at the end to show what they had learned and remembered.
“I helped someone put on a bandaid.” - River Foundation
“D means danger.”- Ryan F1A
“You can hurt yourself a lot at a park”- Hiro F1B
Reptile Encounter Incursion
Foundation and Year 1 students had the opportunity to engage in an incursion in the Community Hub to reflect on what they learnt in their Inquiry lessons this term. Students learnt about all different animals including birds, mammals and reptiles and had the opportunity to meet and touch a variety of animals. These animals included snakes, lizards, birds and turtles. Students were excited and very engaged during the incursion and they asked fabulous questions!
