From the Year 1 Classroom

Welcome back Grade One Families! 

We hope you all had a lovely break and enjoyed the beautiful sunshine! Term 4 is going to be a busy one with lots happening. We are very excited for our upcoming excursion to Risky Kids! More information to follow.  

Reminders- Across the whole school we are having a focus on improving our morning routine. All students are expected to walk in, put their bags away, do their jobs and then head out to play, without reentering the buildings until the bell. Please note that students are not actively supervised until 8:30am. If you could please reinforce this in the mornings also, we would be very appreciative.  

Hats & Sunscreen- Please ensure your child has their school hat, labelled with their name. Please note that we have sunscreen available for children to reapply, however, if your child needs a specific sunscreen, please provide it in their bag for them to reapply.  

Readers- Please remember to continue to bring in home readers on a Friday. You should have received a new Term 4 log book.  

📝Literacy-  

We have been learning about contractions. A contraction shortens two words to make one word, then we replace the missing letter with an apostrophe.  

Eg. 

Can not- can't 

Did not- didn't 

Would not- wouldn't 

I will- I'll  

In our writing lessons we are learning to continue to expand our sentences using ‘when’ and ‘why.’ We can follow this sequence to expand our sentences to make our writing more interesting.  

Subject + action+ when +why  

Sarah was running quickly to school in the morning because she was late. 

Subject+ feeling+ when + why 

Jim was feeling sad in the afternoon because he got swooped by a magpie. 

⭐Digraphs & Trigraphs we are learning: 

/ear/ as in ear 

/eer/ as in cheer 

/air/ as in hair 

⭐ Tricky Words we are learning:  

*Please help your child read and spell these words frequently at home! 

➕➖Maths-  

In our Maths lessons, we have worked hard to revise a lot of our previous learning, through our ‘Daily Reviews.’ We have also continued to revise making equal groups and sharing equally. This week we will also explore the different types of questions we can ask to gather data. We will learn about which types of questions will help us to gather the most data.  

💙Religion- The Good News! 

We will be exploring the 4 special books in the Bible called the Gospels. The Gospels are part of the New Testament and are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. We will learn that Gospel means ‘Good News’  

 🌍 Inquiry- Celebrations Around the World  

We will be exploring how different cultures celebrate different occasions, such as birthdays, Christmas, and Easter.  

📆 Important dates-  

12th October- 16th October- Author Visit 

Tuesday 20th October- Excursion to Risky Kids 

Take care and kind regards, 

Kristy, Sarah, Kayte, Nikki, Kellie & Lily 😊 

Kristy - khargreaves@shyarrawonga.catholic.edu.au

Sarah - swollington@shyarrawonga.catholic.edu.au

Kayte - krunnalls@shyarrawonga.catholic.edu.au

Nikki - nconnell001@shyarrawonga.catholic.edu.au