YEAR 1

FROM THE CLASSROOM

In Wellbeing we are learning about what respect in the yard looks like, how we can show

respect in the playground and how we play with others. We are also learning strategies for when we feel angry and how to control the way we express anger.

In Reading, we are practicing identifying interesting words in a chosen mentor text and learning how to find the main idea of a story. This helps us in retelling the story in our own words.

In Writing, we are beginning our innovations of our Talk 4 Writing text ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, where we create our own characters. We’re using adjectives to describe the characters in interesting ways.

‘A tiny, jolly and ugly woodcutter.’ - Deetya 1A

‘A fluffy Godzilla.’ - Anantjot 1A

‘A fat, hot and handsome tiger.’ - Shehzad 1A

During Phonics, we continued to learn 7.2 sounds with: /er/ (river monster cake) and -er suffix. Students look at these sounds through reading and writing tasks.

In Mathematics, we are ordering and investigating capacity using different containers to see which holds more or less. We’re using water, sand, blocks and other items to fill containers and compare which has more or less.

In Inquiry we continue to learn about plants. We are investigating how food is grown and harvested from plants. We are also learning about the 4 seasons and how plants change throughout each season.

'I didn't know that trucks had refrigerators in it to keep food cool.' - Elishah 1H

'I thought it was interesting that the factory uses the leftovers from pineapples to feed animals!' - Zayli 1H

'I didn't know that they used machines to make our chips and juices.' - 1H

LEARNING INTENTIONS FOR NEXT WEEK

READING

I can find interesting words in books.
I can find the main idea from a story.
I can retell the story in our own words.

WRITING

I can describe a character using 3 kinds of adjectives in one sentence.
I can define what an adjective is and its purpose in a sentence.

PHONICS

I can identify the /er/ digraph and –er suffix.
I can read and write words with the /er/ digraph and –er suffix.

MATHS

I can compare objects according to their capacity and explain my reasoning.
I can order objects according to their capacity using the language of more, less, full, empty, hold more and hold less.

NIGHTS OF READING

25 NIGHTS

Axl 1H

50 NIGHTS

Benji 1E, Stefan 1B, Binant 1H

75 NIGHTS

Dhrumil 1E, Prashanthi 1E

100 NIGHTS

Arnav 1D, Freya 1D, Savnoor 1D, Dhwiti 1D

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