Level 1 & 2
REMINDERS & UPDATES
Gymnastics - We are full swing with our gymnastics sessions and the students are loving the experience. A reminder to ensure your child is in appropriate clothing i.e no skirts or stockings.
iPad Reminders
- Our iPad program works best when all students who have their own iPad bring it to school each day. Please remind your child to pack their iPad in their school bag every morning.
Term Three Dates
August 3rd - Assembly Monday 9:00am
7:30pm Online Parent Workshop hosted by Cyber Safety Project. ‘Balancing Life and Tech’ – Reducing conflict and restoring healthy screen balance.
5th August - Coffee & Chat. Focus on attendance, holiday leave, absenteeism and wellbeing.
August 26th - 9am (Book Week Parade) - You might like to begin planning your child's costume and book combination in preparation for our annual 'Book Week Parade'.
MELBOURNE ZOO PICS!
CURRICULUM
Literacy
Thank you for your continued support with home reading. Reading together each night, even for just 10–15 minutes, is one of the most valuable ways you can support your child's learning. Regular reading helps build confidence, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension, while also fostering a lifelong love of books. We encourage students to continue recording their reading in their log books each evening, as this helps us celebrate their efforts and monitor their progress. Thank you for partnering with us to make reading a positive and enjoyable part of your child's daily routine.
UFLI: Grade One Students
Grade One students will review their work on ending patterns such as; y, le, ld. Week two, students will begin exploring r-controlled vowel 'ar' as in 'car, park, spark'.
UFLI: Grade Two Students
Grade Twos will spend their week looking at suffixes such as; er, est where there is a comparison. They will also explore ly such as; softly, where an adjective is turned into an adverb.
What can you do at home?
- Optional UFLI Home Practice pages found in their home learning book.
Writing: This fortnight, our Grade 1 and 2 students have been learning how to write engaging information texts by researching and sharing facts about different animals. Students are exploring the key features of an information report, including clear headings and factual language, while identifying important information such as an animal's habitat, diet, physical features, and special adaptations. Through this process, students are developing their research, reading and writing skills as they organise information and present it in a clear and informative way for others to enjoy.
What can you do at home?
Exploring non-fiction texts with a main focus on animals and important information we learn from reading these texts.
Maths
Grade One Students
This fortnight, our Grade 1 students have begun exploring skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s through engaging games, songs, hands-on activities and number investigations. Students are learning to recognise patterns in number sequences, identify what comes next and explain the patterns they notice. Developing confidence with skip counting strengthens number sense and provides an important foundation for future learning in multiplication, division and place value.
What can you do at home?
You can support your child's learning by practising skip counting during everyday activities. Count by 2s while pairing socks, by 5s when counting fingers, or by 10s as you count coins or objects in groups. Encourage your child to notice the patterns in the numbers and ask questions such as, "What number comes next?" or "How do you know?" Singing skip-counting songs, playing number games and looking for patterns together are fun ways to build confidence and strengthen your child's number knowledge.
Grade Two Students
This fortnight, our Grade 2 students have begun exploring division by investigating how collections can be shared and grouped equally. Through hands-on activities using counters, blocks and everyday materials, students are learning that division is about making equal groups and recognising when groups are fair. They are using practical materials, drawings and mathematical language to explain their thinking and solve real-world sharing problems. These experiences build a strong foundation for future learning in multiplication and division while developing students' confidence in reasoning, problem-solving and communicating their mathematical ideas.
What can you do at home?
You can help your child build their understanding of division through everyday activities at home. Encourage them to share objects equally between people or groups, such as dividing grapes between family members, sharing biscuits onto plates or sorting toys into equal groups. Ask questions like, "Can everyone have the same amount?", "How many are in each group?" or "Are there any left over?" These simple, hands-on experiences help children understand that division is about sharing and grouping equally, while building confidence with mathematical thinking in meaningful, real-life situations.
WELLBEING
This week students will focus on our School Wide Positive Behaviour of transitioning and lining up quietly, waiting for our teacher's direction.
CYBER SAFETY
LESSON 10
Learn why keeping a balance with technology is important and how we can make healthy choices.
What can you do at home?
Continue the Conversation at Home...
Here are some questions you might like to ask your child to reinforce our wellbeing learning:
- What was something that made you feel happy today?
- Did anything feel tricky today? What helped you get through it?
- What helps your brain and body feel calm when you're upset or worried?
- Can you show me one of the calming strategies you've been learning at school?
- Who is someone you can talk to when you need help?
- What is one thing you're proud of yourself for today?
- When you notice a friend having a hard day, how could you help them?
- What is one strategy you could use next time you feel frustrated or overwhelmed?
What are three things that made you smile today?
Taking just a few minutes each day to talk about emotions, challenges and successes helps children build confidence, resilience and a strong understanding of the strategies they can use to support their wellbeing both at school and at home.
CBL
Our Big Idea for Term 3 is Power. This week, students will begin exploring how animals use their unique adaptations to survive and thrive in different habitats. Through hands-on investigations, rich discussions and engaging texts, students will discover how features such as camouflage, sharp claws, thick fur and specialised beaks help animals find food, stay safe and adapt to their environment. In preparation to our challenge, students will think critically about the relationship between an animal and its habitat, considering how these adaptations give animals the "power" to meet their needs and overcome challenges in the natural world. We look forward to seeing students make connections between living things, their environments and the important role adaptations play in survival.
Guiding Questions
What is power?
What responsibilities come with having power?
How does our power impact living things?
How do living things become endangered?
Essential Question
How does our power influence our choices?
Challenge
Prep – 2s Pledge to Do!
Educate the community about how they can use their power to support endangered animals.