Year 1 Update

We are over halfway through Term 2 and the Year 1 students have had a busy few weeks. Stand out activities for us have been House activities and our Inquiry Incursion - The Past in our Classroom. We learnt about the way classrooms worked in the 1800's and found out how lucky we are today with our advanced technology and kind, respectful teachers. The students thoroughly enjoyed writing with pens and ink pots.

Our Learning - Term 2-Weeks 6 & 7

In English, students will:

-learn Stage 7.2 the 'or' sound made through the digraph 'or' as in sport, 'aw' as in claw and the trigraph 'ore' as in shore.

-learn Stage 7.2 - the 'ir' sound made through the digraph 'ir' as in shirt, the digraph 'ur' as in burst.

-read words, phrases and sentences with the focus sounds.

-spell and write words with the focus sounds.

-read and investigate different types of poetry.

-recognise and develop rhyming word poems.

-use commas when creating a list.

-recognise nouns, verbs and adjectives in poems.

-write a simple poem about an object or animal that includes adjectives.

In Mathematics, students will:

-continue to investigate multiplication through skip counting.

-discover the value of coins and notes and using money to trade for goods and services.

-continue to build number fluency through Ninja Number Sliders and Fluency in Five activities.

In Inquiry students will:

-participate in a craft activity related to an Indigenous story called Minah.

-demonstrate their knowledge of the past and present through a 'Then and Now Project'.

In S.E.L (Social, Emotional, Learning), students will:

- discuss real-world problem-solving skills.

- develop and practise skills that help will help them maintain friendships and include others.

News and Reminders:

Week 8 - Monday 8th June - Kings Birthday public holiday (no school)
Week 10 - Friday 26th June - 2:30 dismissal - last day of Term 2
Read with your child every night and practise reading Heart words
Return library bags with books on your child's library day
Check Compass regularly for ongoing reporting and updates on your child's learning

Celebration of our learning:

House Activities - working with buddies for HPS has Talent

Inquiry - Incursion - The past in our classroom

Maths - Pokemon maths - equal groups of and repeated addition