Grade 1/2 Area
Miss Stella Baker Campbell, Miss Kate Lyon, Ms Liz Higham, Ms Sarah Castellas and Ms Emily Giliam
DISCOVERY LEARNING
In Discovery Learning, we have been learning about culture and our values. We designed flags that included things that were important to our culture and families. The Grade 1/2 classes had important discussions about culture and took time to appreciate that everyone celebrates different things.
Maths
In Maths we have been learning a lot about place value. We have been working with number lines, dice, playing cards and Base 10 Materials to help us understand the value of numbers. Students should continue place value and counting work as a part of their homework with the Homework Counting Checklist.
Amazing Alliterations
After reading The Very Cranky Bear, the super 1/2 students created some clever alliteration sentences. It was a lot of fun and a little challenging to try and find words we could use to create alliteration.
Dom
Furqan
Charlotee
Thomas
Dom
Furqan
Charlotee
Thomas
Handwriting
Every morning, Grade 1/2s practise their handwriting skills. They make sure they have good posture, correct pencil grip and are taking their time to form their letters using the dotted thirds. We have been loving using the mini whiteboards and are very grateful that Ms McAlister has organised these amazing resources for us.
BER Mantra
As all the Grade 1/2 classes are now in the BER building, we thought we should personalise the space. Each student created paper chain people that included themself and other people in their life that help them learn and grow. Then students put suggestions of a mantra into a suggestion box and three different mantras were chosen. Here are two of the mantras that have been put up in the BER already thanks to our wonderful ES staff and Ms Emily. Keep your eye out for the third mantra to be put up.
Reminders
Home Readers should be changed every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
New Spelling words come home every Monday.
On Thursday we have our Footy Clinics that will start. These will happen every Thursday for 3 weeks.
27th of February Ramadan begins- please let the classroom teacher know if your child will be fasting.
An in school House Colours event will be happening on the 6th of March.