Year 1

Welcome to Term 4!

We hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing break. We’re excited to welcome everyone back for Term 4 — a busy and fun-filled term to finish off the year! We have lots to look forward to, including Footsteps Dance, a class excursion, some exciting science experiments, and of course, all the festivities leading up to Christmas.

This term, we are focusing on building independence to help our Grade 1 students get ready for Grade 2. We encourage families to support this by helping children take responsibility for their daily routines — such as carrying their own school bags to and from school and packing their blue folders each morning. These small steps help students develop confidence, responsibility, and readiness for the year ahead.

Upcoming Dates

20th - 23rd October: Book Fair

20th October: F-2 Assembly

29th October - 26th November: Footsteps Program (every Wednesday)

3rd November: Curriculum Day

4th November: Melbourne Cup Day

10th November: Whole School Assembly

17th November: Years 3 - 6 Assembly

21st November: CERES Excursion

24th November: World Maths Incursion

1st December: Whole School Assembly

3rd December: Carols & Craft Market 5-8pm

5th December: Christmas Pantomime

8th December: Whole School Assembly

15th December: Final Assembly 

16th December: Transition Day

17th December: Class Party Day

19th December: Last Day of Term 4 (12:30pm Finish)

Week 3 & 4 Learning

Literacy Week 3 & 4: Read Write Inc Program

Writing Week 3: Word Choice & Information Reports about Frogs

Writing Week 4: Information Reports about Water

Maths Week 3: Place Value (Renaming Numbers) & Length

Maths Week 4: Place Value (Rounding & Estimating Numbers) & Mass

Term 4 Inquiry and Science

This term, our Science and Inquiry focus will be on water. Students will explore its properties, uses, and importance through a range of hands-on investigations. To support our planned activities, we ask that each student brings a shoebox and a 300–500ml glass jar with a secure lid. These items will be essential for our experiments and projects.

Term 4 Art

This term in Visual Art students will be focusing on textiles and learning basic sewing skills. If you are willing, able and have a valid Working With Children's card, Mrs Jones and Mrs Simpson  would love your help in assisting with threading needles for the children during their weekly art lesson in Weeks 4 (beginning 27th October) and 5 (beginning 3rd November). If you would like to help, please email (via Compass) Mrs Jones if your child is in 1NF, 1CQ or 1MF or Mrs Simpson if your child is in 1NL.

1NF Monday 12.30- 1.10 

1CQ Wednesday 2.10-2.50

1MF Wednesday 2.50-3.30

1NL Thursday 2.10-2.50

Sun Smart for Term 4

As the weather warms up, a friendly reminder that in Term 4 all students are required to wear hats as part of our school’s SunSmart policy. Please ensure hats and all uniform items are clearly named so that lost property can be returned promptly.

Footsteps Dance Program

We are excited to announce that the Footsteps Dance Program will be commencing in Week 4, on Wednesday 29th October, and will run for 5 weeks every Wednesday morning. This engaging program is part of our school’s Physical Education (PE) curriculum and provides students with a fun way to develop coordination, rhythm, and confidence through dance. Payment and permission are due no later than Tuesday 21st October 2025. We can’t wait to see our students moving and grooving!

2026 Grades

As we begin planning for 2026, we will soon start looking at grade placements for next year. To help us with this process, please let us know if your child will not be returning to Vermont Primary School in 2026.

This information is very helpful, as we want to ensure that all students are considered when classes are organised and that no one misses out on choosing a friend for next year.

Thank you for your support and for helping us with our planning.

CERES Excursion Parent Helpers

We are seeking parent volunteers to assist with our upcoming CERES Excursion on Friday, 21st November. This exciting excursion will give students the opportunity to explore water ecosystems and learn about the vital role water plays in all ecosystems through a range of hands-on activities. To volunteer, parents must hold a current Working With Children Check and email their child’s classroom teacher to express their interest. Please note that payment for the excursion will be available on Compass next week.

Visual Arts

Over the past two weeks that Year 1s have been creative making parrots using cardboard, paper and feathers. Check out some of the amazing artwork!

2025 Scholastic Book Fair

Today, all of the students went to the Library and had an early preview of the amazing books, posters and knick-knacks for sale at the annual Book Fair. An email was sent out to all families with the details of how and when to purchase items from the stock available. It is attached again here for your convenience. If you are interested, please click on the link:

Show & Tell - Term 4