1/2 News
Learning in the English Classrooms
In the English classroom, our Year 1/2 students have been diving into narrative writing. We are thrilled with the creative and imaginative stories they have crafted! Using the Story Grammar template, we have been brainstorming characters, settings, and problems to shape our narratives. The students have enjoyed writing rich character and setting descriptions and coming up with unique, engaging problems for their stories. It’s been a lot of fun watching their ideas come to life! Next, we will be moving on to poetry, and we can't wait to explore this new genre together!
In Reading, we are finishing up our assessments and are excited to share the students' progress with you soon! Alongside this, we have been exploring the skill of questioning the author to deepen understanding, and we've introduced paired fluency reading in our classrooms. The students are making fantastic strides—well done to everyone!
Learning in the Spanish Classrooms
In Literacy, our students have been solidifying their knowledge about narrative stories by creating their own. Firstly, we have been focusing on elaborating a setting by adding characters, adjectives, places, and time in Spanish. We were amazed by the deep creativity of our students. Then, we immersed ourselves in the problem/solution part of the narrative stories. Our students enjoyed the freedom to elaborate solutions for given problems and vice versa. We also set up a translator station to allow our students to let their imagination fly when writing their stories.
One of the most successful lessons took place last week, where the students had to collaboratively choose a given problem, and create a poster with all the possible solutions in Spanish. The teachers were mesmerised by the level of engagement in this particular activity.
In Maths, we have continued along the path of multiplication and division. The Builders have been designed with the aim of allowing students to solve multiplication and division problems using different strategies. When using real-life word problems in Spanish, we tend to make a circle on the floor and provide manipulatives, whiteboards, and other materials to enable students to choose the most efficient strategy in each case.
Sleepover reminders:
The clock is ticking with only a week to go until the Annual 1/2 Sleepover! Our events begin at 5:15 sharp and we’d love your help to ensure that our schedule runs smoothly. The timeline is as follows:
4:50-5:00pm:
Check into your child’s homegroup classroom and assist them to set up their sleeping equipment prior to leaving the school.
If applicable, visit Sophia in the front office to deliver any medications and instructions that are required at night time.
Your child will be sleeping in designated rooms within their shared classroom space. Staff are allocated to each room as per department policy. If your child identifies as non-binary, arrangements will be made accordingly.
1/2AB students
Girls’ sleeping room: 1/2A (Kylee’s room)
Boys’ sleeping room: 1/2B (Rob’s room)
1/2CD students
Girls’ sleeping room: 1/2D (Moira’s room)
Boys’ sleeping room: 1/2C (Sergio’s room)
1/2EF students
Girls’ sleeping room: 1/2E (Kaya’s room)
Boys’ sleeping room: 1/2F (Christine’s room)
Activities-only students:
7:15-7:30pm Pick up time. Please ensure that you have let your classroom teacher know before taking your child home!
Friday morning
7:45-8:00am Please pick up your child promptly so that your tired but extremely committed teaching staff can attend their Curriculum Day!
Additional information:
If your child does not like pizza, we suggest eating a meal before arrival and/or bringing additional food to eat in a lunch box.
Photo Gallery
We had a wonderful time visiting the Day of the Dead ofrenda, learning about the traditions and honouring the memories of loved ones.
