Year 1/2 Learning Community
Growing our brains with Mrs Dallas, Mrs J and Mrs Jacobs!
Welcome to 2025!
Wowee - what a start to the year from all the students in the 1/2 Learning Community. We have absolutely hit the ground running and are already producing amazing work!
Quality Beginnings
During our Quality Beginnings program, students are being introduced to the routines and expectations of their new grade level. We have also taken a deep-dive into our new school values and discussed how these values govern our choices when we are at school. Take a look below at some of our students demonstrating Respect, Integrity, Kindness, Excellence and Resilience!
Jett helping Destiny after a "fall"
Meg checking on Stazka to see if she's okay
Nethya putting our library books back neatly
Oakley using the bubble taps the right way
Meg keeping the cubby sand-free!
Meg and Stazka stacking the tyres safely
Liam showing a safe way to sit on the floor respectfully
Jett helping Destiny after a "fall"
Meg checking on Stazka to see if she's okay
Nethya putting our library books back neatly
Oakley using the bubble taps the right way
Meg keeping the cubby sand-free!
Meg and Stazka stacking the tyres safely
Liam showing a safe way to sit on the floor respectfully
Literacy learning
Our students are off to a flying start with their Phonics instruction, and have now settled into regular phonics lessons. At the moment, Year 1 students are working with Mrs Dallas/Mrs J with the support of Ms Novinec, and the Year 2 students are working with Mrs Jacobs with the support of Mrs Harrison. We are incredibly proud of how much the students have remembered over the school holidays, because it has enabled them to make a very smooth transition into 2025 literacy learning. Take a look below at some sentence responses after we read the age-old classic 'Who Sank The Boat?' by Pamela Allen. Do YOU know who sank the boat? 🐭
The mouse sank the boat, but the rest were heavier. - Jett
The mouse sank the boat, but everybody else was really heavy. - Meg
The mouse sank the boat, but the mouse stayed dry. - Liam
The mouse sank the boat, but she was the littlest. - Eva
The mouse sank the boat, but the mouse stayed dry because the mouse was on the oar. - Ashton
The mouse sank the boat, but everyone couldn't fit and it sank. - Holly
The mouse sank the boat, but everyone was heavy so the boat couldn't float. - Stazka
The mouse sank the boat, but it is not the mouse's fault. - Nethya
The mouse sank the boat, but since the other animals were heavy but it doesn't make sense because the mouse sunk the boat. - Rebecca
The mouse sank the boat, but the rest were heavier. - Jett
The mouse sank the boat, but everybody else was really heavy. - Meg
The mouse sank the boat, but the mouse stayed dry. - Liam
The mouse sank the boat, but she was the littlest. - Eva
The mouse sank the boat, but the mouse stayed dry because the mouse was on the oar. - Ashton
The mouse sank the boat, but everyone couldn't fit and it sank. - Holly
The mouse sank the boat, but everyone was heavy so the boat couldn't float. - Stazka
The mouse sank the boat, but it is not the mouse's fault. - Nethya
The mouse sank the boat, but since the other animals were heavy but it doesn't make sense because the mouse sunk the boat. - Rebecca
Fluency Practice
Today marked 1/2A's first attempt at focusing on fluency! Students practised being supportive peers and listening very carefully to each other read so that corrective feedback could be given. Students were heard using beautiful phrases such as "How about you go back and try that again? It sounded like you said ...", and "Try that one again, it didn't sound quite right". These are definitely phrases you could use at home when reading with your child!
Meg and Eva
Nethya and Stazka
Holly reading to Mrs Dallas
Liam listening to and watching Phoenix
Meg and Eva
Nethya and Stazka
Holly reading to Mrs Dallas
Liam listening to and watching Phoenix