Grade One

General:

Welcome back to Term 3! All Grade 1 students have made a wonderful start to Term 3, settling into the routines of the classroom and displaying increasing independence in initiating learning tasks. Students have shared many of the exciting and joyful adventures they have undertaken during the holiday period and have returned to school very refreshed. It has been great to see the excitement amongst students reuniting with their friends. Our excursion to MoPA was an absolute hit! You could not wipe the smile off  the students' faces as they engaged in all of the fun activities and let their creativity run wild! Thank you to all of our amazing parents who helped make the day run like a well oiled machine.

Mathematics:

In Mathematics, we have been exploring the concept of Place Value. Over the next few weeks, students will be given opportunities to engage in open-ended tasks that allow them to explore and build on their current understanding by applying it through Partitioning, Renaming, Addition and Subtraction. Students will be using a range of strategies together with concrete materials that will assist them to bridge the gap between concrete and mental mathematics. Students will have multiple opportunities to practise these skills and extend their knowledge through reasoning and problem solving. 

English:

In Writing, we have been learning about procedural texts. We are building our skills and learning about the purpose of writing clear and explicit steps in order. Students have developed an expert list to help prompt their writing. Students have explored different “how to” texts to further strengthen their understanding of the structure of procedural texts as well as descriptive and technical language. During Reading this term, we will be focusing on verbs and adverbs to up level their writing. We will also continue to make predictions and students will share their reading responses with their peers. 

Integrated Studies & RRRR:

This term, our students will engage in an exploration of the five senses, making connections to the Olympic Games. In the upcoming weeks, we will focus on an in-depth examination of auditory experiences and visual perceptions. In RRRR, we have been learning about how to cope with challenges and remain calm in stressful situations.