Year 1/2
Year 1/2 Cluster News
Pong-a-thon
Pong-a-thon is upon us once again this Friday 14th August. A reminder that students can come along in appropriate casual clothes/sporting clothes/house colours for this day for a gold coin donation toward the cause.
Quiz Night
Just a reminder that the P&F quiz night is on Saturday 22nd August. Come along for some adults only fun. We would love to see a yr 1/2 Cluster table. It is $125 per table (10 per table) or $15 for an individual. All proceeds will go towards a project around the school.
Parent volunteers Year 1 sleepover
We are looking for volunteers for the Year 1 sleepover. If you are willing and able to stay overnight or help out during the Thursday afternoon/evening with preparations, can you please contact your class teacher. The sleepover is on Thursday 24th September to Friday 25th September.
Chapel/Assembly swap in Week 7
The 1/2 Classes are presenting at Assembly on Thursday 3rd September. This will begin at 8:50am.
Upcoming Events:
Friday 21st August (week 5): 1/2HB Chapel
Friday 28th August (week 6): 1/2AK Chapel
Thursday 3rd September (Week 7) @ 8:50am: 1/2s Assembly
Tuesday 22nd September: Yr 2 Camp @AFL Max
Thursday 24th September: Yr 1 Sleepover
Shoelaces
If your child has shoes with laces, they must be independent with tying the laces when they come undone. They are also required to remove their shoes for activities such as Tri-Skills and Movement Skills lessons.
Library News
Book Week events are happening in Week 6. Students come to school dressed up as their favourite book character on Tuesday 25th August. Families are invitedtoJoin us for our free Community breakfast at 8am, before the annual book week parade. In Week 7, we will be doing the Great Book Swap instead of a book fair. More details to follow in the coming weeks.
Home Inquiry
How can you care for others in your home? What action can you take? Talk with your parents about how the look after people/animals in your community.
Reading: We encourage your child to read every night for 10-15 minutes. Please listen to your child read the decodable books and ask the ‘check for understanding’ questions at the back. Once you have read the ‘decodable book’ 2 or 3 times, please send it back with the recording sheet.
The ‘Interest books' with coloured round stickers on the front may need to be read together.
Weekly Timetable
| Monday | Take home books: swap 2.30pm Assembly Canteen: Qkr orders before 9am |
| Tuesday | Japanese specialist lesson Library Borrowing using Take Home Bags (change from term 2) |
| Wednesday | PE & Dance/Drama specialist lessons Canteen: Qkr orders before 9am |
| Thursday | 8.45am STEM 1/2AK odd weeks, 1/2HB even weeks Fundamental Motor Skills program (beginning week 2) |
| Friday | 8.50am Chapel Music specialist lesson Canteen: Qkr orders before 9am Golden Time |
Learning for Weeks 3 and 4
Word Study
Year 1
ai & ay e.g. play, snail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGrIyCT7nK0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoy1JXYPn6w
Revision week: th, why, ng, long and short vowels
Year 2
er, ir, ur,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhTdmBPL5hU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf7b2rO5iIY
Revision week: wh, soft g, wa, long and short vowels
Grammar Focus
Year 1: word endings (-ing) & prepositions
Year 2: suffixes (-ful) & prepositions
Christian Studies
We are looking specifically how we can be responsible for people around us and what action we can take to take care ‘of the world’.
Writer’s and Reader’s Workshop:
As authors, we will be exploring the genre of ‘letter writing’. We will be learning about the features of different letters and how to write a letter. As reader’s we will then be focusing on book recommendations for other students in the classroom.
The classes are undertaking the Premier’s Reading Challenge and the Premier’s Be Active Challenge together. Once completed, students will receive a certificate or medal at Assembly next term.
Mathematics:
We are moving to a focus on 3D objects and how to classify them. This will also be done alongside learning about mass of these objects. As part of our number work we will focus on grouping and sharing.
Unit of Inquiry: Where We Are in Place and Time
Students are presenting their information about what they have learnt during this unit of inquiry. We will then be moving onto our next unit of inquiry ‘How the World Works’ and providing some provocations to begin exploring the ‘big ideas’ for this unit.
Other Notes
Volunteers
During the year we have excursions, a Year 1 Sleepover and a Year 2 Camp. If you are interested in volunteering, you must have the following checks up to date. Contact the office if you have any questions.
- Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- Responding to Abuse, Harm and Neglect training (RRHAN-EC)
- Valuing Safe Communities (VSC) training
https://www.goldengrove.sa.edu.au/parent-portal/volunteering/
God bless your week,
Melanie, Lauren, Tim and Melissa
Arnold.melanie@goldengrove.sa.edu.au
hall.lauren@goldengrove.sa.edu.au