Year 1/2

Year 1/2 Cluster News 

It was fabulous to see so many families here on Sports Day last week and the sharing of many different cultures and heritages on Harmony Day on Monday. Comments from the students: We enjoyed getting to know more about people’s cultures from around the world. We really enjoyed Golden Time on Harmony Day. 

1/2AK Leading Worship 

On Friday 11th April from 2.15pm we have whole school Closing Worship for Term1 and the Year 1/2AK class will be leading. All families are invited to join us. 

Personal items from home 

Could you please check your child’s bag for any items which belong at home. We have spoken with classes today because some children are bringing in items to give to a select few classmates and this is causing conflict. Students may bring cards for trading only on the days advertise on the board in the courtyard for lunchtime club. The cards must remain in bags until lunchtime on those days. 

Home Inquiry   

Inquire into styles of music. How many are there? What kinds do you like to listen to? Do you like to listen to the same music as your parents? Your grandparents? You might like to explore music from other cultures. 

Read decodable/interest/library books etc every night for 10-15 minutes.  

Weekly Timetable – 1/2 Classes 

Learning for Week 10 and 11 

Word Study (previously Jolly Spelling):  

Week 10 

Year 1 ‘ck’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbFpfKlrhzw 

Year 2 ‘k and ck’ for /k/ sound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUFA3tywNJ4 

Week 11 

Year 1 ‘ll’ e.g. bell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG1DVc8E1a8 

Year 2 ‘ch’ for /k/ e.g. character, Christmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXV6ZZcuCGA 

Grammar Focus 

Year 1: a or an, plurals 

Year 2: proper nouns, adjectives 

Writer’s Workshop: Students inquire further into story elements such as character and setting descriptions (linked to the Unit of Inquiry). 

Reader’s Workshop: Students continue to implement their understanding of decoding and comprehension strategies and inquire into how punctuation informs expression (linked to the Unit of Inquiry). 

Mathematics:  

Year 1 students practise addition and subtraction strategies to 20 and problem solve. You can support this by practising at home or in the car. 

Year 2 students inquire into fractions, which includes halves, quarters and eighths e.g. folding a piece of paper once, again and a third time to create equal parts. 

Unit of Inquiry: How We Express Ourselves 

Central Idea: Stories can be told through the arts. 

Line of Inquiry 1: Forms of the Arts 

Line of Inquiry 2: Skills and elements of the arts 

Line of Inquiry 3: Presenting stories through the arts. 

Students continue to inquire into forms of the arts, which includes Indigenous cultures as they include song, dance, storytelling and visual art. 

Christian Studies:  

Christian Living: Christians are called to love and serve all people 

We inquire into how our families love and serve us and how we love and serve them. 

Other Reminders 

Shoelaces 

Please make sure your child can do up laces themselves if they have shoes with laces. Another option is shoes with Velcro until they learn this skill. 

Bag Tags 

It is useful for students to have a bag tag to identify their bag. Please only put one bag tag on and make sure it is not a special one that will be missed if it is lost as we are not able to monitor this. 

Each day students need to bring the following. Please label everything.  

• hats – these will remain at school for the term. GGOSH is aware and they have spare hats if needed. 

• Take Home Bags which are also for Library borrowing. 

• water bottles  

• a fruit snack 

• recess 

• lunch 

Lunch Boxes 

Please pack a substantial lunch rather than lots of recess snacks and put an ice pack in on hot days as the lunches remain in school bags outside. We also ask that you send in ‘nude food’ which does not include wrappers. 

Library Borrowing  

Both classes visit the Library on Tuesdays to borrow 2 books for 2 weeks. 

Take Home books 

Each week students take home 2-3 interest books to read at home. A letter has been sent home explaining the process. During the week, we listen to children and begin sending decodable books or other good fit books home to read.  

Sunscreen 

Please apply sunscreen in the mornings before school. We will encourage reapplication during the day. If your child requires their own sunscreen, please label it and they can keep it in their bag. 

Toddle 

We post important information reminders, student learning, photos/videos and assessments on this platform.  Please contact the office if you are not connected. 

Volunteers 

During the year we have excursions, a Year 1 Sleepover and a Year 2 Camp.  

If you are interested in volunteering, there a few things you must have up to date to be able to come along or to help in the classroom. Please do not volunteer unless you have these already. 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/  

May God bless your week, 

Melanie Arnold and Ellen Zimmer 

Melanie Arnold: Arnold.melanie@goldengrove.sa.edu.au 

Tim Kriewaldt kriewaldt.tim@goldengrove.sa.edu.au 

Ellen Zimmer zimmer.ellen@goldengrove.sa.edu.au