Year 1 

Spotlight on Learning

Dear Families,

Take a look at our Advent-Social Justice projects as we learn about our Integrated Health topic "Fuel for the journey".

Jerusalem Community – Christmas Concert Reminder

Our Jerusalem Community will be performing Joy to the World using Auslan at the Christmas Concert. We kindly ask that your child wear Christmas clothes and/or a touch of Christmas (e.g., Christmas colours or festive accessories) on the night to help celebrate the occasion.

Jerusalem Community will be singing the song with Auslan-Joy to the World on Christmas Concert.

Please help your child practise the words for our Christmas concert. Here is the link for the video.

Important Reminders

1. Term 4 is a SunSmart term and 'No hat, no play', please ensure your child has their hat for school.
2. All students are expected to wear full St Thomas’ school uniform — either summer, winter or PE is fine, but it must be the official school uniform. 
3. F - 5 Transition Session - 2026 @ Mon 8 Dec 2025
4. Carols Tuesday 9th Dec 4pm - 7pm
5. Friday, 12 Dec - Last Day of Formal Classes
6. Monday, 15 Dec - Clean Up Day - No Formal Classes

This week:

Literacy-Reading - We continued focusing on the book 'Hey Awesome'. 

Literacy-Phonics -During Phonics, we looked at mb, wr and practice synonyms and antonyms.

Mathematics-We continued implementing our Number Fluency practice each day and focused on Data. 

Integrated-Health- This week, we started our Integrated Studies theme on shared rules and responsibilities and connected with Social & Emotional Learning. Students will engage in hands-on activities that promote respect and teamwork during Social & Emotional Learning. This week we focused on learning about managing problems.

Religious Education - This week, we focused on Advent through sacred texts as being a time of preparation of the birth of Jesus. Through this we are also learning how we can all celebrate Advent.

Social & Emotional Learning - We focused on connecting with our Integrated Studies theme on shared rules and responsibilities. Students will engage in hands-on activities that promote respect and teamwork. This week we focused on learning about managing problems.

AUSLAN - This week we focused on the End of Year Reflection.

Next week

Literacy-Reading - We will read the rhyming Christmas book "Stick Man"

Literacy-Phonics - We will revisit morphology drop the e.

Mathematics - We will continue implementing our Number Fluency practice each day and focus on Data. 

Integrated - We will continue focusing on our Integrated Studies theme on shared rules and responsibilities and connected with Social & Emotional Learning. Students will engage in hands-on activities that promote respect and teamwork during Social & Emotional Learning. We will focus on that it’s important to ask for help when a problem is too big to solve on our own.

Religious Education -  Next week, we will continue focusing on Advent.

Social Emotional Learning - We will continue connecting with our Integrated Studies theme on shared rules and responsibilities. Students will engage in hands-on activities that promote respect and teamwork. We will focus on that it’s important to ask for help when a problem is too big to solve on our own.

AUSLAN - We will have the End of Year Reflection.

Ways to engage with the newsletter:

• Read or watch the weekly book with your child at home (there is often a read aloud on you tube). Talk about what the book's most important ideas are.

• Ask your child to retell the story using their own words.

• Talk about who the characters are, where the story is happening.

• Use the spelling words provided to make up sentences at home or simply a 5 word mini dictation.

• Take the idea around Mathematics and ask students to repeat an activity they did at school, with you.

   

Important Dates

Term Four:

• Carols Tuesday 9th Dec 4.15pm - 7pm
• Friday, 12 Dec - Last Day of Formal Classes

• Monday, 15 Dec - Clean Up Day - No Formal Classes

   

Contact Us @ Jerusalem

jerusalem@cranbourneeast.catholic.edu.auOR

The Jerusalem team