Year 1 

Spotlight on Learning

Dear Families,

A Big Thank You to Our Year 2s!

A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful Year 2 students for making beautiful lion masks for our Year 1s as an act of service. The Year 1s were so excited to receive the masks and truly appreciated your kindness and creativity. What a lovely example of caring for others in our school community!

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

Jerusalem Community will be collecting clean cans and plastic bottles for recycling through Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme. This event is a wonderful opportunity for students to contribute to our community outreach and learn about recycling. Please see the attached poster for more information. We can still add to the collection all of next week.

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. 

This week:

Literacy-Reading - We watched Little J & Big Cuz ABC short videos to explore the themes of belonging, perseverance and the Aboriginal perspective. 

Literacy-Phonics -During Phonics, we looked at the u/ew (yoo) sound.

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

Integrated-Health- This week, we continued our Community Projects. 

Religious Education - This week, we focused on students sharing their thoughts and creating a symbol of Remembrance Day, the season of Advent and what the Advent wreath and its candles represent, and the first candle of Advent, which reminds us to have hope as we prepare for Jesus’ birth.

Social & Emotional Learning - We focused on No, Go, Tell– how to get help if someone abuses you.

AUSLAN - This week we learnt about how to sign things with wings.

Next week

Literacy-Reading - We will be continued watching Little J & Big Cuz ABC short videos to explore the themes of belonging, perseverance and the Aboriginal perspective.

Literacy-Phonics - We will look at the u-e/ue (oo) sound. 

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

Integrated - We will focus on how shared rules and responsibilities help us treat others respectfully.

Religious Education -  Next week, we will focus 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 will connect with our Integrated Studies theme on shared rules and responsibilities. Students will engage in hands-on activities that promote respect and teamwork.

AUSLAN - We will focus on 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:

• Week 7- All week — Kid’s Roar – Protective Behaviours Sessions (F–Year 5)
• Tuesday, 11 Nov - Remembrance Ceremony
• Wednesday, 26 Nov - Mass from 9:30am to 10:30am
• Monday, 1 Dec - F-2 Athletics Day @ Casey Fields
• Carols Tuesday 9th Dec 4pm - 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