Hello from1B
Grade 1B has had a wonderful start to the school year. Over the first few weeks, we have focused on building positive relationships, getting to know one another, and establishing strong classroom routines to help everyone feel confident and ready to learn.
Each morning begins with our Ready to Learn circle, where students warmly greet one another, share news, and talk about what’s happening in their day. This special time helps us build a supportive and connected classroom community.
In Literacy, students have been revising short vowel sounds, building reading fluency through partner practice, and developing correct letter formation during handwriting sessions. We have enjoyed reading A Year on the Farm and other engaging texts, while learning about different types of nouns and the parts of a sentence.
In Numeracy, students have been exploring hundred charts, bead frames, and ten frames to strengthen their understanding of counting by tens. They have also begun learning how to partition numbers and understand place value — an important foundation for future maths learning.
We have also taken part in several enriching experiences. Students have enjoyed our Friendology sessions with Julie-Ann, visited the library, and gained valuable knowledge during our First Aid in Schools incursion. During this session, they learned the important steps: “D is for Danger, R is for Response, and S is for Send for help.”
It has been a busy and positive start to the year, and we are so proud of how well the students have settled into Grade 1B.
I asked the students in 1B what they like most about Year 1 so far:
| Addison- I like doing a lot of maths and like big play and little play. |
| Jax- I like learning new things in maths. |
| Lewis- I like the new timetable; I like that you only have 45 minutes before you get to go home earlier and how everything is at different times. |
| Isabella- I like learning maths and doing Mathletics. |
| Zoey- I like colouring and doing activities. |
| Alara- I like Mrs. Bear, Julie-Ann and Karen. They help me. |
| Connor- I like doing our Roll and Read with Lola. |
| Oakley- I like playing outside and learning UFLI. |
| Mason- I like playing games outside with Jack. |
| Audrey- I like how Mrs. Bear teaches us. |
| Ethan- I like doing work, maths. |
| Lync- I like going outside and doing handwriting. |
| Blade- I like playing with the cars. |
| Patrick- I like doing UFLI and playing with Ashar. |
| Blaithin- I like writing and playing with Audrey and Alara. |
| Ashar- I like learning maths. |
| Olivia- I like spending time with Mrs. Bear in the classroom. |
| Vienna- I like my teacher, she teaches me and I like reading the passage. |
| Tiare- I like learning maths. |
| Lola- I like having free play and making new friends. |
