Level 1 & 2 

REMINDERS & UPDATES

Toys and Fidgets

Recently, we have noticed an increasing number of toys and personal items making their way into classrooms and learning spaces. While these can be great for play and connection during break times, they can also become a distraction during lessons. Students are welcome to bring appropriate toys to school to enjoy with friends at recess and lunchtime. During learning time, however, toys and personal items need to remain safely in students' bags.

Gymnastics - We are full swing with our gymnastics sessions and the students are loving the experience. A reminder to ensure your child is in appropriate clothing i.e no skirts or stockings.  There is no gymnastics this week (Week Six) and our final session will be in Week Seven.

iPad Reminders

• Our iPad program works best when all students who have their own iPad bring it to school each day. Please remind your child to pack their iPad in their school bag every morning.

Holidays

If you are intending on taking a holiday during the school term, please make sure you inform your classroom teacher and discuss an absence plan.  

Term Three Dates

August 26th - 9am  (Book Week Parade) - You might like to begin planning your child's costume and book combination in preparation for our annual 'Book Week Parade'. 

Anti-Bullying Awareness Day, Friday 21st August: Students are invited to wear a 'touch' of purple in recognition of the 'Bullying No-Way' campaign .

CURRICULUM 

Literacy

Thank you for your continued support with home reading. Reading together each night, even for just 10–15 minutes, is one of the most valuable ways you can support your child's learning. Regular reading helps build confidence, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension, while also fostering a lifelong love of books. We encourage students to continue recording their reading in their log books each evening, as this helps us celebrate their efforts and monitor their progress. Thank you for partnering with us to make reading a positive and enjoyable part of your child's daily routine.

Grade 1 Students This week, Grade 1 students will be exploring the suffix -er and how adding it to a word can change its meaning. Students will also learn about the schwa sound /ə/, often heard in unstressed syllables, and practise recognising and using this sound in words. These lessons will continue to build students’ understanding of how sounds and word parts work together to support accurate reading and spelling.

Grade 2 Students Grade 2 students will continue developing their understanding of morphemes by exploring the prefixes pre- and re-, investigating how these word parts change the meaning of a base word. They will then explore the prefix dis- and consider how it can change the meaning of familiar words. Through this learning, students will strengthen their understanding of how word parts can help us decode, spell and understand new vocabulary.

What can you do at home?

• Optional UFLI Home Practice pages found in their home learning book.

Mentor Texts: 

Over the coming weeks, our Grade 1 and 2 students will begin exploring a range of wonderful books shortlisted for this year's CBCA Book Week. Through these engaging stories, students will strengthen their comprehension skills by making inferences, identifying connections, exploring similes and other figurative language, expanding their vocabulary, and responding thoughtfully to a variety of texts. We look forward to celebrating the joy of reading together as we discover this year's outstanding Australian children's literature. You can view the full list of the 2026 CBCA Book Week shortlisted books here: https://cbca.org.au/2026-shortlist/

Maths

Grade One Students

Grade 1 students will explore sharing and groups of through hands-on learning experiences. Using concrete materials, students will build and represent equal groups, developing their understanding of how quantities can be organised and counted in groups. They will use practical materials to make, describe and compare groups, building a strong foundation for future multiplication and division concepts.

What can you do at home?

Families can help students develop their sharing and groups of concepts through everyday activities involving equal groups. Using small objects such as Lego, toys, buttons or snacks, encourage students to make groups and count how many there are altogether.

Grade Two Students 

Grade 2 students will continue exploring 2D shapes, focusing on the mathematical language used to describe their features. Students will investigate turns and lines, identifying how shapes can be described by the number and type of lines they have, as well as the turns and vertices where lines meet.

What can you do at home?

Families can support this learning by going on a shape hunt around the house or neighbourhood. Encourage students to find 2D shapes and describe them using mathematical language such as lines, turns and vertices.

WELLBEING

BULLYING 'No Way'

Students will participate in a range of engaging activities, including collaborative discussions, role plays and songs, to explore what bullying is and how we can help create a safe and inclusive environment for everyone. Students will learn what it means to be an upstander, including ways they can speak up, seek help and support others. They will also explore the importance of knowing, communicating and respecting personal boundaries in their interactions with others.

What can you do at home?

Continue the Conversation at Home...

Here are some questions you might like to ask your child to reinforce our wellbeing learning:

• What was something that made you feel happy today?
• Did anything feel tricky today? What helped you get through it?
• What helps your brain and body feel calm when you're upset or worried?
• Can you show me one of the calming strategies you've been learning at school?
• Who is someone you can talk to when you need help?
• What is one thing you're proud of yourself for today?
• When you notice a friend having a hard day, how could you help them?
• What is one strategy you could use next time you feel frustrated or overwhelmed?

• What are three things that made you smile today?

   

Taking just a few minutes each day to talk about emotions, challenges and successes helps children build confidence, resilience and a strong understanding of the strategies they can use to support their wellbeing both at school and at home.

CBL

Students will explore different habitats and investigate what the terms endangered, threatened, and vulnerable mean, discovering how some living things come to be at risk. Through stories, discussions and hands-on learning, students will consider the concept of power and reflect on questions such as: What is power? What responsibilities come with having power? How does our power impact living things? Throughout the term, students will be encouraged to think deeply about our essential question: How does our power influence our choices? As they build their understanding, students will explore how the choices we make can help protect and care for the environments and living things around us.

Guiding Questions  

What is power? 

What responsibilities come with having power? 

How does our power impact living things? 

How do living things become endangered? 

Essential Question  

How does our power influence our choices? 

Challenge  

Prep – 2s Pledge to Do! 

Educate the community about how they can use their power to support endangered animals.