Year 1/2
Year 1/2 Cluster News
School Photos: Tuesday 4th August.
We ask that students are in full uniform. An email was sent to parents earlier this week with uniform requirements.
Toys
A reminder that students should not be bringing toys to school. If they do, we cannot guarantee that they will not get lost or broken.
Year 1 Sleepover
Please note the change of date to Thursday 24th September. More information will come out about this closer to the time, however, if you are able to assist in any way with this event, please let us know.
Upcoming Events:
Friday 21st August (week 5): 1/2HB Chapel
Friday 28th August (week 6): 1/2AK Chapel
Thursday 3rd September (Week 7) @ 8:50am: 1/2s Assembly
Tuesday 22nd September: Yr 2 Camp @AFL Max
Thursday 24th September: Yr 1 Sleepover
Library News
A reminder that we have Book Week events happening in Week 6. Students come to school dressed up as their favourite book character on Tuesday 25th August. Families are invitedtoJoin us for our free Community breakfast at 8am, before the annual book week parade.
Great Book Swap
In week 7, we will be doing the Great Book Swap instead of the book fair. More details to follow in the coming weeks.
Home Inquiry
This week your child received a question sheet. There are several questions to ask their grandparents about their life as a child. We ask that you assist them in recording the information on the sheet to complete the next part of their learning. We require these back by the start of week 3 (Monday 3rd August).
Reading: We encourage your child to read every night for 10-15 minutes. Please listen to your child read the decodable books and ask the ‘check for understanding’ questions at the back. Once you have read the ‘decodable book’ 2 or 3 times, please send it back with the recording sheet.
The ‘Interest books' with coloured round stickers on the front may need to be read together.
Weekly Timetable
| Monday | Take home books: swap 2.30pm Assembly Canteen: Qkr orders before 9am |
| Tuesday | Japanese specialist lesson Library Borrowing using Take Home Bags (change from term 2) |
| Wednesday | PE & Dance/Drama specialist lessons Canteen: Qkr orders before 9am |
| Thursday | 8.45am STEM 1/2AK odd weeks, 1/2HB even weeks Fundamental Motor Skills program (beginning week 2) |
| Friday | 8.50am Chapel Music specialist lesson Canteen: Qkr orders before 9am Golden Time |
Learning for Weeks 3 and 4
Word Study
Year 1
Th e.g this, with, thank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlX5jSEN5sQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPw_GeiDC_8
‘ng’ ring, sang, strong, lung, length,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmtOKfTEBh8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94eOpBrVmwY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQshNmncnBs
Year 2
soft ‘g’ for j e.g. giant, magic, danger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hax1Njly-7k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL4WykIuCRw
wa for /wo/ e.g. wand, wash, wasp, swan, swallow,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1ZXDM3y_CM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNexQF8DmV8
Grammar Focus
Year 1: simple past and present tense & oral language skills
Year 2: maintaining past and present tense & contractions
Christian Studies
We have continued to explore the story of creation and what responsibility is. We are continuing to delve into the Bible and explore different Bible stories about responsibility.
Writer’s and Reader’s Workshop:
As readers, students are exploring the features and layouts of pages. This includes both fiction and non-fiction texts.
As authors, students are transferring this information onto a poster to showcase their knowledge of past and present.
The classes are undertaking the Premier’s Reading Challenge and the Premier’s Be Active Challenge together. Once completed, students will receive a certificate or medal at Assembly next term.
Mathematics:
We are continuing to consolidate our place value knowledge into the hundreds (yr 1) and thousands (yr 2).
We are exploring maps and positional language related to using maps and pathways.
Unit of Inquiry: Where We Are in Place and Time
Students are consolidating their understanding and diving deeper into one focus area of the past and present. They will be exploring what is similar and different and giving explanations as to why this could be. These will be presented to the class as an oral presentation in week 4.
Other Notes
Volunteers
During the year we have excursions, a Year 1 Sleepover and a Year 2 Camp. If you are interested in volunteering, you must have the following checks up to date. 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/
God bless your week,
Melanie, Lauren, Tim and Melissa
Arnold.melanie@goldengrove.sa.edu.au
hall.lauren@goldengrove.sa.edu.au