Year One
Dear Parents and Guardians,
It has been a wonderful and productive term in Year One, filled with exciting learning experiences across all areas of the curriculum. We’re proud to share with you what your child has been exploring in the classroom.
Reading
In Reading, our focus has been on making text-to-text connections. The students read the thought-provoking book Hey Little Ant, which sparked meaningful discussions about perspective and standing up for what you believe is right. The children were encouraged
to connect this story with other texts they’ve read, noticing common themes such as kindness, fairness and understanding others’ feelings. These conversations have supported their comprehension and helped deepen their thinking as readers.
Writing
In Writing, the students have been working hard to recount personal experiences using simple sentences. They practised organising their ideas with time connectives such as "first," "next," "then," and "finally." Students were encouraged to include nouns, verbs, and adjectives to bring their writing to life. We heard some fantastic personal recounts about visits to the park, family outings, and weekend adventures. It’s been wonderful to see their confidence grow as young writers!
Mathematics
In Mathematics, we explored different strategies for addition. The students learnt how to double numbers, count collections using hands-on materials such as counters and blocks, and solve vertical addition problems. Through games, group work and guided practice, they built their understanding of how numbers work together. It was great to see the children so engaged and enthusiastic, especially when they discovered how useful doubling can be in everyday maths.
Inquiry
This term in Inquiry, we’ve been learning about understanding empathy and how to resolve conflict. The students have listened to stories and drew pictures as a creative outlet to describe how they feel in different situations. Using colour, shapes, and facial expressions, they created beautiful artworks that showed emotions such as happiness, sadness, surprise and calm. These artworks sparked great conversations and helped students recognise and name their own emotions.
Homework
In Homework these past two weeks, Year One has focused on the areas of Inquiry and Writing. In our Unit of Inquiry we have been looking into the relationships we have in our lives. Student’s were asked to create a family tree to understand the people who help affect our lives the most. In writing, we have been focusing on Recount writing to focus on recalling past events. Student’s have been using their 5 W’s (who, what, when, where and why) to add more detail to their writing.
Reminders
Friday 16 May Active Travel Day
Monday 19 May School Photos Year 1 to 3 and Staff portraits
Friday 23 May Community Helpers Dress Up Day
Wednesday 28 May Primary Three Way Conferences from 12- 7pm Primary students dismissed at 12pm.
Students are expected to bring their satchel to school every day filled with their take-home reading books, reading journal and homework book.
Students are also expected to bring their iPad to every day fully charged, as well as a water bottle.
Doors open at 8:20am and classes start at 8:30am. Any students arriving after 8:40am will require a late pass from the office. Dismissal is at 2:50pm.
If your child is absent, please ensure the reason is entered onto XUNO.
Kind regards,
The Year One Team