From the Year 1 Classroom
We are really starting to settle into the groove of Grade 1. We have loved developing relationships with the children and seeing their little personalities shine through, along with getting to know them as learners.
Just another friendly reminder to please ensure that your child has a school hat that is clearly labelled and a drink bottle at school each day.
Literacy
Keep reading at home and practising reading and spelling the ‘Tricky Words’. So far this term our ‘Tricky Words’ consist of: said, her, are, was, you, very, have, were, put, they, there and then. We are collecting the Blue Reader Satchels on Friday to monitor reading at home. The children are frequently reminded at school to change their take-home readers, but if they forget you can also read for enjoyment at home with your child.
Maths
We are learning to read, write and model numbers using tens frames, and bundles of ten. We have been very impressed with their numbers to 100 and skip counting skills.
Religion – ‘We Can Pray in Different Ways’
In this unit, students will have the opportunity to express and experience different ways of praying and understand that prayer is communicating with God. This week the children really enjoyed learning about and decorating labyrinths to use in prayer and meditation to calm our mind and body. We look forward to our Opening School Mass this Friday the 28th of February at 10am in the MPB. This is always a lovely celebration to begin our year.
Inquiry - ‘Being Healthy, Safe and Active’
This week we have had discussions about healthy eating and looking at the foods from the 5 food groups. We had lots of fun making and eating fruit kebabs. We are very grateful for the support of Woolworths for donating the fruit for our activity, with a special mention to Craig Kelly for assisting in the organisation of this.
Looking ahead:
- Opening Mass: 28th of February at 10am in the MPB
- Parent Meet and Greet Breakfast: 4th of March
- Ash Wednesday: 5th of March
- School Photos: 6th of March
- Grade 1 Excursion to Flying Fruit Fly Circus and MAMA (Murray Art Museum Albury): 24th March 2025
