Spotlight on Learning

Dear Families,

Welcome back to the Year 1 community for Term 2. We hope all families have enjoyed a restful break.  Students have settled smoothly back into our familiar classroom routines. It has been wonderful to see their enthusiasm for learning and reconnecting with friends.

This term, we have many exciting events to look forward to, including our annual Mother’s Day Breakfast (8th of May 2026) and mid-year Parent Meetings (25th of June 2026), which provide a valuable opportunity to discuss your child’s progress and achievements. Further details will be shared closer to these dates.

This week in Religious Education students discussed Holy week. Students have engaged with information about ANZAC day by reading and writing about the book "Lest We Forget" by Kerry Brown. In reading students learnt how to use the prefix - un. Students have discussed probability by looking at the outcomes of a sided dice. Students also drew and wrote about Australian landmarks during integrated. 

We look forward to a busy and rewarding term of growth, learning, and collaboration. Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely, 

The Jerusalem teachers.

Learning for the Week Ahead

Religious Education: Students continue to examine Holy week.

Writing: Students will be reading "Martha Maps it Out" by Leigh Hogkinson. This book examines maps in variety of ways such as earth in the solar system, and Australia's place on earth. Students will write about their rooms or homes.

Reading: Students will belearning the graphemes ar, a and al that make the 'ar' sound. They will pracitice breaking these up into sounds and syllables in words and writing them during Daily Review. 

Mathematics: Students will continue to learn about 2 digit numbers and playing number tracks.

Integrated Curriculum: We are examining maps in the context of the solar system, continents and our cities and homes.

Auslan: We are working on new signs for:

Social & Emotional Learning: We will be looking at who is our trusted adults at home and at school.

What you can do at home

Reading with your child for 15mins a day.

Important Reminders

• Please ensure that you are labelling your child's belongings.

• Can we please ask for a pair of socks and underwear to be placed in the front zip pocket of your child's school bag in case of a toileting accident. 

Enjoy your weekend,

The Jerusalem Team

Contact Us @ Jerusalem

jerusalem@cranbourneeast.catholic.edu.au(all teachers) or