Year 1 Update

Our Learning - Weeks 4 & 5

English	To identify and describe the features of non-fiction texts (glossary, table of contents, labels) To make self to world connections with the texts that we read. To learn to read and write words that contain 'ing' and to revise all the sounds learnt in Stage 7.1. To write factual sentences about postal workers and police officers.
Maths	To investigate and create double facts. To identify and order Australian coins.
Inquiry	To investigate different types of communities and helpers in the community. To identify different resources and places in our community.
SEL	To describe the actions that help a team to work well together. To describe how teamwork can help when people have problems.

News and Reminders:

Tuesday 20th May- Curriculum Day. No students required at school.
Recycled Boxes needed - In the coming weeks, students will be building a community by creating shops, people, cars, parks etc. using recycled materials. If you have any small boxes or other recyclable materials at home, please send them to school over the next few weeks.

Celebration of Learning

Maths - Using number house and tens frames to help understand number bonds.

Mentor Writing - Some Year 6 students will visit each Year 1 class to help support small groups of students with their writing. These older students will help the younger ones by focusing on editing their writing, crafting simple sentences, and enhancing their work with descriptive words.

Mother's Day Craft:

Space Dome Incursion in STEM for 1A and 1D

Year 1's have been learning about what causes day and night, the weather and seasons during their STEM lessons. In the space dome they explored the view of Earth from space and our position from the sun. Nick, the space expert, showed the earth's rotation and how the southern and northern hemisphere received more, or less, sun during winter and summer months. They also looked at the planets near the sun and which ones we can see at night time.