Year 1/2
Year 1/2 Cluster News
Take Home Books
A separate note has been put into clear folders in Take Home Folders, along with your child’s first Take Home Books.
Students are able to borrow from the school library on any day of the week, if they return their books. The community library in the courtyard provides another source of books to take home. We also welcome donations of suitable books into the community library.
Cardboard
More cardboard please! We are using our ideas to create things and so we are in need of cardboard and other interesting materials that could spark our creativity. If you are able to help, please send items in when you can.
Home Inquiry
What is something you would like to do in the holidays? Can you record a plan of what is needed, who will be involved, how much it might cost, etc? You could draw up a timetable for the day.
Mental Computation ideas
Near doubles e.g. 4+4 = 8 so 4+5 = 8+1 = 9
https://www.abcya.com/games/interactive_100_number_chart Change to setting to the 120 chart then use this number chart to colour the 2s, then the 5s, then the 10s. Please note, this can only be used on a desktop computer.
Reading library books or home books – We encourage approximately 10-15 minutes each night.
Learning for Week 11:
Literacy:
Reader’s Workshop mini lessons: we finish our unit on different reading strategies taught in Foundation e.g. stretchy snake. A sheet with these strategies has bene placed in Take Home Folders so they can also be referred to at home.
Writer’s Workshop mini lessons: students use their ideas to write, with a focus on stamina writing, which is writing for an extended period of time.
Spelling
Each week there is a focus ‘sound of the week’. Students are introduced to groups of words which use the spelling patterns and revise the alternative spellings of vowel sounds.
The sound of the week is not intended to be a spelling list for you to teach your child at home. It is for you to be aware of what we are teaching at school and you are welcome to use the sound as a starting point for your child to share what they are learning.
Year 1 short vowel sounds e.g. ant, egg, tin, dog, run
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUSCz41aDug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqWVCYDdBug
Year 2 short e sound (phoneme), spelling ea (grapheme) e.g. bread, head
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nHcI_PF2EM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJi0kan0mBs
Grammar Focus
Year 1: plurals (adding s e.g. car, cars)
Year 2: adjectives e.g. huge, wooden
Mathematics: Students review and extend their understanding of addition and subtraction strategies, including mental computation strategies taught this term.
Unit of Inquiry:
Central Idea: Ideas allow us to think, create and express ourselves
Line of Inquiry 1: ideas as a tool for learning
Line of Inquiry 2: ways in which we discover and communicate ideas
Line of Inquiry 3: inspiration leads to creativity
Students choose a real world problem, design a solution, record their ideas, seek feedback from others, record how their ideas change and present their final creation this week.
Christian Studies: Christian Beliefs
Key Idea: We explore and outline ways Christians make decisions about how to live.
Students interview Christians in the school and/or at home/church if they would like to, about how they make decisions and reflect on how this new information may influence their decision making.
Reminders
Each day students need to bring the following. Please label everything.
hats
Take Home Bags which are also for Library borrowing.
water bottles
a fruit snack
recess
lunch – ‘nude’ food, leave chocolates or lollies for home
wear sunscreen
Library Borrowing
The whole class goes to the library on Wednesdays (Year 1/2Z) and Thursdays (Year 1/2AK). A reminder that individual students can borrow books on other days during the week if they are wanting new books before the class borrowing day.
Volunteers
During the year we have excursions, a Year 1 Sleepover and a Year 2 Camp. If you are interested in volunteering, there a few things you will need to have up to date to be able to come along or to help in the classroom.
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/
May God bless your week,
Melanie and Ellen
Melanie Arnold arnold.melanie@goldengrove.sa.edu.au
Tim Kriewaldt kriewaldt.tim@goldengrove.sa.edu.au
Ellen Zimmer zimmer.ellen@goldengrove.sa.edu.au