Grade 1/2 News

Key Dates: 

• Friday 4th July- End of Term 2- 2:15 dismissal
• Monday 21st July- Term 3 Begins 
• Monday 8th September – Melbourne Zoo Excursion

Maths Challenge

Well done to 5/6 Greer for being awarded the Maths Challenge trophy this fortnight!

The next Maths challenge will be realised in the first newsletter of Term 3!

What we have been up to...

Last week for reading, we read The Most Magnificent Thing. The students then designed and created a most magnificent thing of their own. This week, we read The Patchwork Bike and next week, we will have a go at constructing a bike using recycled materials. 

This week for writing, we learnt about alliteration and onomatopoeia. Today, the students had a go at using both of these literacy devices in their Big Writes.

In Mathematics, we began learning how to do vertical subtraction. We have also continued with our focus of metal strategies for addition and subtraction.

Our Science experiment this week was the Coke and Mentos experiment to observe the chemical reaction that takes place when these two substances are combined. We also conducted an activity to learn more about the phases of the moon.

Photos from the last fortnight...

Upcoming Learning 

Reading, Writing and Spelling: 

Our focus texts for week 1 and 2 next term are:

• The Imagineer
• A is for Animals

Phonemes and Heart words for Term 3 will include: 

Week 1: sh

💗- should, could, would

Week 2: ch

💗 – watch, watched, beach, chips

Week 3: th (voiced)

💗 – then, that, they

Week 4: th (unvoiced)

💗 – because, want

Week 5: ng

💗 – friend, favourite

Week 6: revise or/aw/a/au

💗 – one, once, said

Week 7: revise ay/ai/a/a_e

💗 – they, where, were 

Week 8: revise i_e/y/igh/e/ie

💗 – after, upon

Week 9: Adding Suffixes  (ing, ed, s)

💗 – play, call, live 

Mathematics: During week 1 and 2 students will be revising the addition and subtraction concepts that we covered this term.

Topic: The Topic for Term 3 is Light and Sound. Students will investigate the uses of light and sound to add effect to a puppet show.

Respectful Relationships: Our school focus in Respectful Relationships next term is Gender norms and stereotypes