Melton West Primary School

Year 1 News 

English

Reading 

In Reading this term, students will be learning how to infer using a variety of fiction and non fiction texts. They will use their prior knowledge and clues in the text, such as pictures and words, to infer how a character may be feeling or why a character may have done something.  Students will also be exposed to character traits, where they will explore different vocabulary words to explain what a character is like. Students will revise asking questions while reading to help them make meaning of a text, where they can use their strategy of inferring to find answers to their questions. Students will also be using their prior knowledge and text clues to help them make meaningful text to self connections, where they connect the story to their own personal experiences. Lastly, students will use key words in a text to help them visualise and create a mental image or movie to further their understanding of a text. 

 

Writing

In Term 3, Grade 1 students will be writing realistic narratives, creating well structured stories with a clear beginning, middle, and end. During this unit, we will focus on character and setting development, as well as realistic problems that link with an appropriate and realistic solution. Students will be introduced to using adjectives and strong verbs to make their stories more interesting. Towards the end of Term 3, students will spend a few weeks looking at Poetry. Students will be shown a variety of different types of poems and given the opportunity to be guided through writing their own poem. They will learn to understand that poems are used to communicate feelings. Students will continue to practise and develop their grammar skills including capital letters, full stops, past/present tense and punctuation. 

 

Mathematics

In mathematics, students will keep learning about addition and subtraction, where they will solve simple addition and subtraction problems and scenarios. We will also focus on mass, where they will get the opportunity to identify how heavy or light an object is by hefting and using balance scales. Later in the term, students will focus on multiplication and division and 3D objects. In multiplication and division, students will explore the idea of equal groups and equal sharing through stories and hands-on activities. Students will begin by experimenting with different 3D shapes and their features, while learning to use vocabulary such as faces, edges and corners to describe them. Students will also revisit their learning on time, where they will practice telling the time to the hour and look at half past times, on both analogue and digital clocks. Throughout the term, we will continue to revise addition and subtraction, and counting strategies.

 

Attendance

A friendly reminder that here at Melton West Primary School we strongly advocate that going to school every day is the single most important part of your child’s education. As you know, they learn new things every day – missing school puts them behind. If your child is unfortunately sick or absent, you are required to notify our school before or on the day of absence using one of the following methods:

  1. Online: using our Class Dojo IT App to notify and explain the reason for your child’s absence, to their classroom teacher.
  2. Telephone: call our school office and let the staff know your child’s name, class, date of absences and reason of absence.
  3. Face-to-Face: speaking with your child’s teacher on the day or prior to the day they will be absent.

Notifying our school of your child’s absence either prior to, or on the day that they will be away, helps ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and will fulfil your legal responsibility. Please keep in mind that any unexplained absence will negatively impact your child’s attendance rate so please ensure you inform us of any absence, in a timely manner. We look forward to improving and maintaining high attendance here at Melton West Primary School for all students!

 

Inquiry

 In Inquiry, students will be exploring the unit ‘Time Traveller’. They will focus on aspects of daily life to identify how some have changed over recent time while others have remained the same. They will describe personal and family life, a person, site or event of significance in the local community. Students will sequence events in order, using a range of terms relating to time. They will also will use sources (physical, visual, oral) including the perspectives of others (parents, grandparents) to describe changes to daily life and the significance of people, places or events. Students will compare objects from the past and present and create a narrative about the past using terms and a range of sources.  

 

Science

During Term 3 students will be finishing off their Earth and Space unit before beginning the Physical Science unit which will continue to the end of term. During the Physical Science unit students will be learning about light and sound, and how light and sound are produced by a range of sources.

Students will learn about natural and artificial light sources, and will carry out experiments which show that objects need to be illuminated by light in order to be seen. Students will investigate sounds by making predictions on sounds that can be heard inside and outside of the classroom and will explore different ways to produce sound using familiar objects and actions.

 

LOTE-Chinese

Welcome to Term 3! This term in Chinese we will begin with countries’ unit. In Chinese students will be learning 4 countries both in speaking and writing forms. Firstly they will trace the Chinese names of  Australia and China, colour in the Maps for Australia  and China. And then they will learn English and America. At the same time they will do some revision on numbers and colours from the previous semester. 

 

Art

Welcome to Grade 1 Art, Term 3, 2023! Students will be learning how to apply lines to create a self portrait. They will also look at the shapes required to create individual facial features. Grade 1’s will work on techniques to apply solid colour using different mediums. They will analyse their work and refer to famous artists to see how they can improve their skills in adding solid colour and making their artwork neat and presentable. Grade 1’s will look at the element of pattern and apply their knowledge of colours and lines when creating art. Patterns will include the use of one to two elements, for example; two different colours or two different lines. Students will use their mathematical knowledge to apply patterns in art which will provide cross-curricular learning. Looking forward to another wonderful term of art with Grade 1 students! 

 

P.E

Welcome to Term 3 in Physical Education! During Semester 1, Students worked on skills related to throwing, catching and ball control. This term, the main focus will be on the sports of football and soccer. Students will be introduced to the correct kicking technique for both football and soccer, while they continue to develop the skills introduced in Semester 1. They will be shown how to kick and handpass a football. They will also be shown how to kick a soccer ball to pass, kick a soccer ball to score, and dribble a soccer ball to keep control of it. In addition to this, students will be given the opportunity to play games of each sport to enhance and develop their skills. By the end of the term, students will have practised all of these skills, and will be able to apply them to mini game situations. We look forward to another fantastic term in Physical Education, with lots more fun to be had!