Year One

Dear Year 1 families,

We are excited to share with you the latest updates from our year one classes. We have been busy diving into our new unit of inquiry ‘Knowing our community’s past is important to inform the present and the future’. We have also been exploring other exciting concepts such as narrative writing and telling the time.

Reading

In Reading our students have been continuing to work on visualising. Students have been using descriptive language to paint a picture of what is happening in a story. Students have learnt about the ‘ee’ and ‘ea’ sounds and how to segment and blend words containing these sounds. Lastly, students have been learning to summarise what they have been reading using ‘Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then’.

Writing

During Writing this week, students have continued writing narratives with a focus on character traits. They came up with inside and outside character traits for characters in ‘The Little Red Riding Hood’ and ‘Jack and the Beanstalk.’ They have also been learning how to manipulate a character in a familiar story to help them create their own stories. 

Mathematics

In Mathematics this week, we have continued exploring time. We have been using our knowledge of clocks to focus on half-hour and quarter-hour time, so that we can plan our day accurately. We have also been learning about the connections between analogue and digital time. During our Launch, Explore, Discuss lessons, students were investigating what times during the day they could do different activities.

Inquiry

During Inquiry this week, students began exploring the Acknowledgement of Country and its significance in Australian culture. After students learnt about the land we are on and what is included in an Acknowledge of Country, they had the opportunity to make their own. Students also enjoyed comparing maps of Point Cook to see how it has changed over time.

Reminders:

• School begins at 8:30 am, with continuous entry from 8:20 am. Please be on time as learning begins promptly at 8:30 am.
• Late arrivals (8:40 am onwards) require a late pass.
• Absences – If your child is away, please remember to upload your reasons on Xuno. Please reach out to the office if you need support doing this.
• Students are to be completing their spelling homework every week.
• Students should also be reading their 'take home readers' each night.
• Please remember to bring in a fully charged iPad to school each day.
• Remember to bring a waste-free lunch on Wednesdays for the school waste-free Wednesday!