Year One

Communicating with the Year One Team

We look forward to partnering with you in 2022, and welcome your input:

Laura Kelly (Class 1A) Laura.McQueen@education.vic.gov.au

Andrew McFarlane (Class 1B) Andrew.McFarlane3@education.vic.gov.au 

This term, Students will investigate the changes that occur in the sky (including night and day) and why these changes occur. They also explore seasonal changes to the landscape and how daily and seasonal changes affect everyday life. Students will learn how the Earth’s resources are used in a variety of ways. They are introduced to the Earth’s water cycle through scientific inquiry. Students investigate how water is managed in their local community and the ways individuals, families, groups and communities can work together to care for and improve their environment.

In the Year One classrooms will have been continuing to work on our Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening skills. This term our Year One students have enjoyed participating in reading rotations. Each activity allows the students to consolidate concepts taught during our explicit InitiaLit lesson. Students work in small groups to do differentiated teaching, related to the topic or specific areas of need.

• Book Club: students work on their reading, comprehension, speaking and listening skills with the teacher. 
• E-Reading: students get a chance to work on specific areas of need, using Reading Eggs. Students also have access to a library of books on Epic. Students need to actively read their chosen book in order to answer the comprehension questions.
• Grab Bag: students practice their handwriting and spelling skills by writing out words and sentences related to the sounds taught.
• InitiaLit Activity: Students complete an activity sheet related to the concept taught, to consolidate their understandings. 

Term Four Tricky Words

Through the InitiaLit program a range of Tricky Words are taught. These words are referred to as Tricky Words as they cannot be spelled by sounding them out. After reading with your child, feel free to extend them by practising the words below. 

Other ways you can use the Tricky Words;

• sky write the words, using your writing hand and say each letter as you write them
• use the words in sentences
• practice reading the words out.

 Home Readers

For every person reading is an important life long skill. We strongly encourage reading everyday to support your child's consolidation of this ability.  This term, one to two readers will be given out on a Monday and changed over the following Monday. This change will allow more opportunities for your child to practise their reading.

Readers will be given on a Monday and are required to be returned on the following Monday. 

SPECIALIST TIMETABLE

Please note the following information regarding the days that each grade has specialist classes.  

* These times are subject to change during school-wide events (eg: swimming timetables) *