Year 1 and 2

Year 1 Teachers: Hsien Tran (Level Leader), George Samothrakitis, Zara Abrahams & Maddi Fletcher

Year 2 Teachers: Sarah Battle (Level Leader), Bronwyn Moore, Nerida Forster & Katia Lumley

Dear Grade 1 and 2 Families, 

 

Congratulations on making it through a very successful first term. We thank you for all your support over the last 11 weeks and look forward to what’s install for our students in Term Two. We hope that you have a restful two weeks break and that the students come back to school on Monday 24th April, refreshed and ready to learn again. 

 

Cultural Diversity Day:

It was wonderful to see so many students dressed up last Monday wearing cultural dress or orange in support of our Cultural Diversity Day / Harmony Day. Students enjoyed the opportunity to parade their outfits at the assembly and partake in numerous classroom activities that encompassed each child's culture and heritage.

 

Colour Run:

The Colour Run proved a HUGE success, with students, teachers and their respective families all joining in and having an absolute ball. It was great to see so many smiling faces, positive energy and pure happiness. We thank everyone involved in helping this event come to fruition and are super proud of what the school community has achieved as a collective, in terms of our fundraising goals. Please see some photos below. 

Swimming:

We are once again looking forward to our swimming program next term. The Year 1 and 2 students will be participating in a five-day program at AquaLink swimming pool in Nunawading in week 5. During the week, the children will learn important safety and survival skills in group lessons that are tailored to their swimming ability. Whilst further information is still to come, please prepare your child by allowing them to practise dressing and undressing by themselves during the school holidays so that they can do this independently when at the swimming pool change rooms. 

 

Important Dates for Your Diary:

 

Term 2 – Week 1:

  • First Day of Term Two – Monday 24th April
  • Anzac Day (Student Free Day) – Tuesday 25th April 

Week 5:

  • Grade 1 and 2 Swimming Program  –  Monday 22nd May – Friday 26th May

Week 7:

  • 2BM and 2NF Excursion (Mont De Lancey) – Tuesday 6th June
  • 2SB and 2KL Excursion (Mont De Lancey) – Thursday 8th June
  • Curriculum Day (Staff Professional Practice) – Friday 9th June 

Week 8:

  • King’s Birthday (Student Free Day) – Monday 12th June
This is what we will be learning about in Week 1 of Term 2:

 

Literacy: 

Grade 1 – Persuasive writing

Grade 2 – Persuasive writing

 

Maths:

Grade 1 – Multiplication and Counting and Chance

Grade 2 – Measurement (Length) and Multiplication and Division

 

Wellbeing:

Grade 1 – The Resilience Project

Grade 2 – The Resilience Project 

 

Inquiry:

Grade 1 – History (Let’s Celebrate)

Grade 2 – History (The Past to the Present)

 

Science:

Grade 1 – Friction and Motion

Grade 2 – Weather