Fun in Year One!

  Book Week The Book Week dress-up parade was on  Friday 20th August .  The students looked fantastic and a big thank you to all the parents and carers for putting together their costumes.   No Trash Tuesday In accordance with our school’s Sustainability plan, our goal is to significantly reduce our school’s waste.  No Trash Tuesday is an initiative which encourages students and families to take a mindful approach to reducing the waste we produce.  Packing a lunchbox with no waste is both environmentally friendly and responsible.    Tip:  Try to use re-usable containers rather than bringing pre-packaged items.          Literacy Phonics We have been working on split digraphs that using the bossy e such as a-e as in cake. The bossy e makes the vowel say its name.     We have also learnt the digraph ai as in rain and ay as in tray.   Writing This term we have been learning about persuasive text. A persuasive text is used to convince someone of your idea a

  Year 1 Blog Term 2, Week 9   Well, although it has been a long term we have seen it go by very quickly. It is encouraging to see most children progress to self-manage and self-regulate their behaviour and develop socially, emotionally and academically.   The Gradual Release of Responsibility underpins our daily work.   1                                        2                                         3                                      4 Model                           Share                                Guide                              Apply I do                                We do                               You do                            You do                                                                                                   Literacy   You can continue to support our daily writing by reading nine traditional fairy tales to treasure forever.   Tips for shared reading.   1.       Talk about the setting (where is the story

  Yr 1 Blog Week 4 We are well underway with our learning in Term 2. It is encouraging to see many children farewelling their parents with such confidence. As we near the middle of the year, we encourage each child to arrive at school with a polite greeting to their teachers, as well as managing their own belongings such as bag, folder and water bottle. Allowing children to complete this simple morning routine will aid in building their independence and confidence.   Literacy In writing this term we are having a wonderful time continuing to learn about narratives and the correct structure to follow. The narrative structure includes starting with an opener such as once upon a time. Introduce characters and setting. A series of events that lead to a problem. A solution to the problem and an ending. You can help support our writing program at home by reading narrative/ fairy tales and discussing with your child the important features as mentioned.   Students are continuing to

  Week 1 – Term 2 It is an absolute pleasure to be back at school with the boys and girls of Room 28 for another term of learning! We hope that everyone feels refreshed and ready to build their most important muscle; the brain! Literacy: This term, students will continue with their usual Literacy activities, with a new focus on Narrative writing. The following points outline the Writing skills and knowledge the children will learn throughout the term: -Identify the Characters (Who), Setting (Where) and Problem (What) of a Narrative. -Identify the purpose and structure of a Narrative using Fairy Tales. -Plan and Write an Orientation of a Narrative. -Develop a setting for a Fairy Tale -Identify and describe character traits. -Write a plan and use that plan to write a problem and series of event in Narrative. -Write a plan and use that plan to write a resolution to a Narrative. -Write a full Narrative plan and use that plan to write an Orientation, a Problem an

  Harmony Day    Special Parade of the Nations     On the 26th March (Friday), our school will celebrate Harmony Day with two special Parades of the Nations. The Kindergarten to Year Two parade will start at 8:45am and take place in the undercover area.    We would like to see all children:   dressed in a national dress costume carrying a small flag (A4 size) from their country   Thank you for your wonderful support ☺   Miss Mills and Mrs Bee   Mathematics Resources  Word Problems    We have introduced the CUBES Strategy to the children. The children are using this strategy to solve addition and subtraction word problems.   The steps are: Circle the numbers Underlind the words Box the key words Evaluate Solve At home, we would like you to remind your child to use the CUBES Strategy when completing word problems.     Measurement and Geometry   In Room 28, the Year One children have been learning to:  Name and order