Fun in Year One!

  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

The Year One children have had a wonderful start to the school year. They have settled into the class routines and enjoyed participating in specialist classes. In our classroom, the children are learning how to work collaboratively in groups and each week are learning new and exciting things about their peers.   Parent Information Evening Thank you to all the parents for attending the Parent Information Evening. I hope you gained a better understanding of our routines, classroom management, my expectations and school policies. If you were unable to attend and wish to discuss the information in person with me, please don’t hesitate to contact me.   Special Activities   3 About Me This week we will be completing our first independent speaking and listening task with an oral presentation to our class. On Wednesday we will be sending home a ‘3 About Me’ bag. We would like to ask parents to help their children choose 3 objects from home that they can use to describe themsel