Term 3 #1

CONNECT WITH YEAR 1/2

Term 3 2015


WELCOME BACK!!!
We hope you have all had a fun filled and relaxing break and are ready to get back into term 3!

Mrs Unwin at Falls Creek

Learning and Teaching

In year 1/2 We Are Learning To....

READING 

Making connections: making the connection between what we have read and ourselves, another text and the world. 

SPELLING 
Week 1: Grade 1- ck.  Grade 2- ee
Week 2: Grade 1- cr.  Grade 2- ea

WRITING 
Recount: writing about past events using the correct structure and tense. 

MATHS
Place Value: Investigating counting and number patterns to 100 (grade 1)/1000 (grade 2).

INQUIRY
This term we are exploring our family history.  
This week we discussed what history is and where our families come from. We viewed the world map and flags of the countries of our ancestors. They created their own flags and enjoyed sharing where their family originated.

Next week we will be sharing the posters about our families.

Calendar

Curriculum day - Thursday 30th July http://www.mentonepark.vic.edu.au/news/news.html

News and Notices

New Specialist Times
All of our specialist times have changed including library and PMP. A new time table will be sent home next week when they have been finalised. 

PMP

Helpers wanted for PMP - NEW TIMES

If you are free on Tuesdays we would love for you to come in and help out at PMP. With more helpers we are able to do more complex activities. If you are able to help at any stage please let your class teacher know, the more the merrier! 

PMP times

Tuesdays:

1O: 11:10am - 11:45am

1B: 12:15pm - 12:45pm

2O: 1:50pm - 2:30pm

2R: 2:30pm - 3:0pm 

1/2U:3:00pm - 3:30pm

CONGRATULATIONS to Ewan Gill (1O), Adam Borek (1B), Fraser Longmuir (1B), Corey Smith (1/2U) and Lachlan Dance (1O) who on the holidays competed for their club the Bayside Argonauts in the under 7's ATSOS Cup. They displayed some fantastic team work and played several games against some very tough opposition. They played so well that they made it to the grand final and won the whole competition! The kids were lucky enough to be presented their winning medals by the Australian Socceroos player Archie Thompson.

If you require to speak to your child's teacher please don't hesitate to make an appointment with us.

Enjoy Term 3!