Junior School Newsletter: Term 1, Week 9
CONNECT WITH YEAR 1/2
As the term draws to a close, we would like
to thank all families for their support throughout the term and wish everyone a
very safe and happy holiday period. We are looking forward to Term 2 and have
many exciting things planned!
Learning and Teaching
In
year 1/2 We Are Learning To (WALT)...
READING:
Week 9: ask questions- before, during, and after our reading
Term 2, Week 1:
ask questions about a text and identify the who, what, where
and when of the story
SPELLING:
Grade 1 -
Week 9: Spelling
revision
Term 2, Week 1: 'air' as in hair
Grade 2 -
Week 9: Spelling
revision
Term 2, Week 1: 'ck' as in duck
WRITING:
Week 9: structure rhyming patterns in our
writing
Term 2, Week 1: sequence events in the order they occur
MATHS:
Grade 1
Week 9 - model and solve subtraction problems beyond 20
Term 2, Week 1: count collections to 100 by partitioning
numbers using place value
Week 9 - model and solve subtraction problems using trading
to explore the relationship between addition and subtraction
Term 2, Week 1: count collections to 1000 by partitioning numbers using place value
UNIT OF STUDY:
Term 1: We are
learning to understand the roles and responsibilities of members within the
community.
Term 2: explore a variety of external features that living things inhabit |
ICT:
Term 1: We are
learning to understand basic computer skills and use them more efficiently.
Term 2: Identify and explore digital systems for a purpose |
TERM 1 & 2 CALENDAR DATES
24th March: Last day Term 1 (Assembly 1:50pm, students finish 2:30pm)
11th April: Curriculum Day (Student free day)
12th April: First day Term 2 - Tuesday
11th April: Curriculum Day (Student free day)
12th April: First day Term 2 - Tuesday
25th April: ANZAC Day
27th April: PFA Council Meeting
Important Notices
Kids Cafè Class Roster
The Kids Cafe are
calling for parent volunteers to help out and hopefully win your child's class
a prize! Each class has been allocated a particular date, so please get
involved - contact details are available on TiqBiz.
2O: Friday 15th April
2UO: Friday 22nd April
SunSmart
During Term 1 and Term
4, students are required to wear their Mentone Park wide-brimmed hat when
outside. If a student does not have a hat, they will be required to play in a
shaded area, as we do not lend hats. Students may bring sunscreen to school but
they must be able to apply it independently.
Uniform
As the days become colder, please remember that school uniform does not include leggings with school dresses. Please wear pants or the tunic with stockings or socks.
Homework
Homework will be due
Thursday and new homework will be sent out on Fridays. Please remember to check
they are doing their spelling words and reading to a parent nightly.
Making News
A Photo Display of What's Been Happening in Level 2
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| A visit from Joel, our local Policeman |
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| A visit from Anna, our local Vet |
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| Krystal was a Vet for a day! |
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| Phoenix was a Policeman for the day! |
Achievement Awards Week 7 & 8
1A: Zara S - for showing resilience and modelling features of our BOUNCE Back program.
1O: Mitchell - for always showing enthusiasm with his reading and working hard to achieve his best.
2O: published in last newsletter
Allegra - for ignoring distractions to help achieve her very best in letter writing to thank local community members. Great work!
