Writing

Last term we learnt how to write procedures. We started our learning by deconstructing procedures and looking for language features and the structure we needed to follow. We then began sequencing procedures by cutting them up and rearranging them in order and to make sense. Students have been using the bump it up wall, checklists and student rubrics to help them independently improve their work. They have written procedures in small groups, pairs and individually on a range of topics.

Reading

This term in reader’s workshop we have been setting up the expectations for each section of the reader’s workshop model. We have been working towards building independence and stamina. We have been focusing on the reading strategies of sounding out, chunking and retelling. Students have been learning to be word noticers and find the meaningful parts of words to help them decode and understand unknown words. We have been developing a love of reading anywhere and anytime! Students have been enjoying reading just-right books to help them get smarter at reading. This term they have also enjoyed spending time reading with buddies, classmates and soft toys.

Don’t forget to read every day and fill in your reading log one book per day!

Number

Last term, Year 1 students were learning about place value and number lines. They enjoyed a variety of activities that involved using dice, playing cards and dominoes. These hands-on activities allowed the students to participate in a range of games which enhanced their understanding of the value of numbers to 100. The Year 1 students were also practising their knowledge of place value by recognising quantities of a collection and recording numerals according to the amounts that were being represented. Using their understanding of place value, the students then learned how to place numerals on a number line in the correct sequence. This assisted them to further their knowledge of two-digit and three-digit numbers. 

Strand

Last term, Year 1 learnt about two dimensional shapes and three dimensional objects. We focused on recognising and describing a variety of two dimensional shapes such as square, circle and rectangle using edges and vertices. We also learnt to recognise and identify a variety of three dimensional objects such as a cube, rectangular prism and square based pyramid using edges, vertices and faces. 

History

During our inquiry unit, Year 1 students were learning to identify and describe changes in their own lives. Students created a personal timeline that demonstrated a sequence of events in order using photos over the course of their lives. They also interviewed relatives including parents, carers and grandparents to compare some aspects of daily life that have changed over recent times while others have remained the same. They also observed objects from the past such as, landline telephones, cassette tapes, portable CD players and polaroid cameras. They enjoyed observing these objects and investigating their use in decades past.