13th September 2021

Year One Week 9 Blog

Wattle Day Week 6

September 1^st was National Wattle Day and the students participated in many different activities to celebrate the native plant namesake for our school. Thank you to families that shared some small clippings of Wattle from your gardens.

 

Sports Carnival Week 7

What a wonderful day the Sports Carnival was and we are so proud of everyone involved for making it such a memorable day for the students. Thank you to parents and families for coming along to show your support.

 

Interschool Sports Carnival Week 9

Congratulations to all students participating in the Interschool carnival on Wednesday and/or Friday of Week 9. Go Wattle Grove Primary School! 

 

Maths and Science Day Week 9

Also in Week 10, teachers will have a focus on encouraging and inspiring students in Maths and Science! Hands-on activities will be delivered to help develop students’ critical thinking skills, as well as foster a sense of fun and engagement in these vital learning areas!

 

STEM Learning Journey Week 10 - Technology and enterprise

The students have been working hard to plan and create their sun chimes (combination wind chime and sun catcher) within their Physical Sciences topic of Light and Sound. Thank you to parents for helping supply materials and much needed sticky tape and string. The students will be presenting a 2 minute oral presentation on their projects in class over the next 2 weeks, and then sharing these with parents at the STEM Learning Journey on Tuesday afternoon, Week 10. We look forward to welcoming you to our classes and showcasing the students STEM work.

 

Dawson’s Flower Pot Competition Week 10

On the last day of term, a few students from each class will showcase their flower pot creations to a representative from Dawson’s Nursery, who will choose the best classroom flower pots. Not only does gardening instil a sense of connection to land and have proven benefits to health and wellbeing, but it allows for practical experience in the biological sciences for each year group.

 

Literacy

Phonics: Students have been learning to read the long and short sounds for ea (such as dream or bread), as well as ee (tree).

 

Spelling: The different sounds of er have been explored, such as er as in germ, and er (uh) as in father. In weeks 9 and 10 we’ll be practising ir as in bird and or as in thorn.

Students practice spelling daily in class, but an extra 5 minutes at home each night will help them to consolidate their learning and stay in their long term memories.

 

Writing: Students are working hard to master the structure of persuasive texts and be able to express their opinion on different topics. Their opinion needs to be supported by three strong reasons to help convince the reader. Some students are already practising the language techniques of global statements, rhetorical questions, false statistics and call to action, which help to engage and connect with their readers. Wow, what a great effort!

 

 

Maths

This term we have been looking at informal units of measure relating to capacity, mass and area. We have also learnt about halves and quarters as fraction, and how to use position words such as ‘I came third in the running race’.

Why not ask your child some of the following questions so they can apply at home what they’ve learned this term in Measurement and Geometry.

Which object is heavier or lighter?

Which object has the greater capacity?

What is the area of your bed, measured in your favourite picture book?

Can you show me half of your sandwich?

If I cut this apple into quarters, how many equal parts will I have?

Which position did you come in the running race/team game at the sports carnival?

 

As Term 3 draws to a close, we want to remind everyone that in Term 4 our blogs will be switching over to Connect and can only be accessed with a student specific login and password. If you are unsure of your child’s Connect login details, please liaise with your teacher.

 

Over the school holidays it is important for students to rest and recover from a term of hard work and dedication to their learning. Please encourage them to read over the holidays and ask them questions to check they are understanding the content.

 

Our very best for a safe and happy spring holiday break!