Clever Caterpillars

   Welcome to Term Two! Introduction It is an absolute pleasure to be back at school with the boys and girls of Room 7 for another term of learning! I hope that everyone feels refreshed and ready to build their most important muscle; the brain!     Literacy: This term, students will continue with their usual Literacy activities, with a new focus on Narrative writing. The following points outline the Writing skills and knowledge the children will learn throughout the term: -Identify the Characters (Who), Setting (Where) and Problem (What) of a Narrative. -Identify the purpose and structure of a Narrative.  -Plan and Write an Orientation of a Narrative. -Develop a setting.  -Identify and describe character traits. -Write a plan and use that plan to write a problem and series of event in Narrative. -Write a plan and use that plan to write a resolution to a Narrative. -Write a full Narrative plan and use that plan to write an Orientation, a Prob...

  What skills to revise during the holidays?  During the holidays,  it would be greatly appreciated if you  could   revise   the following : Mathematics Year One Number and Algebra Reading, writing and ordering numbers to 100. Making and drawing collections to 50. Locating numbers 1 to 100 on the number line. Orally counting to 200 and from 100 from any starting point. Orally counting starting from 0 by 2s, 5s and 10s to 100. Reading the word numerals for 1 to 20. Reading and understanding basic facts to 20 (addition). Representing and solving simple addition and subtraction problems to 30 using concrete m aterials, illustrations and counting on.   Measurement and Geometry Naming and ordering the days of the week and months of the year. Naming the seasons. Knowing the duration of an hour, day, week and month. Statistics and Probability Identifying outcomes of familiar events involving chance and describing them using everyday language such as “wil...

  Happy Holidays Thank you Thank you very much for your fantastic support this term. I have really enjoyed getting to know you and your lovely families.  I wish you all a happy and safe holiday. Kind regards Miss Ryan

  Measurement and Geometry    In Room 7, the Year One children have been learning to:  Name and order the days of the week. Name and order the months of the year. Name the seasons. Here are some focus questions to ask your child at home. Days of the week Months of the year Seasons How many days are there in a week? How many months are there in a year? How many seasons in a year? How many days in a fortnight? How many days in a month? What are the seasons in order? How many hours in a day? What are the months in order? What are the days in order? Kind regards Miss Ryan