Welcome to Week 9!

In Literacy, we looked at the /kw/ sound linking to ‘qu’ and the /e/ sound linking to ‘ee’. We practised blending and segmenting sounds to form words with these sounds and used our knowledge to read passages of text to consolidate our learning.

In Small Group Learning, we are engaging in a shared reading task using our knowledge of our focus sounds /kw/ (qu) and /e/ (ee).

In Bookmaking, we looked at what a ‘blurb’ is and attempted to add one to our own storybook. There are a lot of Authors and Illustrators in the making!

In Numeracy, the children practised counting in larger collections of 10 and practised the concept of skip counting by 10 from a different number, eg. 3, 13, 23 etc.

In Technology, we shared some of our favourite cultural foods that we eat at home. The children drew a picture of their favourite cultural food and drew the Country’s flag next to it.

In Health, we listened to the story ‘Hattie and the Fox’ and discussed the early warning signs that Hattie would have felt ie. her body messages, her feelings and the clues around her. The children drew a picture of Hattie and wrote words about how she was feeling and what she was scared of.

In Science, we discussed the wind, how it moves and its effects on objects. The children made their own pinwheels to observe the changes in the wind.

Hi all,

Just a reminder that this Thursday is a whole school casual day. We ask that students who wear casual clothes bring a donation of either a bag of chocolates or lollies. These donations will be used to support the schools Market Day. Students are still more than welcome to wear their school uniform on this day.

Thankyou,

Emily and Irene

Welcome to Week 8.

In Literacy, we reviewed ‘w’ and ‘ck’ from last week and introduced double consonants ‘ll’, ‘ss’ and ‘ff’ and the digraph ‘sh’. We practised reading and spelling words and engaged in writing and text reading tasks.

 In Storybook lessons, we listened to Edwina the Emu, visualised the story in our minds, learnt new vocabulary words like announced, required, and perfect, and practiced summarising the story in our own words.

In Bookmaking, we worked on the climax of our story writing; showing how our character/s fix the problem. We are also exploring how stories have a happy ending, and how the character lives have changed at the end of the story.

In Numeracy, the students completed an assessment to show us all the things they have learnt about place value. We then began a new topic all about skip counting. We have been learning how to skip count by 10s to 120 and beyond. Have a look at the various activities we completed to support our new learning. You may also like to practice this song at home…

In Religion, we watched a video of a family who is less fortunate than us. We discussed the differences between that family and our family life and prompted discussion around being grateful. The children reflected on things in their life that they are grateful for and illustrated and wrote about this in their learning journals.

In Technology, we continued to explore how plants and animals are grown for food. This week, we looked at traditional foods that Indigenous people source and eat. The children identified the different foods, drew them and labelled them by name.

In Health, we discussed a range of possible safe/unsafe places at home and in the community eg. at home, while shopping, at school and whilst playing.

In Science we explored how shadows are made by the sun.

Harmony Day

Whole school dance party, bracelet making, cultural dress and a special orange lunch!

Welcome to Week 7!

In Literacy this week we have been reviewing previously learnt letter names, sounds and tricky words. We focussed particularly on the sounds ‘w’ and ‘ck’; reading , spelling words and writing. The children are also working in small groups to consolidate whole group time learning concepts ie. making words with letter tiles, reading text passages and writing sentences.

Here are some children independently reading their borrowed library books during morning reading time. Thank you to parents who are listening to their child read every night and filling in the children’s yellow reading diary.

In Numeracy, we have been further exploring how two-digit numbers can be broken down into tens and ones. The students have been deepening their understanding of what it means when a number has 2 tens and 3 ones, and they have practiced writing these numbers in expanded form, for example, 20 + 3 = 23.

In Technology, we viewed some of the food options available in our School Canteen. We identified ‘sometimes’ foods and ‘everyday’ foods that can be bought. Students also thought about other foods that they would like to see in the canteen that aren’t in there already.

In Health, we explored various feelings and emotions. The children practiced describing different emotions based on physical appearance and body language, and then sorted images into four common emotional categories.

In Health, we looked at ways to self-regulate our bodies when feeling angry and we created our own safety plan including; triggers and warning signs, people who children can ask for help, safe places to go to when feeling overwhelmed and different strategies to assist self-regulating our bodies to get back to our happy place.

In HASS, we explored the concept of families. We discussed how all families look different and listened to a story about an Aboriginal boy called ‘Tom Tom”. Tom Tom’s family had similarities and differences to many of our families which we enjoyed exploring. Have a look at who lives in our homes.

Harmony Day- Week 8 (Next Week)

Harmony Day celebrations will be held in Week 8 of this term. Harmony Day is a day to celebrate Australia’s diversity. It is a week of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home. The ongoing theme of Harmony Day is “everyone belongs”.

By participating in Harmony Day activities, we can learn and understand how all Australians equally belong to this nation and enrich it. At Holy Family children will be involved in activities leading up to and on Harmony Day. These include the opportunity for children to be involved in lunch time activities such as making Harmony Day craft and dances.

On Friday 21 March students are encouraged to wear traditional cultural clothing, orange or school uniform. Students will also be able to order a special Harmony Day lunch of 6 chicken nuggets or 6 plant based nuggets, orange donut and an orange juice through the canteen. The meal deal is $9.  Children can also order a donut for $4. The normal canteen menu for lunch orders will NOT be available on Harmony Day however the canteen will still be open at Recess. You can place orders at the canteen (eftpos available or cash), via QKR! App or in the front office.

Welcome to Week 6!

This week in Literacy, we are reviewing all of our previously learnt letter names and sounds, blending and segmenting sounds together with form words and using these words to make up ‘Super Sentences’. In Bookmaking, we are continuing our work on writing a Narrative; thinking about our characters and events and the problem/s that the characters are going to face. We have used the stories ‘The Little Brown Duck’ and ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ to helps us understand the Narrative process.

Morning Reading

Each morning we have been continuing independent reading. This is a time where students read their own borrowed library books independently at their tables. Thank you to the children who have been bringing their library bags and books each day!

In Numeracy,

In Religion, the children finished off their Creation storybooks. We also celebrated Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday. Shrove Tuesday is celebrated on the Tuesday before Lent begins. Lent is a time when Christians are getting ready for Easter. Lent is 40 days long because this is how long Jesus spent in the desert to be with God. During this time he had no food and nothing to drink. He was also tempted by Satan. Christians use Lent as a time to think about Jesus and often give up things. It might be chocolate or something like video games. They do this to see if they can resist being tempted, like Jesus did in the desert. On Ash Wednesday, Christians go to a special service to repent. This means they go to Church to admit things they have done wrong and to ask God for forgiveness. During the special service, a special cross is drawn on their head using ashes. Christians believe that the ashes are a symbol of being sorry for things they have done wrong. They also believe that having a cross drawn on their head with ash, shows their commitment to God and Jesus Christ.

In Science, we discussed the many different cloud types and then went outside to notice and draw these, labelling them with their correct name.

It’s hard to believe that we are in Week 5! The children have settled well into daily routines and structures and are fully immersed in their learning.

In English, we looked at the digraph ‘ng’ as in swing, made up sentences, read passages and revised our previously learnt digraphs and tricky words. In Bookmaking, the children are constructing their own narratives and thinking about their characters, the setting and how to begin their stories.

In Numeracy,

In Religion, we explored how God created all living things. After viewing the ‘Creation Scripture Genesis 1:1-2’, the children created their own Creation booklets; breaking down each day and what was created on that day.

In Technology, we explored how plants and animals are grown for food, for example, chickens lay eggs, cows make milk, potatoes are grown in the ground etc.

Welcome to another fantastic week of learning!

In English, we have been exploring some new digraphs ‘ch’ (chick), ‘th’ (thumb, feather) and oo (moon). Our new tricky words learnt this week include; then, there, they. The children also worked in different small groups  on practising their blending and segmenting of words with these leant digraphs, Word Book Work (reading words and sentences), handwriting and writing sentences.

Thank you to families who have been listening to their children read every night and assisting them with their home learning tasks. This work completed at home will assist the children consolidate their classroom learning.

In Numeracy, the students continued explore their number formation and representation. This week we focused on the numbers 9 and 10. The students also explored how to count like a mathematician as they ordered numbers from 0-20.

In Religion, we explored ‘God’ and spoke about many things that God is, for example, Eternal, Healer, Love, Holy, Kind, Creator and forgiving. The children then drew what this looked like.

In Health, we explored the difference between bucket filling and bucket dipping. We explored ways we can fill someone’s bucket ie. helping others, packing up after ourselves and being respectful versus dipping into someone’s bucket ie. hurting others, disrespecting our environments etc.

In Technology, we looked at how food can be selected and prepared for heathy eating. We explored the food pyramid and put correct foods into their correct segments.

In HASS, we listened to the story Frank turns Four and connected it with the timelines of our own lives. The students created their very own timeline, drawing 1 picture for each age they have turned from one to seven.

In Technologies, we explored ‘healthy eating’. The students were asked to consider everyday foods and sometimes foods and how they support our bodies.

Welcome back to another busy week in Year 1!

This week in Literacy we revised our letter sounds and names. We learnt how to spell some more tricky words ( was, you, very) and we added sounds to the beginning of words to make new words. We also introduced the digraphs – ll, ss, ff and zz. When we see two letters that are the same at the end of a word, the two letters together say just one sound. We also revisited our vowels again and revised the digraphs ‘ck’, ‘sh’ and ‘wh’ in words.

The take home learning books have been placed in your child’s library bag. Please ensure this is kept in the library bag and returned to school daily. On Thursdays, we will put in extra sheets for the children to complete in the following week. A designated basket labelled ‘Home Learning Books’ has been placed in the classroom for the children to put their home learning books in on Thursday. Please encourage your child to do this.

In Numeracy, we explored using the correct formation and accurate spelling of the numbers 5, 6, 7 and 8. The children also explored concepts like subsisting, adding smaller numbers and counting collections of objects.

In Science, we have been investigating Weather. This week we watched a weather report and had a go at drawing the different weather symbols. The children enjoyed talking about the hot weather we had this week!

Have a wonderful weekend! We look forward to seeing the children on Monday

Welcome to Week 2. The children have settled in well and are learning about the daily routines and structures.

Just a reminder that we are an Egg and Nut Free Zone at Holy Family. We have a few students in our classes this year with severe allergies to these two ingredients so it is imperative that students are not bringing them too school.

In Literacy, we have started our InitalLit literacy program which is a research-based initiative which teaches children how to read and spell through daily lessons. We have provided a Parent Information sheet for your reading.

Here are some photos of the children immersing themselves in their literacy learning.

We have been beginning our morning with independent reading. Students have the opportunity to practice reading leveled readers or exploring picture books.

In Numeracy, we have been exploring number with a focus on counting, writing and subitising.

This week’s assembly celebrated Lunar New Year.

Dear families and caregivers,

Welcome to the 2024 school year.

It has been a great start! We have had the pleasure of meeting some of you throughout the week so far. We have also loved meeting and getting to know your children too. We look forward to working with you all across the year to support your children. Here are some pictures of a few things we got up too through the week.

My First Day of Year 1

Morning Activities

Being a Bucket Filler