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

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