Month: January 2020

Wow! What a week! We certainly have so much to give thanks for.

Sports Day was a huge success. Well done to all our little athletes and a big thank you to all the parents who were there to help.

Due to the shorter week we have just had, we will do the same memory verse next week. (Ps 84v11) They only need to memorize and recite ‘For the Lord God is a sun and shield, the Lord God bestows favor and honor.’

Just a reminder that Friday the 7th will be a half day. Please pick your child up between 12.00-12.30 from the Dorms.

We need to do a little catch up in Math, so next week we will finish off patterns and then start Fractions (halves and fourths). Homework is a practice sheet of patterns. There are a couple fun songs on Youtube for Patterns. Here is one  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBjjxSx45-Q&t=21s  Also, don’t blame me if your children come home singing ‘Banana Banana Meatball!’ hahaha  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ9q4U2P3ig&t=23s

In Science we will be moving into our new topic Earth and Sun. Lots of exciting investigations ahead.

In Literacy, we are reminding ourselves of some grammar skills and reviewing phonics so far. We will also be focusing on our speaking and listening in the children’s individual presentations to the teacher about their Social Studies project about weather and the seasons. There is no spelling test, instead we will be doing a Reading Test on Friday. Please ensure the test sheets are sent back to school on Friday so we can use them to grade the children. There is no other Literacy homework apart from Reading your book over the weekend. On Monday, there will be a letter coming home about an online reading program that the school is trialing for the next 30 days. It is called ”Reading Eggs” and each child will have their own login. We are looking forward to your feedback on this new system.

Show & Tell – we will continue with our guessing game. Children do not need to bring anything for this. They will describe a person, place or thing for the rest of the class to guess.

Have a great weekend!

Yippppeeeee! Its time for a long weekend!

We are now going into our final week of Weather and Seasonal Change in Science. We will be ending with a fun experiment that explores how special animal coverings can keep them warm in winter. Here are 2 video clips:

https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/blubber-gloves/

We had fun sorting and classifying this week.  The children enjoyed the practical activities very much. Sorting Homework has been sent home. Next week we will be moving onto Patterns.

Tip: I have discovered the website ABCya (https://www.abcya.com/) Paige and Emma find it fun and the learning opportunities are great for Math. The children use this website regularly to practise their Literacy and Math skills, and to have fun!

Show and Tell: We have now finished with sharing of photographs. I would like to try something different next week. A guessing game. Please help your child choose a person, place or thing. They are to describe it, without naming it, so that the class can listen carefully and then guess who or what it is. For example, Paige could describe her sister Emma or her favorite fruit.

Literacy: we have now finished with our Narrative Writing. Next week we will be revising some grammar and phonics skills we have learnt this quarter. For the spelling test this week, children need to revise all 20 words that they have had in the past 2 weeks. On Friday, they will be tested on 10 of these words.

Friday is Sports Day. Children need to wear a blue tshirt and normal PE shorts and trainers. They must have their hat, water bottle and a snack to take with them. We will be leaving school at 08:15. Please make sure you are on time. All children need to pay $3 towards the cost of the transport and facilities for the day.

Hi Moms and Dads,

 

I am busy doing homework with Paige now, and thought it might help you to send answers for 2 of the story sums.  (See attached) The children have been doing each of these steps in class but I have assisted throughout the process. Story Sums / Word Problems are challenging. We will be practicing this topic throughout the year.

 

Kind Regards,

Mrs. J Every

GRADE 1 – NUMERACY AND SCIENCE

 

Hi parents,

We hope that you have had a good week.

The children have worked very hard in our topic Story Sums this past week. I am so proud of them. We are going to be revisiting Story Sums throughout the year to get as much practice as possible. I have sent home a Story Sum practice sheet for homework. Our new topic for next week is ‘Sorting and Classifying’. I have prepared fun zip lock bags of various items for them to sort and then give reasons for their groupings.

In Science, we will be doing thermometer readings.

In Literacy, this week we have been focusing on the story of Cinderella, the characters, the setting and the plot. Next week, we will be doing our final Narrative planning and writing assessment piece based on Cinderella. This is an in-class writing session that will go towards their Quarterly grade. Remember to practise spellings from the Spelling Menu for Friday’s test. Homework this week is to read a story setting, guess which story it is from and draw it. Please return the sheet by Friday.

Social Studies Project – there will be an information sheet coming home with details about a Social Studies Project for the children to consolidate and show their knowledge of the weather and seasonal changes. This is due by January 29th. Please ensure that your child complete the project on their own.

Please remember that Friday 24th is a half day. Children are to be collected between 12:00 and 12:30 from the Dorms.

Sports Day has been scheduled for January 31st. Grade 1 need to wear a blue t-shirt and normal PE shorts/trainers. Please see the email from Coach Kring for more details, the cost is $3 per child to be paid by Monday January 27, 2020.

We are now back into the swing of things and your children have settled back into their normal routine.

 

Homework will now be sent altogether on a Friday to be returned by the following Friday.

 

Bible Verse: Please note that next week’s verse (Exodus 15:2a), should read: “The LORD is my strength and my song. He has given me victory.” Thank you for your support in helping your children to learn their weekly Bible verses. These do make up 40% of their overall Bible grade. Each Quarter, we also award a certificate to those children who have learnt every verse that Quarter.

 

In Literacy, we are changing our spellings routine. Children will now receive a ‘Spelling Menu’. They can choose different ways of practising their spellings, whichever way suits them. The words will be based on the Grade 1 High Frequency Words that all children are required to learn to read and write by the end of the year. We will also be practising these words daily during Phonics lessons. New spellings will be sent home on Fridays with the homework. Every three weeks, the children will be tested on a mix of words already learnt to see if they have retained the words:

Week 1 – HFW list 1

Week 2 – HFW list 2

Week 3 – a mix of words from list 1 & 2, no more than 10 spellings.

Literacy homework – there are 2 double-sided sheets this week. One is a Phonics sheet on the short /e/ sound and the other is grammar sheet using punctuation correctly. Please return by Friday January 17. Reading books are due back on Thursday ready to be changed for next weekend.

 

In Math we will be doing Word Problems. Homework booklet due by Friday January 17th.

 

Our next Show and Tell will be showing and sharing about a special photograph.

 

In Science we will be looking more closely at seasonal changes in animals which include hibernation and migration, resulting in changes in habitat. Here are 2 videos you can show your kids at home:

Welcome back!

We hope that all had a wonderful Christmas and New Years.

This week we will be getting back into routine as quickly as possible.

 

Reminders:

1A – New Library books will be chosen on Wednesday, if your child returned their old one before Christmas.

1B – New library books will be chosen on Tuesday, if your child returned their old one before Christmas.

 

Homework

After much discussion with yourselves and the rest of the staff, we have decided to combine the homework days. On Fridays, your child will receive their spellings, reading books, Literacy and Math homework to be completed by the following Friday. Occasionally, we will also ask your child to complete a project/special task. You will be given plenty of notice for this. Thank you for your support.

 

In Literacy, we are continuing our Narative story writing. This week we are revising settings and descriptions. There is no spelling test this week. Please help your child to practise their sentences for the reading test on Friday. Please continue to read and record any home reading on your child’s Reading Log book. Books should be returned by Thursday of each week ready to be changed and sent home on Friday.

 

In Math, there is a practise sheet this week on addition. Please return this by Friday. In class, we will be doing revision of concepts taught so far.

 

In Science we continue with Weather and Seasonal Change, looking more specifically at Precipitation: rain, hail, snow and sleet. We are  looking forward to some finger painting of trees in season in Art.

 

A reminder that there will be no more toys in Show and Tell. We continue with our favorite books and will start with holiday highlights.