Dear Parents and Carers,

It’s been such a joy to join Year 1 this term! It’s been wonderful getting to know each child and seeing their personalities and talents shine.

In English, we’ve been diving into persuasive writing and having lots of fun with the Don’t Let the Pigeon… books by Mo Willems. The children have loved coming up with clever reasons for their arguments – some have been very convincing! We are beginning to work on our Oral language persuasive skills for our up and coming presentations.

In Maths, we’ve been working with one- and two-digit numbers, partitioning them and exploring place value using lots of hands-on materials. The students have been busy, and I’ve been sharing plenty of photos of their work on Seesaw for you to enjoy. Moving forward we will begin exploring addition and subtraction to 20.

In Science, we’re learning about how materials can change states of matter (and back again), making predictions and watching those changes happen.

In History, we’re talking about families – how they change over time, the ways they can be similar or different, and the special events we celebrate. I am sure the children will be very grateful for any stories you can share with them about your own family history. Your stories might include information about the similarities and differences from the past way of living to the present day way of living.

In Health, we’re exploring Respect – Emotional Responses and Empathy. We’re also completing our Daniel Morcombe safety lessons, learning about body clues, private body parts, body ownership, and safety options.

In Religion, we’re beginning to explore Jesus’ mission and ministry, and we’ve refreshed our understanding of prayer and its importance in our lives.

In Technology, learning about hardware and software, soon we will begin following simple algorithms to make Beebots move.

Some special events that we have enjoyed and are still looking forward to include:

• Our class assembly prayer coming up in Week
• Bishop Joe visiting this week (we had some great questions ready for him!)
• NAIDOC Week and crafts last week
• The Dance Night Spectacular – Year 1’s performance was a hit!

It’s been a busy, happy start to the term and I’m looking forward to all the learning and fun still to come. Thank you for your ongoing support – it’s a privilege to be teaching this wonderful group of students.

Warm regards,
Lyndsey Fielding
Year 1 Teacher