Term 3 in 1/2
English
This term in English the Grade 1 and 2 students will be continuing to develop their phonic knowledge in their morning literacy block. Students will practise words on their word lists that target specific sounds. The Grade 1 and 2 teachers have planned some new and engaging ways to learn these sounds, to help students apply them to their reading and writing.
In Reading students will engage with a variety of class mentor texts where they will be exploring a variety of strategies to assist their reading knowledge and skills. Some of these strategies include: Making connections, discussing features of a plot, character and setting, making inferences and describing the purpose of informative, imaginative and persuasive texts. Students will also explore vocabulary in our mentor texts and the ‘good fit’ books they read in class.
In Writing, students will continue to learn about the 4 different sentence types. They will be introduced to subordinating conjunctions as well as using these words to help form more detailed sentences. We will continue to focus on letter formation during our handwriting time.
In Speaking and Listening our students will be learning how to present event based news through daily recounts of an event. These events will relate to something that occurred within the school day or summarises the curriculum learning that has occurred within a lesson.
Maths
This term in Mathematics, our students will continue to build upon their skills and understanding across a range of different maths concepts. Students will engage in a range of open-ended tasks allowing them to explore a variety of problem-solving strategies. Students will continually explore number and place value and develop a better understanding of how mathematical operations are linked and used in everyday activities.
Students will explore time in relation to half-hour and quarter to and past. They will also develop their knowledge of calendars, focusing on days, weeks, months to describe duration. Grade 1 and 2 students will also develop their understanding of multiplicative thinking.
Other mathematical concepts that will be explored throughout this term are 3D shapes and being able to name their properties using the correct vocabulary. This includes faces, vertices, edges, and corners. Students will also gather, record, and analyse collected data then display this appropriately.
Inquiry
This term, the Grade 1/2s will be learning about the Olympics and Indigenous Australians for their Inquiry topics. Students will get to participate in their very own Potato Olympic Games while learning about all the the important traditions and events that happen during the Olympic Games.
In the second half of the term, students will be immersed in historical and contemporary stories of Indigenous Australia and they will learn about the richness and diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories and cultures.
Wellbeing
In Term 3, Grade ½ children will continue to explore our school wellbeing program- Play Is The Way, and also participate in weekly lessons relating to the Respectful Relationships curriculum.
Alongside this, we will unpack our D.M.P.S school values: Respect, Friendship, Teamwork and Commitment to Learning.
‘Seasons For Growth’ is a program offered at our school, to support children who have experienced grief, loss or change.
If you think this is something that may benefit your child, please contact Nicole Lockhart on 03 5998 2304 or nicole.lockhart@education.vic.gov.au for more information.
Kate O'Beirne, Narelle Sibly, Ellen Cake & Elsa Roberts
