Our week was full of continuing to master our classroom and school routines. We discussed our safety drills as a class - Fire drill, Lock down and Safe haven. The children were very good at following instructions and know exactly what they have to do for each situation. Well done Grade One :-)
Next week we will start our reading program. The children will take one book home each day, they should read this book to an adult at home and then that adult needs to sign the reading log so I can see that they have read to someone. The following day they are able to change for a new book ONLY if they have had their reading log signed. Please help your child at home with reading everyday and also remind them to bring the book back to school the following day. If they don't bring the book back they can't take a new one home and then they will miss out on enjoying reading a new book. Thanks in advance for your help with this. More information will be posted under the Language tab at the top of the home page.
The following week each child will bring home either five sight words or five spelling words that they will learn for the week and then be tested on every Friday. These words will not only help the children with reading but also their writing skills.
Recount writing
On Monday morning we usually write a recount of what we did in the weekend. The students are doing a great job at being risk takers by attempting to write words that they're not so sure how to write. We know that if we come to a word that we're not sure about we can sound it out and write down the letters that we hear. In Grade One it is ok to make a mistake, because that is how we learn :-)
We also spent some time with Ms Dee (Learning support) and Ms Hannah (K-8 School Counsellor) refreshing our memories about 'Gecko's Choice' and to introduce this to all of our new students at ISPP. We worked in small groups and drew and wrote about all the things we know about 'Gecko's Choice'.
PE
I went along to check out what has been happening in PE. The students were playing a hilarious game called 'toilet tag'. Ask your child how to play this game, it really is very funny.
Our unit of Inquiry - 'Who We Are - Interactions' had students this week trying out many different activities where they worked in groups. Students had to work together to complete tasks and work as a team. This involved a lot of discussion, team work and co-operation.
They had a challenge to see how many blocks they could stack on top of each other before it fell!
They brainstormed what they thought a positive interaction might be and what a negative interaction could be.
We helped each other find out what two numbers added together make ten.
Friday afternoon we got to see our Grade 4 buddies. Together we decided we would do some role plays. In groups of 4 we had to choose either a positive interaction or a negative interaction and as a group work out how to act out. We were only practising today but next week we will be recording the role plays and putting them on each students individual page so you can see them.
Here we are practising:
Finally we have helped 2 people this month celebrate their 6th birthday. Suixin had her birthday on the very first day of school and Liam had his today. A very happy birthday to you both!
Have a great weekend everyone!
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