W H AT S ON TH I S TERM!

Year 1/ 2 Newsletter
T E R M 4 2 0 1 3

Friday 1st November All Saints Day

Welcome Back
Can you believe we are already in Term 4? The year has flown by so quickly. We hope that all families had a fantastic and restful break.

Saturday 2nd November All Souls Day

Blogging:
http://juniorsteps.global2.vic.edu.au
As many of you are well aware, the students in the Junior School have begun Blogging. You may be wondering what is a blog? A blog is an online journal. The students in our level have been using a blog to discuss the learning that occurs in their classrooms. The students have loved viewing the learning happening in each of the year 1 and 2 classrooms as well as discussing their own learning with their peers.

Sunday 1st of December Advent Begins

Friday 6th December Gift Giving Mass

Wednesday 11 - Tuesday As teachers, we have enjoyed watching the comments pop up, especially those 17 December outside of school hours. Through the blog, the children have been given the opportunity to continue to reflect on their learning outside of school hours and to Swimming Program share their learning with their families. Wednesday 11 December Carols by Candle Light We would love to see some more parents interacting with our blog, here are some tips on how to comment.

Wednesday 18 December End of school year Mass End of school year

Reading and Writing

This term we are exploring Recount writing again. Recounts are pieces of writing about personal experiences. When writing recounts students are encouraged to sequence events in chronological order and to use words in the past tense. For example, went, ran, swam, played, ate, saw etc. We are also encouraging the students to edit their own writing. Looking for errors in spelling or incorrect use of capital letters and full stops. At home you could work with your child by providing simple writing experiences. It could be putting their spelling words into a short paragraph or writing about a family excursion. Your child could practise editing this writing with your assistance.

Mathematics
In Term 4 we will be teaching the following concepts in Mathematics: Measurement and Geometry Capacity and Volume Mapping and Location Number: Place Value Fractions Money Multiplication and Division Statistics and Probability Graphing
Ideas for things you can do at home

Religion
This term we will be focusing on two key topic areas:

Love One Another

In Love One Another students explore a Christian way of relating to others. They learn about the story of the Ten Lepers and explore the place of forgiveness, reconciliation, love and gratitude in relationships.

Called to Trust
In this unit students learn about the seasons of Advent and Christmas. In Part 1 students explore two Advent stories the Annunciation and the Visitation. Mary is the key focus. In Part 2 students explore and ponder Matthews Infancy Narrative the Wise Men and the Holy Familys flight into Egypt.

Use Study Ladder to practise number strategies Practise simple money transactions Work together to break small collections into halves and quarters, eg: show me half of the lollies.

Just a Gentle Reminder...

For students to wear hats to and from school. Students are also required to have a water bottle and a hat each day throughout Term 4. We would love some donations for our Tinkering Tables. Please bring in any old electronics that are no longer working or needed. Eg, old DVD players, computer gear, etc. We will not be able to return these items to you.