Author: year1team

The highlight of our fortnight has obviously been the many, many minibeasts that came to visit us! Crickets, slatters, worms, centipedes, butterflies and caterpillars filled our learning commons. We entered a butterfly tent and held out a stick that had been dipped in cordial to feed butterflies, we handled crickets, grasshopper and worms, we examined…

The entire Year 1 cohort have been enrolled in the Premiers’ Reading Challenge for 2024. The challenge has already begun but there are still many days left to read and log books. This is an optional home-based activity to encourage and build enthusiasm for reading. There is no wrong way to participate. We have posted…

As Term 1 ended, we encourage the students to reflect on their learning and development, celebrate achievements, and look forward to future learning. The following are some written reflection examples from last term. Our Inquiry workshop was a transformative experience for the Year 1 students. They examined the physical resources in our school, categorising them…

Following the excitement of the Welcome and Learning Expo, Year 1 students were keen to continue their inquiry into communities and ecosystems. With our underlying theme of insects, students have been seeking to understand how insects can work together in a community that is similar to our own. Belonging to a community and culture is…

Year 1 have been working hard on preparing for the Welcome and Learning Expo this past fortnight and as many of you witnessed it was a huge success! Children in year 1 were so proud to show their special people around our neighbourhood and showcase the amazing inquiring that we have been doing so far…

In the Year 1 community, the students have been participating in workshops and provocations for our Welcome Inquiry. One of the workshops involved creating a family tree mobile; they drew their family members and added beads, buttons, and feathers for decoration. This workshop helped the teachers and wider neighbourhood community to understand the students’ place…

As the new year begins, we are thrilled to welcome the children to their new year level and the Year 1 neighbourhood community. Every child has a unique set of intelligences, and to celebrate their differences, we have planned many experiences. Throughout the last week, the children have had the opportunity to explore different learning…

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