Year 1 Neighbourhood
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This week will be a HUGE week for our swimming program. Because of this, and knowing how exhausted the children will be, we are going to be focusing on resilience, persistence and emotional regulation in addition to the following literacy and numeracy focuses. Writing focus – publishing and editing. Reading focus – comprehension and retelling …
As we delve further into our inquiry, something we have found interesting is that while children are beginning to recognise that communities are more than just a place they appear curious about why people meet at particular places. After considering our direct community at school (the Year 1 Neighbourhood) we have used the idea of …
This week we are continuing to explore the concepts of community, diversity and place through workshops and provocations. This week kicks off with Harmony Day on Monday , looking at how we are One community beyond just our neighbourhood. We are excited to share our ideas with everyone at Friday’s whole school assembly. Provocations this …
This week we are continuing to explore the concepts of community, diversity and place through workshops and provocations. Children will be provoked to consider community through virtually exploring the Melbourne Museum. They will consider diversity through the picture book ‘My Two Blankets’ and the concept of place through the exploration of directional language connected to …
Communities are groups of people all coming together. – Louis M. This week the children in the year 1 neighbourhood have been deepening their understanding of the community. Through observations and discussion through provocations, the teachers identified three key lenses that will help broaden the student’s ability to apply their understanding of community and take …
This week we are exploring the question Who am I in my community and what is it that brings people together? We are looking at what shapes our community and how we as community members can influence and be influenced by the places we live, work and play in. In our Studio Space, provocations include …