Y1 (2019/2020)

First Week Back! Hard to believe that the first week of Term 3 is over but over it is! It's been a great start to the last term with the children embracing their new Unit of Inquiry with enthusiasm. UOI In our current Unit of Inquiry, 'How we organise ourselves', the Year 1 students are focusing on transport.  We launched the Unit by introducing Paddington, a bear who came all the way from Peru to England.  The children have been set the challenge of designing transport for Paddington to first of all get him out of the rainforest and then all the way to London. Tanat and Paddington Korwan and Amelia worked together to design their cable car. Chris shows off his various modes of transport. Linux proudly shows off his transport picture. The children learn about the rainforest  Maths In maths the children continue to reinforce their counting skills, counting in 2's, 5's and 10's. This week also saw them revising their 3D shape...

A Celebration of Learning. This week the students of Year 1took their parents on a 'learning journey', in the form of 'student-led conferences'. It was inspiring to watch the students confidently and competently explain to their parents how to do various activities in both maths and English. Nobu Kun shows off work from his portfolio to Mum. Linux explains the life cycle of the koala to Mum and Dad. Amelia shows off her Google slide presentation to Mum. UOI This week the Year 1 students completed their Google slide presentation on the life cycle of an animal of their choice. It is an understatement to say that their slides were impressive!  In a matter of a few weeks they learned not only how to log into Year 1 but then to open up Google slides and insert text, images and even a video!  So impressed Year 1. Hugo and Alex helping each other. Chris very pleased with himself at the good job he's done with his s...