Grade 1/2
Term 4 Learning
Welcome to Term 4!
We have so many exciting things planned this term, such as the Junior School Excursion and the Annual Christmas Parade.
We are looking forward to a fantastic term of fun and learning.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Religious Education Unit
Concept: Invitation
Core Catholic Social Teaching: Human Dignity
Spiritual Capability: Connecting with the Heart
For Christians, the Bible has stories about God’s love, the life of Jesus and the call to love.
Scripture, Israel and Jesus
- I can retell some stories about Jesus and God’s love from the New Testament.
- I can explain how the stories show God’s love.
- Bible stories can show Christians how to love others.
God, religion and Society
Christians believe in one God who is named as Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit
- I can link the sign of the cross with a Christian understanding of God.
- I can explain why the ritual of the Sign of the Cross is important for Catholic Christians.
Christians know they are invited into celebrating this loving relationship with God
I can name God as Trinity as an important belief for Christians.
Numeracy Focus
What will Grade 1/2 be learning in Numeracy this term?
Number and Algebra
Fractions
Grade 1
I can share a collection of readily available materials into two equal portions
I can split an object into two equal pieces and describing how the pieces are equal
Grade 2
I can recognise and interpret common uses of halves, quarters and eighths of shapes and collections
Revise addition and subtraction
Grade 1
- I can represent and solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of strategies including counting on, tens facts, partitioning and re-arranging parts.
Grade 2
- I can explore the connection between addition and subtraction.
- I can solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of efficient mental and written strategies.
Revise multiplication and division
Grade 1
- Represent practical situations that model sharing.
Grade 2
- Recognise and represent multiplication as repeated addition, groups and arrays.
- Recognise and represent division as grouping into equal sets and solve simple problems using these representations.
Revise Place Value
Grade 1
- I can develop confidence with number sequences to and from 100 by ones from any starting point.
- Skip count by twos, fives and tens starting from zero.
- I can recognise, model, read, write and order numbers to at least 100.
- Locate these numbers on a number line.
Grade 2
- I can investigate number sequences, initially those increasing and decreasing by twos, threes, fives and ten from any starting point, then moving to other sequences.
- I can recognise, model, represent and order numbers to at least 1000.
- I can group, partition and rearrange collections up to 1000 in hundreds, tens and ones to facilitate more efficient counting.
Measurement and Geometry
Location and Transformation
Grade 1
- I can give and follow directions to familiar locations
Grade 2
- I can interpret simple maps of familiar locations and identify the relative positions of key features
Capacity/Mass
Grade 1
- I can measure and compare the lengths, masses and capacities of pairs of objects using uniform informal units
Grade 2
- I can compare masses of objects using balance scales
Time
Grade 1
- I can describe duration using months, weeks, days and hours
- I can tell the time to the half hour on an analogue and digital clocks.
Grade 2
- I can name and order months and seasons
- I can use a calendar to identify the date and determine the number of days in each month
- I can tell the time to the quarter hour on an analogue and digital clocks.
Integrated Inquiry - Our Place in Space
I can:
- locate states/capitals on maps
- recognise Australia on a globe/map
- locate and recognise our local area
- recognise main geographical features of Australia
Literacy
OLSAL
Phonemic Awareness/Vocab (adverbs) Chart/Complex Sentences/Genre Grammar
VCOP
Vocabulary, Connections, Openers, Punctuation charts and warm-up games and activities
Grade 1 Genre: Narrative/Christmas Writing
Editing
Punctuation
Text structure (orientation, body and conclusion of 4 or more sequenced ideas).
Interactive/Modelled Writing
- I can create familiar text types in shared or independent writing by drawing on details of characters, repeated phrases and similar vocabulary encountered in known texts
Grade 2 Genre Persuasive/Christmas writing
- I can create short imaginative and persuasive texts using growing knowledge of text structures and language features for familiar and some less familiar audiences.
- I can create familiar text types in shared or independent writing by drawing on details of characters, repeated phrases and similar vocabulary encountered in known texts
Hand Writing
I can form letters using correct formation - beginning in the right places and going the right direction, - revise spacing of words, pencil grip
18mm dotted thirds - using dotted thirds correctly.
u letter family.
Respectful Relationships
Respectful Relationships:
Topic 5: Stress Management
Topic 6: Help Seeking
Relationships and Sexuality:
Theme 5: Taking Care Online and Off
Visual Arts
Our Art Show is in Week 3 of this term!
We can't wait to share our artwork with you!
Indonesian
- I can present factual information at word and simple sentence level, such as lists or labels
- I can read texts with the teacher and peers
- I can present factual information at word and simple sentence level by descriptions and sharing/news reports, relying on formulaic language and modelled examples
- I can use the pronoun kamu
Book Week was lots of fun!