Year 1C Parent Information 2017

General Information and introduction

Routines Doors open each morning at 8:30am Lessons commence at 8:45am If you are late or departing early please get a slip from the office School concludes at 2:55pm Arrange a drop off and pick up point (Promotes self-responsibility and independence)

Morning Routine Unpack lunch box and water bottle. Place tuckshop in the box and banking in the bag. Complete the task on the whiteboard. Read a book from the shelf. Catch up on any work that is not finished.

Brain Break 9:30 snack Please provide healthy food options Suggested foods- fresh fruit, dried fruit, vegetables, cheese, yoghurt.

Curriculum English Maths Science HASS (History & Geography) Technology The Arts HPE

Specialist Lessons Tuesday Library lesson and borrowing Kerrie Beattie Wednesday HASS Geography and History- Jane Carroll (fortnightly) Thursday PE Sam Zangara Friday Music Dean LeVesconte

Aspley East Investigative Approach Continued from Prep Age appropriate, scaffolded, individualised teaching and learning Children learn at their own pace Promotes: Problem solving skills Social skills Oral language Taking risks

Our goal is to become active and independent readers! English Our goal is to become active and independent readers!

English Jolly phonics Sight words Reading Writing Spelling Vocabulary

Reading CAFÉ reading strategies in comprehension, accuracy, fluency and exploring vocabulary Instant recognition of sight words Fluency and expression Vocabulary Comprehension Literal and Inferred questions Read, Read, Read!

Reading strategies Eagle Eye Lips the fish Look at the picture clues. Lips the fish Get your lips ready for the first sound. Chunky Monkey Look for a part or a chunk that you know. Helpful Kangaroo Ask for help if you have tried the other strategies! Stretchy Snake S-t-r-e-t-c-h the word out slowly. Put the sounds together. Skippy the frog Skip the word. Read to the end of the sentence. Trying Lion Try to read the sentence again.

Reading CAFÉ Strategies

Sight Words Sight words make up on average 70% of the words used in reading and writing. Daily practise. Focus on completing each colour at a time. Create sight word games – flash cards, memory, fly swat, cross the crocodile river, etc. Learn to spell sight words too.

Reading a book with your child 1.Orientation 2. Reading 3. After reading

Comprehension QAR Question Answer Relationship In the book In the head

Writing Practise letter formation Grammar and punctuation Genre writing- book report, recount, retell, narrative, description and poetry Writing across subject areas- science observations and maths word problems

Mathematics C2C and School programs Number and Algebra Measurement and Geometry Chance and Probability Problem Solving Explain how you got your answer!

Fluency and recalling of number facts Mathematics Fluency and recalling of number facts Rainbow Facts 0+10=10, 1+9=10 Doubles facts up 20 e.g. 1+1=2, 2+2=4 Counting patterns to 100 e.g. 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, 10’s, odd and even Count on, count back Time – o’clock and half past 2D and 3D shapes Number stories and number sentences

Science Predict, observe, discuss, analyse and record observations in journals Term 1 - Changes Around Me (day and night sky) Term 2 – Materials Term 3 – Living and Non-Living Term 4 – Light, Sound and Senses

Daily reflection with your child Ask open ended questions Examples: What was your favourite thing you did today? How are you smarter tonight? What did you learn? What book did you read today?

Homework Sent home every Monday Returned every Friday Sight words – once known, learn to spell Home readers read every night. Spelling

Communication Report cards in Term 2 and 4. Parent teacher interviews are in Term 1 and again in Term 3. I am available for a quick chat before or after school. If you need a longer chat then I can make an appointment for you. My email address is

Goal setting Personal targets Responsible for their own learning Self reflect on learning We are all stars

Whole School Assembly Parents welcome School MPAC Every Monday morning 8:45am

Uniform Clearly labelled Sun smart Sport clothes on Thursday (PE day) No hat, no play! Spare uniform in your child’s school bag

Class Expectations Classroom rules School Values - Respect, cooperation, self-responsibility, effort and safety High 5 - Talk friendly, talk firmly, ignore, move away, report Social Skills – School program

Expectations are based on the School Values

Volunteers Reading and Sight Words – mornings before school Tuesday – Friday 8:30am – 8:45am Swimming

Extras TBA – Fireman visit Term 2 TBA – Excursion Term 3

Questions