Grade 1

Reaching new heights......

Dear families,

Welcome Back to the adventure of Grade 1. We look forward to ‘reaching new heights’ this term as we continue to grow together. It’s been a joy to have our classrooms bubbling and ‘noisy’ again, full of happy voices learning and growing!

We have had a great start to the term and are so grateful to have Ms Cynthia back too. We were also sad to see Ms Nikita move to Grade 4 but know she will bring joy and learning to the Grade 4s. Thank you for all your love and dedication to our Grade 1s Ms Nikita. We wish you all the best and God’s blessings in this new role.

We want to once again thank our Class Parent Liaisons for their willingness to facilitate smooth communication between teachers and parents throughout this year.

As we continue the journey in grade 1 here are a few reminders to help your child become more independent and successful:

Your child NEEDS to read to you every day/evening.
Label all belongings!
Encourage your child to pack their school bag each night with all they need for school i.e. R.E.D folder, communication book, pencil case, hat and water bottle etc.
Teach your child to get dressed and undressed by themselves. This includes putting on socks and shoes.
If your child wears shoes with shoelaces, please teach them how to tie them (this is a great skill all children should learn).
Make sure your child is in bed by 8 pm each night.
Ensure your child has a healthy breakfast before school.
Please remember to check the communication book

UNIFORM:

Grade 1 Yellow and Grade 1 Green

Mondays - House T-shirt and sports shorts

Tuesdays and Fridays - Sports uniform

Wednesdays and Thursdays - Polo shirt and grey skort/shorts

We thank you for all your love and support and look forward to the rest of our year together.

Blessings from the Grade 1 Team

Numeracy

10s and 1s
Place value 1-50, by learning and understanding the value of digits in the tens and ones place. E.g. 31 is 3 tens and 1 one and is not the same as 13 which is 1 ten and 3 ones. The order of how numbers are written represents their value.
Order and count numbers forward 1-50
Break apart numbers and put them back together through number bonds/two parts that make a number when we add them together and write number sentences/sums for addition and subtraction. e.g, bonds of 7 1+6=7, 2+5=7 etc
Measurement - time to the hour

Literacy

Oxford Reading Tree - Read Every Day books have been introduced and it has been wonderful to see the children realise they can READ
Phonics -qu,ch,sh,th,ng,ai,ee,igh,oa
Blending sounds to make words as well as segmenting words.
Correct letter formation of the sounds learnt.
Introduced to writing more formally within lines.
Writing sentences with correct punctuation marks i.e fullstop, question mark or exclamation mark.
Introduced to traditional tales through the oral story of ‘Dragon Dinosaur’

Sentence writing

We can Read

Retelling a story

Writing with phonics

Collaboration

Fine motor skills

Independent learning

George came to learn

I can write

Retell a story

Pair work

I know my sounds

Writing with phonics

Integrated Thematic Learning (IPC)

We are learning about our amazing bodies and senses in the unit ‘SuperHumans’. We have been learning about our senses and how they help us. We are learning how to name and label our body parts and finding out about other parts of the body we don't know yet.