Year 1 Update – Wk 35
Thank you to the parents who helped bake or sell items for the Year 1 bake sale! Some classes have continued to plan stories to show their learning in the How We Express Ourselves UOI. Great work! Continue telling stories at home! Year 1 also watched a great assembly on Friday from 4M, started new Maths and How The World Works units, and had a great time. Since Sharing Day is over, normal schedules resume. 1G’s library time is back to Tuesdays, so remember to return those books.
Central Idea: The Earth’s changes affect the activity of living things.
The unit is off to a great start, with a wide variety of student interests. Many students are interested in how the solar system was created and works, and even the big bang came up! Other students seem unsure about their place in the solar system. It might be a good idea to have a discussion about how the Earth is our home and where it fits in space. Other popular topics about the Earth included volcanoes, earthquakes, weather, mountains, day and night, the seasons… a lot of great topics for students to look into!
If you would like to foster your child’s interest, consider a trip to your local library for some nonfiction books, or watching some documentaries on how the Earth works!*
Note that we are trying to focus on physical changes of the Earth specifically, as living things was the focus of our Sharing the Planet unit.
The children seem to have a very strong understanding of patterns, so classes will move on to upcoming units and areas that need more attention. In the coming weeks students will spend time on measuring time, capacity, and weight, as well as revisiting data handling and much of the number skills visited throughout the year.
With the upcoming focus on reading the time it might be good to consider getting a small inexpensive watch for your child to reinforce their learning. Even digital watches help build familiarity and helps children compare digital time to analogue clocks found throughout school and home.
This week students had a chance to write one final piece of unaided writing for teachers to assess their ability. At this stage, we are looking for writing that is making good use of a lot of features, but isn’t necessarily perfect. We also want students to love writing!
Next week we will be revisiting writing to describe. We will practice orally, describing photos and illustrations for changes in the Earth. You can practice at home to get their thinking ready!
1H – Felix Lee
1G – Shamu Tharm and Yujune Lee
1F – Tsz Kiu Chan
Mandarin – Louise Man, 1G
If you took home the reflection from Sharing Day, please return them by the end of next week!
