Grade 1 Starting our Story Unit

Universal advice to new authors seems to be: “Write what you know” so we thought this was a good place to start in 1A this week and write our holiday stories. This is something we experienced: we were there, we know how we felt, what was said and who was...

G1A Maths and Community

Students had some super Maths experiences this week. Many children are trying to get the high score on the ipad Tell the Time game we have been using to learn o’clock and half past times. There has been fierce competition and, of course, improved time-telling. We were...

Grade 1 Visit the Supermarket

Grade 1 enjoyed another trip this week and, although some people may not enjoy grocery shopping, our students were full of interest and enthusiasm! I was very proud of their behaviour and they were amazing inquirers- many doing the interviews of staff independently...

Grade 1A Time

Ramadan Kareem! This week, the students shared their knowledge about Ramadan and we wrote an acrostic poem together which we have been reading to remind us of this special time and how we need to behave during Ramadan. The students drew their own lamps and coloured...

People Who Work in Our Community

Grade 1 continue to learn about how people work together to meet the needs of our community. We have been very fortunate to have had several parent visitors and also our lovely school nurse who have given their time to help us understand many different types of work....