We are off and racing in Term 3!
These are some of the activities that have been keeping us busy…
Fractions
Our Mathematics discussions and activities have focused on fractions and the concept that fractions are equal parts of a whole. We cut fruit into the fractions that we are most familiar with…half, quarters and thirds then discovered the fraction of tenths when we peeled open a mandarin! Fractions are everywhere! We mixed up our fruity fractions and each had a turn at sorting the fruit onto the correct fraction plate along with the symbols used to represent these fractions.
Information Reports
Our writing genre this term is a little challenging! We have started to look at information reports and the structure this type of writing follows. Firstly, we looked at two reports that had been cut up and then worked with a partner to sort out the information under the correct headings – title, classification, description and conclusion. We are now in the process of writing our first information report on Potatoes. We have completed our planning page and are now ready to turn our ideas into sentences! After learning more about the stages of the potato plant we decided we needed to head out and check on our potato plants…they are as big as our head now!!
Growing and Changing
In Religion we have been talking about growing and changing and discovered that Jesus grew and changed just like us! We read the story Jesus in the Temple – a special story about Jesus when He was 12 years old. We also read The Last Supper and discussed how Jesus used His body as an adult to show love to others. We spent time talking about the very special part of the Mass called the Eucharist where we see the symbols of Jesus’ body and blood through the bread and wine.
Literacy Groups
We have been rather busy in our literacy centres. Each centre gives us another opportunity to practice a particular skill. So far this term we have practiced compound words, taken it in turns to read out sentences while our partner tries hard to write the sentence correctly, used the iPads for Lexia Core 5 (a program that helps with our reading comprehension), used magnetic letters to practise spelling tricky words, used tiny message boards to spell sight words and enjoyed reading in the beautiful sunshine!
Our class reading corner has been a big hit this term with many of us bringing in our favourite books from home to read in class!
Life is good in Year One!
