Hellooooooooo! Happy Halloween 🙂 What a great end to the week! The Halloween party was a great success and the children all had a fun time. The costumes were all amazing. They looked so good! The excitement levels were definitely rising in the classroom as the party came closer! Let’s take a look at what we got up to this week 🙂 In Maths, we studied the following objectives. I am pleased with the progress the students are making, the growth mindset they so often show me and their little faces filled with enthusiasm! <3 Year 1 2.12 – Subtraction … Mrs. Sim – Weekly Update Term 1 Week 10
Dear Year 1/2 Parents, I hope you are all well. It was nice to have a full week with no days off in between. The week has flown by! At the beginning of the week I started the phonics assessments and I am pleased with the progress the students have made since starting in August. It is always lovely to see them improving. There will be a few changes being made to the phonics groups to ensure the children are reading and learning at a level which is right for them. If your child’s colour of book changes next week, … Mrs. Sim – Weekly Update Term 1 Week 9
Hello and Happy Friyay! I hope you are all well and enjoying the Autumn weather. We have had a very exciting week in Year 1/2! In Maths, we are enjoying our new unit “Addition and Subtraction” and have been using a lot of manipulatives to help us learn. The tuff trays are always made to reinforce the objective they have learned with me first. The children enjoy the hands on activities and have had fun this week using counters and rainbows to help them.🙂 We worked on the following objectives: Year 1 2.4 – Fact families – addition facts 2.5 … Mrs. Sim – Weekly Update Term 1 Week 8
Dear Parents, It has been a funny little week with having Tuesday and Thursday off this week but we still had lots of fun learning. I am also loving the cooler weather! Let’s have a look at what we have got up to this week 🙂 In Maths, we covered the following objectives: Year 1 2.2- Part-whole model 2.3 – Write number sentences Year 1 started their new unit “Addition and Subraction”. This week we looked at how 2 parts are equal to a whole. We used the Part-whole model to help us create number sentences. Year 2 1.15 – … Mrs. Sim – Weekly Update Term 1 Week 7
Hello and Happy Friday to you all! I hope you have all had a great week! Let’s take a look at what we have been learning this week! In Maths, we have been getting really great at transitioning from our stations and making good progress. Year 1 sat their end of Unit Assessments and all did very well yesterday. This week we completed the following objectives: Year 1 1.13 – Compare numbers 1.14 – Order objects and numbers 1.15 – The number line Assessment 2.1 – Introduce parts and wholes Year 2 1.12 – Compare objects 1.13 – Compare numbers … Mrs. Sim – Weekly Update Term 1 Week 6
Dear Parents, I hope you all enjoyed some family time over the Chuseok break. The children have been a little tired this week so I am thinking they all had a lot of fun over the holiday 🙂 I sent a phonics presentation to you all earlier today. Please do look over it and use it to help your child at home. Phonics can be a little tricky with all the terminology! I hope you all find it informative and helpful. Phonics books were sent home today for all groups along with Homework. It would be great if you listened … Mrs. Sim – Weekly Update Term 1 Week 5
Happy Chuseok to you all! We have had a busy week in Year 1/2 with lots of fun learning happening. We started the week with our new unit “Super Humans” in IPC. It was an exciting first lesson with a surprise guest from our wonderful dentist, Mrs. Nila. Naka’s mum prepared a wonderful lesson for the children. She taught them how to brush their teeth properly and we had the opportunity to practise flossing our teeth together. The students all got given check-ups and Mrs Nila was very impressed with how well the children had looked after their teeth. At … Mrs. Sim – Weekly Update Term 1 Week 4
Dear parents, It was so nice to see you all at the Curriculum Meeting on Monday. Thank you all for coming. I hope you found it informative and enjoyed getting to know everyone. I loved reading your notes about your child and I found them very helpful. The class has done much better this week following routines and getting used to their new class. Year 1 students may be extra tired as it is a big transition moving up to Year 1. This usually improves after the Chuseok Break as they adjust to their new environment and curriculum. In Maths … Mrs. Sim – Weekly Update Term 1 Week 2
