Reading activities

During reading groups, the students read a book at their reading level. They then retold the story in their own words. A few samples are included below. In another session, the students created a mind map to show the characters, setting, problem and solution of their story.

A story mind map.

Retell of 'A present for dad'.

A retell for 'Carla Crocodile's Adventure'.

A retell for 'Thomas had a Temper'.

Multicultural Day

Today we celebrated our multicultural community. The day began with a Parade of Nations showcasing our costumes, followed by two activities from different cultures. Finally, Sindy performed traditional chinese fan dances. We also enjoyed a yummy morning tea of international foods brought in by our classmates. There was lots of fun had by all!

         

                

       

                                        

Special Guests in the Classroom.

Over the last week, parents of 1KB students have been dropping in to chat about their jobs. It was interesting learning about their jobs, finding out how they learnt to do their work and that they are still learning today. Below are a few reflections written by the children.

        

'Be Worthy'

We are investigating how we learn to do things and understanding that people learn in different ways at different times. Below are examples of some of the activities we have been doing.

 

Marvellous Maths!

Students in 1KB have been revising, learning and practising their Maths skills. Have a look below.

                                          Learning about the months and seasons of the year.

                                                           Practising skip counting.

                                                   Ordering numbers using place value.

Learning about collecting and sorting information. They use a tally to collect the data and a pictograph to sort the data.

C.A.R.E

As part of Kick Start Kew, 1KB and 1/2M cooperated to create our C.A.R.E mascots. The students worked in groups, listening to each other's ideas and sharing the design and collage. We think they look fantastic.

Welcome to 1KB 2015!

What a great start to Year 1! 1KB has been busy getting to know each other and setting up a happy classroom. We designed a class flag to show how we all like different things but come together as a group. The sun in the middle shows that we are happy and bright and has 26 rays coming off it. One ray each for students, one each for our teachers Katie and Melissa and one for our class mascot, Freddy.