During term 1, Homegroup B will be focusing on the following areas:

Literacy: Students will be continuing to develop their phonics knowledge through their participation in the Sounds-Write phonics program. In Reading our main focus will be retrieving directly stated information within the books we are reading and answering questions using this information. Take home readers will be sent home next week, until then please encourage your child to read books from home or the local library. Our writing focus will be on creating recounts using the 5w’s- who, what, when, why and how and including basic punctuation. 

Numeracy: Students will be building on their place value knowledge by reading, writing, making and ordering 2 digit numbers. They will continue to develop their counting skills by counting forwards and backwards from different starting points and skip counting using different counting patterns. Students will be sorting, describing and naming 2D and basic 3D shapes.  

Inquiry:  Students will be learning what their job is as a learner and what and who helps them learn. They will be exploring learning tools and strategies to ensure they are well-prepared and supported for a successful school year ahead.  Some of these skills will include goal setting, trying new things, being persistent and teamwork. 

Religion: Students will be exploring what makes them and their friends special and unique. They will develop the knowledge, skills and understandings to enable them to learn that they are unique and loved by their family and others. They will celebrate differences and learn about the love of God through relationships with others.