1. Year 1C Parent Information
2017

2. General Information and introduction

3. Routines Doors open each morning at 8:30am Lessons commence at 8:45am
If you are late or departing early please get a slip from the office
School concludes at 2:55pm
Arrange a drop off and pick up point
(Promotes self-responsibility and independence)

4. Morning Routine
Unpack lunch box and water bottle. Place tuckshop in the box and banking in the bag.
Complete the task on the whiteboard.
Read a book from the shelf.
Catch up on any work that is not finished.

5. Brain Break 9:30 snack Please provide healthy food options
Suggested foods- fresh fruit, dried fruit, vegetables, cheese, yoghurt.

6. Curriculum English Maths Science HASS (History & Geography) Technology
The Arts
HPE

7. Specialist Lessons Tuesday Library lesson and borrowing Kerrie Beattie
Wednesday
HASS Geography and History- Jane Carroll (fortnightly)
Thursday PE
Sam Zangara
Friday
Music
Dean LeVesconte

8. Aspley East Investigative Approach
Continued from Prep
Age appropriate, scaffolded, individualised teaching and learning
Children learn at their own pace
Promotes:
Problem solving skills
Social skills
Oral language
Taking risks

9. Our goal is to become active and independent readers!
English
Our goal is to become active and independent readers!

10. English
Jolly phonics
Sight words
Reading
Writing
Spelling
Vocabulary

11. Reading
CAFÉ reading strategies in comprehension, accuracy, fluency and exploring vocabulary
Instant recognition of sight words
Fluency and expression
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Literal and Inferred questions
Read, Read, Read!

12. Reading strategies Eagle Eye Lips the fish
Look at the picture clues.
Lips the fish
Get your lips ready for the first sound.
Chunky Monkey
Look for a part or a chunk
that you know.
Helpful Kangaroo
Ask for help if you have
tried the other strategies!
Stretchy Snake
S-t-r-e-t-c-h the word out slowly. Put the sounds together.
Skippy the frog
Skip the word.
Read to the end of the sentence.
Trying Lion
Try to read the sentence again.

13. Reading CAFÉ Strategies

14. Sight Words
Sight words make up on average 70% of the words used in reading and writing.
Daily practise.
Focus on completing each colour at a time.
Create sight word games – flash cards, memory, fly swat, cross the crocodile river, etc.
Learn to spell sight words too.

15. Reading a book with your child
1.Orientation
2. Reading
3. After reading

16. Comprehension
QAR
Question Answer Relationship In the book In the head

17. Writing Practise letter formation Grammar and punctuation
Genre writing- book report, recount, retell, narrative, description and poetry
Writing across subject areas- science observations and maths word problems

18. Mathematics C2C and School programs Number and Algebra
Measurement and Geometry
Chance and Probability
Problem Solving
Explain how you
got your answer!

19. Fluency and recalling of number facts
Mathematics
Fluency and recalling of number facts
Rainbow Facts 0+10=10, 1+9=10
Doubles facts up 20 e.g. 1+1=2, 2+2=4
Counting patterns to 100 e.g. 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, 10’s, odd and even
Count on, count back
Time – o’clock and half past
2D and 3D shapes
Number stories and number sentences

20. Science
Predict, observe, discuss, analyse and record observations in journals
Term 1 - Changes Around Me
(day and night sky)
Term 2 – Materials
Term 3 – Living and Non-Living
Term 4 – Light, Sound and Senses

21. Daily reflection with your child
Ask open ended questions
Examples:
What was your favourite thing you did today?
How are you smarter tonight?
What did you learn?
What book did you read today?

22. Homework Sent home every Monday Returned every Friday
Sight words – once known, learn to spell
Home readers read every night.
Spelling

23. Communication Report cards in Term 2 and 4.
Parent teacher interviews are in Term 1 and again in Term 3.
I am available for a quick chat before or after school. If you need a longer chat then I can make an appointment for you.
My address is

24. Goal setting Personal targets Responsible for their own learning
Self reflect on learning
We are all stars

25. Whole School Assembly Parents welcome School MPAC
Every Monday morning 8:45am

26. Uniform Clearly labelled Sun smart Sport clothes on Thursday (PE day)
No hat, no play!
Spare uniform in your child’s school bag

27. Class Expectations Classroom rules
School Values - Respect, cooperation, self-responsibility, effort and safety
High 5 - Talk friendly, talk firmly, ignore, move away, report
Social Skills – School program

28. Expectations are based on the School Values

29. Volunteers Reading and Sight Words – mornings before school
Tuesday – Friday 8:30am – 8:45am
Swimming

30. Extras
TBA – Fireman visit Term 2
TBA – Excursion Term 3

31. Questions