Week 1 Term 2

What a fabulous start to the new term. Everyone has come back so relaxed and enthusiastic with so many stories to tell.
You'll see below, by the extensive blog, that the term has started with a bang ! I've included a fair amount of detail as we are starting several new units.

This term I've noticed some changes already...

• Improved vocabulary after holidays full of experiences and interactions
• Focus after batteries have been energised
• Common sense has always been good in 1MLN but even more so this term
• After a term of discussing this.... there is now a stronger  understanding of goal setting and steps to reaching goals

We started the term by hearing all about the holidays. Most children had remembered that MONDAY mornings  are always the time for sharing the weekend,  in this case the holidays. Many children had prepared something to say and some had even created books, speeches, comic strip designs or brought in photos and props to show us.

As I've stated before, these sharing Mondays are so very important for children.  When you tuck your child in to bed on a Sunday night don't forget to chat to them about what aspect of their weekend they plan to share on Monday morning.

1. Monday sharing creates an interactive environment where children listen and ask each other clarifying questions to engage conversations. A vital skill in all our lives.
2.  They also develop self confidence when speaking in front of the class. This in turn can be seen when your child willingly and confidently shares their thinking throughout all class discussions. 
3. Furthermore, this time creates a link between home and school. Students start selecting friendships based on children with similar interests discovered during this time.

OPINION Writing:

We began to discuss and understand the difference between a fact and an opinion. Then started to write opinions, backing these up with words such as "because" and phrases such as "the first reason is "

Can you help us by discussing with your child some topics which we could write about and adding them to our padlet. We'll use this padlet as a prompt for writing in class. If your child does this with you they will engage more enthusiastically back in class.

Created with Padlet

DATA HANDLING

1MLN were introduced to our latest maths unit, DATA Handling. By continuing to discuss holidays the children collected data on 1MLN's holiday activities by means of a TALLY chart.

We discovered that 3 children stayed up until midnight on New Years Eve, 3 saw snow,  almost everyone celebrated Christmas and most people visited or had family member visit them.

Data collection continued throughout the week.

We're graphing..

•  ...our thoughts on the types of books we like to read
•  ...the growth of our class pet rocky
• ... and are sorting items in to categories.

Ask your child to help you to go this link   www.govote.at typing in this code 

 77 51 86   and answer the PARENT survey

We'll see the graphed results in class and use these in MATHS class.

( Both parents may answer but you'll have to enter on 2 different devices)

Another new unit ARTS Festival has begun. (Have you got 9am 5th February in your diary)?

Ask your child what they did during SPIN time .... these photos will act as a prompt.