Listening and Speaking.

During Year 1, students listen and respond to a range of spoken texts for informal and formal purposes, and to texts read aloud. They use developing listening skills to retell events with some details, and remember and follow multi-step instructions. They ask questions and make comments. They speak clearly, adjusting the volume of speech to their audience and purpose. They participate in pair, group and class discussions. They make presentations on familiar and learned topics and use appropriate vocabulary to discuss ideas in texts, and to share responses.

self assessment – click here

teacher assessment – click here

Mathematics – Chance and Data.

We collected, sorted, recorded and interpreted a variety of data.

This is one example of my learning.

Studies of Society and the Environment / The Arts.

We have used Science to explore lots of things about the world. We also looked at the ways Aboriginal People explain the world through their Dreaming Stories. We have read and discussed several of them, and looked at pictures of dot paintings which also record their stories. We had a go at creating dot paintings.

 

This is one of my dot paintings.

Subtraction.

Ben understands the meaning of subtraction. He can verbalise the process, and record it accurately using the symbols – and =. He can record subtraction up to 100. He uses equipment to calculate accurate answers.

subtraction – click here

Poetry Writing.

Ben has written a range of poems. He used a known pattern, and used his imagination to create his own versions. His poems had titles, and he used a wide variety of descriptive words. He experimented with punctuation (…..), and thought about how to present his written poems. He read some of his poems to the class.

This is one of Ben’s poems.

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Swimming

I was in the coral reef group. I used life jackets and I liked free time.

RITCHR

This is my ebook about how I show the RITCHR values.

ritchr – click here

Mathematics – 3D Shapes.

Ben can identify and name an extensive range of 3d shapes. He can discuss their properties – edges, vertices, faces. He can make 3d shapes from a map, using polygons, playdough and straws. He can create nets for 3d shapes. He can draw a 3d object from different perspectives.

A 3d map from home to school.

Science.

We did experiments to discover things that are waterproof. We put crepe paper, pop sticks, writing paper, metal and plastic into water. We found that metal and plastic are waterproof and the others are not. We decided that metal and plastic would be the best materials for building things outside.

Visual Arts – Painting.

We have used different objects to paint with such as cotton buds, pop sticks and golf balls. Some of these have been difficult to use.

This is my cotton bud painting