Year One

The Year 1 students settled in very quickly to their new classes and have made a fantastic start to the school year. Over the first few weeks the Year 1’s have been sharing what they are excited for in Year 1, as well as what we can all do to make it a successful year. Together we graphed how we were feeling on our first day of school, it was clear that we had lots of very excited and happy students!

We worked as a level to develop our ‘Classroom Expectations’ so that we can all help each other to be the best learners we can be in Year 1. We are really enjoying listening to the students' Share Time as we are all getting to know a little more about each and every child as they share about themselves and their families. We have loved seeing lots of photos of our Year 1 families and the other special things students have bought along. We are looking forward to meeting and getting to know all of our families during our upcoming Student Learning Conversations.

Congratulations to all students on an amazing start to the school year, we are looking forward to spending the rest of the year with you! 

Year Two

Our Inquiry topic to start the term is Learning to Learn. Teachers are also on a learning journey to keep abreast of new initiatives and have been engaged in professional development in both Literacy and Mathematics. 

If you were to walk into the Year 2 classrooms you would notice the visual display ‘Are you ready to learn?’ Each morning and throughout the day, students are supported in identifying how they are feeling and what they need to be ready to commence learning. 

Year 2 students have been busy exploring the Mary MacKillop School Values and connecting these to our classroom expectations. They described the different behaviours that would be displayed if they are showing these throughout the school.

We have been exploring how our facial expressions and body language show our feelings, as well as building our language related to emotions. One of the learning experiences this week was completing ‘A day in the life of…’ chart, where students identified and recorded the different feelings they were experiencing throughout the day. Students were supported in reflecting on why their feelings may have changed and the appropriate strategies to express their feelings.