We have had a very busy Term 3 in Year 1 with so many diverse and stimulating learning opportunities provided across all key learning areas for our students to engage in and there is many more left to come!

In English we have already successfully completed our first unit of work for the term. During this Unit the children engaged with a variety of literary texts where we explored animal characters and what human qualities they replicated. Each student created a unique character to be a part of a familiar story. Finally, they were buddied up and conducted an interview where they were asked and responded to questions regarding their new character. The students loved interviewing and being interviewed by their peers.

Our new unit in English will allow students the opportunity to develop an understanding of Aboriginal Culture by engaging with a variety of Dreaming stories. The students will compose and present a retell of their favourite cultural story to their peers.

Due to the restrictions in place we were unable to go to the Planetarium for our science excursion this year. But, we were lucky enough to have our excursion come to us with an incursion! As the students have been exploring the observable features of a variety of landscapes and skies. Our Starlab incursion will support the students’ knowledge of night sky through a variety of fun and exciting experiences.

We are very excited about our Queensland Fire Emergency Service visiting our school this term. During the visit the Fire Fighters will offer lots of fun and exciting activities for the students to participate in.

Thank you for reading,