Term 3 weeks 5 and 6

Term 3 Weeks 5 and 6

Our excursion to the Chinese Gardens
Some snapshots of our learning experience

Term 1 Weeks 5-6

Dear Year 1 Parents,

Excursion to Chinese Gardens

Year One visited The Chinese Gardens of Friendship at Darling Harbour as part of their Literature Unit on Asian perspectives. Students relaxed in the tranquil environment at the traditional tea house and enjoyed a delicious morning tea of spring rolls, dumplings, pork buns and jasmine tea. They were immersed in the beautiful landscape of waterfalls, lakes and hidden stone pathways. Our girls looked beautiful as they were transformed into princesses. The dresses were based on designs from the Ming and Ching dynasties. Year 1 enjoyed their learning opportunity at the Chinese Gardens.

Public Speaking

Well done to all the girls for delivering such fabulous speeches. Both classes did a great job. Thank you for helping the girls with their preparation, it paid off and allowed them to present more confidently. We were very proud of each and every student. The Year One Semi-Finals will be held in our classrooms on Wednesday afternoon in week 7. We look forward to hearing the Stage 1 girls present a musical item 'Superchef', the Infants Choir performance ''The Ugly Duckling' and the four Year One finalists present their speeches at the Public Speaking finals.

Stage 1 Public Speaking Finals

You are warmly invited to join us for the annual Stage 1 Public Speaking Finals presented by our Stage 1 Kindergarten, Years 1 and 2 finalists on Wednesday 6^th September at 2pm in the Danebank Performing Arts Centre. Stage 1 students and Infants Choir will be presenting a musical item. Students look forward to presenting their speeches to you.

Book Fair and Book Week

The Danebank Book Fair was held on Monday 21^st August. The theme for Book Week 2017 is ‘Escape Everywhere’. Mrs Jamieson has been sharing the shortlisted book with the girls during their library lessons.

The Library hosted a Book Fair as part of the celebration of this year’s Book Week.

Students visited the Fair with their class during the school day and had the opportunity to purchase from a range of books provided by Glee Books. 

Parents were invited to view and purchase books from 3.00 -4.00pm. .

The girls also attended a presentation of 'Gary' by Leila Rudge by Meerkat Productions. This delightful book was enjoyed by Year 1 in the Library lessons.

Shopping at the Book Fair

Premiers Reading Challenge

Congratulations to all Year 1 students who have completed their NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge. We hope you have enjoyed reading all the fabulous books of the PRC list. Well Done! Premier's Reading Challenge concludes this Friday 25 August. 

Woolworths Earn and Learn

The school has registered for the Woolworths Earn and Learn Promotion. For every $10 you spend at Woolworths, you get 1 sticker. The more stickers we collect the more learning resources the school can redeem. Let’s work together, to get as many stickers as we can for the school. This year we will be donating the stickers to ASPECT school, a special school for children with Autism. We have a Collection Box in the Junior School office. Students can either stick their stickers onto the sheet attached, or drop them directly into the box at school. Enjoy collecting.­

Weeks 5 and 6 in Year 1:

Mathematics- 2D shapes and 3D Objects

Writing- We continued work on our unit on Belonging. Students read ‘Masai and I’ by Virginia Kroll and ‘Belonging’ by Jennie Baker.

Grammar- Attitudinal Vocabulary and Morphemes- Sounds, Letters and Words

PDHPE- Term 3 unit ‘Staying Safe’

Reading- We completed guided reading activities in class.

Topic Talks- Students spoke about Shelter. Students participated in the Year One Semi-Finals for the Stage 1 Public Speaking topic.

Visual Arts- Year 1 created African inspired Masai necklaces.

Science- Students are learning about the new unit ‘Up, Down and All Around.’ We are investigating the changes in Plants.

HSIE- Term 1 topic ‘Seasons and Weather'