📚Reading📚

Independent Reading 15 mins:

• Read a reader from your Take Home Book Bag
• Read your Speed Read Sheet x 2 (Cathy and Elisa’s Sounds Write group)
• Play the /ae/ Snakes and Ladders Game to practise words. (Jane’s Sounds Write Group).

Wushka Online texts  30 mins:

• Sign into Wushka https://wushka.com.au/login
• Select a book from the highest level you have access to.
• Read 2 books and answer the questions related to the books. (The children must answer these questions without any assistance.)

Read to Parent 10 mins:

• Read to your parent and talk about the important events in the book. See if you can talk about them in order.

Webex 10.30 am 

1/2BL – PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO WEBEX MEETING TODAY FOR CHILDREN IN 1/2BL AS MRS BARLING IS HELPING WITH THE SUPERVISION OF CHILDREN ONSITE. 

1/2K Sharing focus:  GEM

What did you find hard during Remote Learning?

What are you looking forward to about returning to school tomorrow?

This is also time for your child to check in, say hello to their classmates and ask any questions about the activities for the day.

1/2K – Meeting number: 165 719 6343 Password: hello

📝Writing📝

If you need more dotted thirds paper for writing tasks, please click on the following link to print.

Year 1 dotted-thirds

Year 2 dotted-thirds

Information Report – Writing descriptive sentences

Year One:

Try to vary your sentence starters so you are not starting with the same words each time. Eg. Dogs have four padded feet. Their tails are long and fluffy.

Use your labelled pet diagram to write sentences that clearly describe what your pet looks like. Please use the lined paper provided in your child’s take home book bag. We would like the diagram and writing to be handed to the teacher when school resumes. 

Year Two:

Try to vary your sentence starters so you are not starting with the same words each time. Eg. Dogs have four padded feet. Their tails are long and fluffy.

Use your labelled pet diagram to write sentences that clearly describe what your pet looks like. Please use the lined paper provided in your child’s take home book bag. We would like the diagram and writing to be handed to the teacher when school resumes. 

Year 2 challenge: Make sure that you use your adjectives within your sentences to describe your pet in more detail.

🔢Maths🔢  – 30 minutes

Warm up – Wishball Challenge.

Start with the Wishball Challenge Tens activity (link below). If you are managing this well, you can challenge yourself with Wishball Hundreds (link below).

Wishball Challenge Tens

Wishball Hundreds

Independent Task: Time

Year One

Choose a day of the week. Write the name of the day at the top of your page.

Down the left hand side of the page write 4 different times and what you do at those times.

Example:

Monday

7:00 Get out of bed

9:00 Start school

11:00 Recess

3:30 Go home

IXL – complete time tasks assigned by your teacher by clicking on the link below:

Year One times of everyday events

Year Two

Choose 2 days of the week. Write the name of one day at the top of your  page.

Down the left hand side of the page write 4 different times and what you do at those times. Repeat for the other day you have chosen. 

Example:

Monday

7:00 Get out of bed

9:00 Start school

11:00 Recess

3:30 Go home

Saturday

9:00 Get out of bed

10:00 Grocery shopping

1:00 Lunch

4:00 Watch a movie

IXL – complete time tasks assigned by your teacher by clicking on the link below:

Year Two times of everyday events

🤩Big Life GEM Activities🤩

Make your own mandala.

Mandalas are usually circular patterns. Many people find that creating mandalas is calming.

Use objects in your house or garden to create your own mandala. You could use leaves, rocks, blocks, toys, Lego or even shoes! Take a picture of your creation when you are finished and send it to your teacher.

📚Reading📚

Independent Reading 15 mins:

• Read a reader from your Take Home Book Bag
• Read your Speed Read Sheet x 2 (Cathy and Elisa’s Sounds Write group)
• Play the /ae/ Snakes and Ladders Game to practise words. (Jane’s Sounds Write Group).

Wushka Online texts  30 mins:

• Sign into Wushka https://wushka.com.au/login
• Select a book from the highest level you have access to.
• Read 2 books and answer the questions related to the books. (The children must answer these questions without any assistance.)

Read to Parent 10 mins:

• Read to your parent and talk about the important events in the book. See if you can talk about them in order.

Webex 10.30 am 

Sharing focus: Numeracy (time)

This is also time for your child to check in, say hello to their classmates and ask any questions about the activities for the day.

1/2K – Meeting number: 165 719 6343 Password: hello

1/2BL – Meeting number: 165 750 5022 Password:  happy

📝Writing📝

If you need more dotted thirds paper for writing tasks, please click on the following link to print.

Year 1 dotted-thirds

Year 2 dotted-thirds

Information Report – diagram and labelling

Year One:

1. Draw a picture of your pet or an animal that you are familiar with.
2. Label at least 6 features of your pet. (See the example below).

Year Two:

1. Draw a picture of your pet or an animal that you are familiar with.
2. Label at least 6 features of your pet. Make sure that each body part label has a naming word as well as a describing word (adjective). Eg: soft fur. (See the example below).

🔢Maths🔢  – 30 minutes

Warm up – Wishball Challenge.

Start with the Wishball Challenge Tens activity (link below). If you are managing this well, you can challenge yourself with Wishball Hundreds (link below).

Wishball Challenge Tens

Wishball Hundreds

Independent Task: Time

1. Watch the video of ‘The bad-tempered ladybird’.
2. Watch the video a second time and pause the video when the times are mentioned so you can draw them on to  your clock faces sheet. Parents, please cover the small drawing of the clock with your hand each time your child tries to record the time on their blank clock face page. Then uncover the drawing and get your child to check their time matches. The child can then change their time  if needed.

2.

To print off a copy of the sheet shown above click on the link below ‘clock templates’.

clock templates

🤩Integrated Studies🤩

Watch the video: An Australian Farmer’s Story

Watch the video a second time. This time, think about:

P = all the positive things that happen on a farm.

M = all the difficult things that happen on a farm.

I = what questions do you have about living and working on a farm.

Write and draw your ideas on to a PMI as shown in the picture below. Click on the link below (plus-minus-and-interesting-chart) to print off a PMI or draw up one of your own.

plus-minus-and-interesting-chart

📚Reading📚

Independent Reading 15 mins:

• Read a reader from your Take Home Book Bag
• Read your Speed Read Sheet x 2 (Cathy and Elisa’s Sounds Write group)
• Play the /ae/ Snakes and Ladders Game to practise words. (Jane’s Sounds Write Group).

Wushka Online texts  30 mins:

• Sign into Wushka https://wushka.com.au/login
• Select a book from the highest level you have access to.
• Read 2 books and answer the questions related to the books. (The children must answer these questions without any assistance.)

Read to Parent 10 mins:

• Read to your parent and talk about the important events in the book. See if you can talk about them in order.

Webex 10.30 am 

Sharing focus: 1. Share something you have enjoyed doing this week. 2. Share some work that you are most proud of. (Hold up and show your work to everyone).

This is also time for your child to check in, say hello to their classmates and ask any questions about the activities for the day.

1/2K – Meeting number: 165 719 6343 Password: hello

1/2BL  – Please note that there will be no Webex Session today for 1/2BL as Mrs Lawlor will be supervising onsite. If there is work you would like to share, please  send a photo on Seesaw.

📝Writing📝

Handwriting

Click on the link below to print off a handwriting board as shown above. If you are not able to print off a sheet, use your dotted thirds lines to neatly write the lowercase alphabet. Take your time with this task.

Handwriting board

Write the lowercase alphabet. Make sure your letters are formed correctly and that you start and finish each letter in the correct place.

Also, on dotted thirds paper write your first name and surname five times. Make sure you have correctly included capital letters for the start of your first name and surname. 

Send a photo of this work to your teacher.

🔢Maths🔢  – 30 minutes

Warm up – Wishball Challenge.

Start with the Wishball Challenge Tens activity (link below). If you are managing this well, you can challenge yourself with Wishball Hundreds (link below).

Wishball Challenge Tens

Wishball Hundreds

Independent Task: Time

Listen and watch the Clock song video first (below):

IXL Tasks – complete time tasks assigned by your teacher by clicking on the links below:

Year One – IXL tasks –

Year One match analogue clocks and times

Year One read clocks and write times

Year Two – IXL tasks –

Year Two match analogue clocks and times

Year Two read clocks and write times

🤩Big Life GEM Activities🤩

@Watch the video below to practice mindful and calming breathing.

@When you are finished you could complete a calming activity such as, drawing a picture or colouring in quietly.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via Seesaw. We will be available from 9am until 4pm each day. We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

📚Reading📚

Independent Reading 15 mins:

• Read a reader from your Take Home Book Bag
• Read your Speed Read Sheet x 2 (Cathy and Elisa’s Sounds Write group)
• Play the /ae/ Snakes and Ladders Game to practise words. (Jane’s Sounds Write Group).

Wushka Online texts  30 mins:

• Sign into Wushka https://wushka.com.au/login
• Select a book from the highest level you have access to.
• Read 2 books and answer the questions related to the books. (The children must answer these questions without any assistance.)

Read to Parent 10 mins:

• Read to your parent and talk about the important events in the book. See if you can talk about them in order.

Webex 10.30 am 

Literacy focus: Teacher to read a story. Retell (How character acts, feels, their dialogue)

This is also time for your child to check in, say hello to their classmates and ask any questions about the activities for the day.

1/2BL  – Meeting number: 165 750 5022 Password: happy
1/2K – Meeting number: 165 719 6343 Password: hello

📝Writing📝

Free Choice Writing – July Grid (see below)

Choose a writing task from the grid above.

Assorted-Writing-Prompts-Calendar–Lower-Primary-Colour_21313 (1) 

If you wish to print the grid, please click on the link above and print off the ‘July’ page.

Please use the lined paper provided. Write the date at the top of your page. When finished you can draw a picture to match. 

Year One – As a guide aim for your child to write roughly 1 page if they are grade 1, depending on the type of writing task.

Year Two – As a guide aim for your child to write roughly 2 pages if they are grade 2, depending on the type of writing task.

🔢Maths🔢  – 30 minutes

Warm up – Wishball Challenge.

Start with the Wishball Challenge Tens activity (link below). If you are managing this well, you can challenge yourself with Wishball Hundreds (link below).

Wishball Challenge Tens

Wishball Hundreds

Independent Task: Time

Listen and watch the Clock song video first (below):

Year One – PDF – clock faces – draw o’clock times and half past times. Write the matching digital time underneath.

Year Two – PDF – clock faces – draw o’clock times and half past times. Write the matching digital time underneath. Challenge – can you also draw some quarter past times and write the matching digital time?

clock template

Click on the ‘clock template’ link above to print off a worksheet. If unable to print a sheet trace get Mum or Dad to help you trace some small circles and draw some clock faces.

🤩Big Life GEM Activities🤩

Check in – roll and talk

With a partner take turns to roll a dice. Talk about the question from the picture below that matches the number on your dice. 

Repeat 3 or 4 times.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via Seesaw. We will be available from 9am until 4pm each day.

📚Reading📚

Independent Reading 15 mins:

• Read a reader from your Take Home Book Bag
• Read your Speed Read Sheet x 2 (Cathy and Elisa’s Sounds Write group)
• Play the /ae/ Snakes and Ladders Game to practise words. (Jane’s Sounds Write Group).

Wushka Online texts 30 mins:

• Sign into Wushka https://wushka.com.au/login
• Select a book from the highest level you have access to.
• Read 2 books and answer the questions related to the books. (The children must answer these questions without any assistance.)

Read to Parent 10 mins:

• Read to your parent and talk about the important events in the book. See if you can talk about them in order.

Webex 10.30 am 

Today’s focus: Place Value – Wishball

This is also time for your child to check in, say hello to their classmates and ask any questions about the activities for the day.

1/2BL  – Meeting number: 165 750 5022 Password: happy
1/2K – Meeting number: 165 719 6343 Password: hello

📝Writing📝 

Spelling Sounds~Write words (20 minutes)

Watch Mrs Barling’s Sounds~Write Spelling video. 

Use your current Sounds~Write Speed Read sheet:

• Initial code – ‘steps’ sheet
• Extended Code –  /ae/ Snakes & Ladders

1. Read the word carefully – ‘say the sounds and read the word’.
2. Cover the word.
3. Carefully ‘say the sounds and write the word’. 
4. Check carefully that you have written the word correctly.
5. If correct, go to the next word. If incorrect, go back and try to write the word again.
6. Complete as many words as you can in 20 minutes but remember to write neatly.

 🔢Maths🔢 – 30 minutes

Warm up – Wishball Challenge (This morning your teacher will show you how to play this game during WebEx).

Start with the Wishball Challenge Tens activity (link below). If you are managing this well, you can challenge yourself with Wishball Hundreds (link below).

Wishball Challenge Tens

Wishball Hundreds

Independent Task:

Time: Pre-test Activity (Year One and Two)

Without any help and no looking at a clock, draw a clock, showing what you understand about their features. 

Parents are not to assist with this activity as it is a pre-test. 

Show the time that you go to bed on your clock. Can you also write the digital time to match the analogue (clock face) time? 

Please send a photo of your clock to your teacher.

🤩Big Life GEM Activities🤩

Watch the video of Elmo to learn about how you experience feelings in your body.

Gingerbread Emotions F-2

Click on the ‘Gingerbread Emotions’ link above to print off a sheet (as shown below) to draw where you feel angry, sad or worried. If unable to print a sheet trace a body shape and fill this in instead.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via Seesaw. We will be available from 9am until 4pm each