The costumes were outstanding and definitely a big thanks to all you parents! The children read some wonderful stories and enjoyed the day with their friends. Here are some photos from the day :)
Miss Prowse
Year 1P
Monday 28 November 2016
Book Week 2016
Last Thursday, OLC participated in a belated book week celebration to celebrate the theme of: Story Country which looked at the story of Australians from all around the country. The day started with a wonderful parade and the children loved telling each other who they had dressed up as!
Bunnings is coming to Year One! Helpers needed!
Good afternoon parents,
On Thursday this week, 1st December, the children will be visited by Lisa from Bunnings in Busselton. She will be assisting us in making a pencil box for our Christmas craft that the children will decorate at a later date.
I'm asking any parents available on Thursday 1st December at 10am after the Year 3 performance assembly, to come and help with some (gulp) hammering and gluing of wooden pieces to create a pencil box. We require about 5 parent helpers to help on the day.
If you are available to help, please email me asap on:
Prowse.monique@cathednet.wa.edu.au
Many thanks
Miss Prowse
On Thursday this week, 1st December, the children will be visited by Lisa from Bunnings in Busselton. She will be assisting us in making a pencil box for our Christmas craft that the children will decorate at a later date.
I'm asking any parents available on Thursday 1st December at 10am after the Year 3 performance assembly, to come and help with some (gulp) hammering and gluing of wooden pieces to create a pencil box. We require about 5 parent helpers to help on the day.
If you are available to help, please email me asap on:
Prowse.monique@cathednet.wa.edu.au
Many thanks
Miss Prowse
Sunday 27 November 2016
No home readers for the rest of the year
Good afternoon parents,
As we draw to a close on the school year, the lovely ladies in the library have asked that all home readers be returned to school ASAP as they need to start completing the stock take for next year. We ask that you return any home readers you might have at home by Wednesday 30th at the latest. You will receive a text or an email if they are not returned by this date. This also applies to any library books that might be at home too.
The children are still encouraged to read any books you might have at home or alternatively, you may choose to log onto Reading Eggs to complete any tasks and you can also access the library with texts leveled to your child's reading level (on the program).
If you have any questions or need their log in, please let me know.
Many thanks
Miss Prowse
Week 7 Merit Award winners
Congratulations to our Merit Award winners Flynn, Paige and Ruby! You are all Year One super stars!
Miss Prowse
Miss Prowse
Tuesday 22 November 2016
Week 6 Merit Award winners
Congratulations to our week 6 merit award winners Ellie, Emily and Luca! You are all Year One super stars!
Miss Prowse
Miss Prowse
Think Mentals last units
Good evening parents,
This is just a friendly reminder that the last two Think Mentals units (unit 21 and 22) will be due next Friday the 2nd of December. This will be the last for the year.
I would like to collect the books to pass them onto the Year Two teachers so the children can use them in class for the first few weeks for morning activities and to establish some homework routines.
If you could please ensure the books are handed in next Friday, that would be wonderful.
Many thanks
Miss Prowse
This is just a friendly reminder that the last two Think Mentals units (unit 21 and 22) will be due next Friday the 2nd of December. This will be the last for the year.
I would like to collect the books to pass them onto the Year Two teachers so the children can use them in class for the first few weeks for morning activities and to establish some homework routines.
If you could please ensure the books are handed in next Friday, that would be wonderful.
Many thanks
Miss Prowse
Year 1P visits the new nature playground
On Tuesday the children of Year 1P got their first private play on the nature playground!
The children were so excited to have a play and after going through a few rules, the playground was ready to be conquered!
We are so incredibly lucky to have such a wonderful playground provided by our P and F and we can't thank them enough!
They absolutely loved it and were very excited to be able to have another play tomorrow.
Miss Prowse
The children were so excited to have a play and after going through a few rules, the playground was ready to be conquered!
We are so incredibly lucky to have such a wonderful playground provided by our P and F and we can't thank them enough!
They absolutely loved it and were very excited to be able to have another play tomorrow.
Miss Prowse
Place Value and the three little pigs
In Year 1P, we have been looking at place value and how we can read, write and represent numbers.
In the Western Australian Curriculum, children in Year One are expected to:
Count collections to 100 by partitioning numbers using place value (ACMN014)
Last week however, we were partitioning numbers to 1000! During our fairytale unit, we looked at the story of the three little pigs. There was a house made of straw, a house made of sticks and a house made of bricks. The children were given the opportunity to create the 4th little pig's house made out of MAB blocks.
The children worked in partners to create a house made out of MAB blocks. They had to design the house and then count how many blocks were used to create the house. Some children were even able to re-group with their numbers.
Here are some pictures of the children creating their houses.
We also looked at expanded notation and how a number can be broken down eg. 341 is amde up of 300+40+1 (3 hundreds, 4 tens and 1 one). The children loved playing the fruit splat.
Click below to access the game:
Fruit Splat Place Value
Miss Prowse
In the Western Australian Curriculum, children in Year One are expected to:
Count collections to 100 by partitioning numbers using place value (ACMN014)
Last week however, we were partitioning numbers to 1000! During our fairytale unit, we looked at the story of the three little pigs. There was a house made of straw, a house made of sticks and a house made of bricks. The children were given the opportunity to create the 4th little pig's house made out of MAB blocks.
The children worked in partners to create a house made out of MAB blocks. They had to design the house and then count how many blocks were used to create the house. Some children were even able to re-group with their numbers.
Here are some pictures of the children creating their houses.
We also looked at expanded notation and how a number can be broken down eg. 341 is amde up of 300+40+1 (3 hundreds, 4 tens and 1 one). The children loved playing the fruit splat.
Click below to access the game:
Fruit Splat Place Value
Miss Prowse
Tuesday 15 November 2016
Book week 2016
Good evening parents,
Just a quick reminder that Book Week will be next Thursday the 24th of November and the theme this year is: Australia - story and country.
Children are encouraged to come dressed up as their favourite Australian book, however any character of their favourite book would be great!
Please have a read below of the outline for the morning
More info will be in the newsletter this week.
Here are some ideas for easy dress up ideas :)
Thank you
Miss Prowse
Just a quick reminder that Book Week will be next Thursday the 24th of November and the theme this year is: Australia - story and country.
Children are encouraged to come dressed up as their favourite Australian book, however any character of their favourite book would be great!
Please have a read below of the outline for the morning
More info will be in the newsletter this week.
Here are some ideas for easy dress up ideas :)
Thank you
Miss Prowse
Monday 14 November 2016
Year 1P and Year 6 Buddy Mass
On Wednesday the 9th of November, Year 1P and their Year 6 buddy class were lucky enough to celebrate a mass together at Our Lady of the Southern Cross church.
We were very lucky that the weather heald out and we enjoyed a lovely walk through Mary Brook forest to get to church by 9.30am
The children were extremely reverent and the Year 6 buddies helped the children make the sign of the cross as they entered the church and genuflect as they sat down. The Year One children were in amazement watching Father Ian conduct the Mass and they showed their best manners whilst doing so.
Here are some picture of our walk and time at the church with our buddies.
The children had a wonderful time attending Mass with our Year 6 buddies.
Many thanks to Mrs. Delane and Father Ian for a lovely morning celebrating together.
Miss Prowse
We were very lucky that the weather heald out and we enjoyed a lovely walk through Mary Brook forest to get to church by 9.30am
The children were extremely reverent and the Year 6 buddies helped the children make the sign of the cross as they entered the church and genuflect as they sat down. The Year One children were in amazement watching Father Ian conduct the Mass and they showed their best manners whilst doing so.
Here are some picture of our walk and time at the church with our buddies.
The children had a wonderful time attending Mass with our Year 6 buddies.
Many thanks to Mrs. Delane and Father Ian for a lovely morning celebrating together.
Miss Prowse
Star Citizen's for Excellence
Congratulations to our star Citizen's for Excellence Jasper and Holly K!
You have both showed the school value of Excellence during your time in Year 1P.
Well done to you both!
Miss Prowse
You have both showed the school value of Excellence during your time in Year 1P.
Well done to you both!
Miss Prowse
Tuesday 8 November 2016
Year 1P and 6 buddy mass
Good evening parents,
This is just a friendly reminder that we will be attending mass at Our Lady of the Southern Cross tomorrow at 9.30am with our Year 6 class buddies. We will be walking down to the church around 9am so please be at school by 8.45am.
Please feel free to join us at mass if you would like.
Many thanks
Miss Prowse
This is just a friendly reminder that we will be attending mass at Our Lady of the Southern Cross tomorrow at 9.30am with our Year 6 class buddies. We will be walking down to the church around 9am so please be at school by 8.45am.
Please feel free to join us at mass if you would like.
Many thanks
Miss Prowse
Friday 4 November 2016
Delicious Data
This week the children in Year 1P have been learning how to read, analyse and interpret data. When we first began out unit, we looked at our learning intentions and success criteria. This helped us to understand what data was and how we know we are successful when we represent, analyse and interpret it. Here is an example of our learning.
We then talked about ways we can gather data and we found the best way was to ask questions to find an answer. After this discussion we got down to the fun stuff...analysing data from an m&m packet. The children had to first estimate how many m&m' s were in the packet and then they used tally marks to represent the colours of each of the m&m's. The children then had to represent their tallies in a bar graph and give it a title, labels on the side and bottom and then analyse their data by answering questions.
The children loved this activity and found it extra delicious! Here are some photos of their findings.
The children have also looked at random data and how they can analyse it in a picture graph. They were asked to grab a handful of cubes and analyse this against someone else's handful. They loved this hands on activity and of course it was a competition to see who would grab the most!
These activities have been a great way for the children to understand And have fun with data.
Miss Prowse
We then talked about ways we can gather data and we found the best way was to ask questions to find an answer. After this discussion we got down to the fun stuff...analysing data from an m&m packet. The children had to first estimate how many m&m' s were in the packet and then they used tally marks to represent the colours of each of the m&m's. The children then had to represent their tallies in a bar graph and give it a title, labels on the side and bottom and then analyse their data by answering questions.
The children loved this activity and found it extra delicious! Here are some photos of their findings.
Miss Prowse
Week 3 and 4 merit Award winners
Congratulations to the week 3 merit award winners Grace and Madi!
Congratulations to the week 4 merit award winners Tieg, Olivia and Georgia!
You are all year One super stars!
Miss Prowse
Congratulations to the week 4 merit award winners Tieg, Olivia and Georgia!
You are all year One super stars!
Miss Prowse
Wednesday 2 November 2016
Sight word review
Good evening parents,
As we are drawing close to the end of the year, both Mrs Rann and myself will be testing the children on their sight words, ready to hand over this information to their next teacher. Over the next 2-3 weeks, the children will be tested on their current set. They are expected to both read and write the first 100 sight words by the end of Year One.
We have some very clever children in Year 1P and many of the children have actually achieved the first 100 sight words and are on to the next 101-200.
If you have any questions or queries regarding your child's sight words, please see me or email me.
I will be posting the lists of the next 101-200 sight words tomorrow.
Many thanks
Miss Prowse
As we are drawing close to the end of the year, both Mrs Rann and myself will be testing the children on their sight words, ready to hand over this information to their next teacher. Over the next 2-3 weeks, the children will be tested on their current set. They are expected to both read and write the first 100 sight words by the end of Year One.
We have some very clever children in Year 1P and many of the children have actually achieved the first 100 sight words and are on to the next 101-200.
If you have any questions or queries regarding your child's sight words, please see me or email me.
I will be posting the lists of the next 101-200 sight words tomorrow.
Many thanks
Miss Prowse
Think Mentals due this Friday
Good evening parents,
This is just a friendly reminder that unit 17 and 18 are due this Friday. If you could please write an encouraging comment on your child's work, it would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
Miss Prowse
This is just a friendly reminder that unit 17 and 18 are due this Friday. If you could please write an encouraging comment on your child's work, it would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
Miss Prowse
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