Specialist

 

Our Specialist timetable has changed. The year 1 neighbourhood now will have Specialists on Tuesdays (10 - 11am) and Thursdays (9am - 11am) in Term 2.

Welcome Simon

This term we are very lucky to have Simon with us on Wednesdays (1SV) and Fridays (1MJ). Simon has been teaching for 13 years and has been working as a regular casual relief teacher at Princes Hill since 2007.

The History of Writing

Today we watched a few selected scenes from Fry's Planet: Word. As a neighbourhood we completed the thinking routine,
I used to think ..... I have discovered ........ And now I wonder .........

What is Writing?

Writing is letters you put together and make words – Sara

Writing is something, you write letters and they become words – Millie

Word is meaning – Seb

Writing is so people can talk to other people, writing is important – Lachlan

Writing is sound, but writing – Will K

Writing makes sense – Zach

Writing is something that you read - Atari

Writing is communicating - Louis

Writing is learning and making you a detective – Lila Rose

It is a story – Atticus

Writing is about learning words –Nicole

You get a pen and write – Nixon

It is letters, lots of letters and symbols – George

Writing is just like writing down on a piece of paper and watching what you are writing in case you make any mistakes – Will H

Writing is letters, big and small – Saskia

Writing is symbols in a special order – Loula

Writing is important for postcards and for stories and for messages – Felix

During my trip to Hobart I saw writing everywhere and for a variety of purposes.

My plane ticket that was sent to me in a text mesaage

A sign to tell me where I am

An artwork at the MONA

My ferry tickets to the MONA

Where do you see writing?

We would like the children of the Year 1 Neighbourhood to bring in examples of writing that they have seen during the holidays in week 1 of term 2.

The Year 1 teaching team would like to wish everyone a fun and safe holiday. An important note went out on the last day of term, if you did not recieve this note please see us at the beginning of term 2.