Year 1 Reading

Exploring Fluency in 1H
Learners in 1H are currently building their reading skills with an engaging new routine called Fluency Crowns. This interactive activity supports key components of the Science of Reading by combining decoding, fluency, and encoding practice in a fun and purposeful way.

Wearing sentence “crowns,” learners work with a partner to read a sentence aloud using a robot voice first to help them identify each sound. They then re-read the sentence with expression and fluency, before their partner writes it on a whiteboard. Roles are then swapped, allowing both learners to practise reading, listening, and writing.

This routine has quickly become a favourite in 1H, with learners showing growing confidence, collaboration, and enjoyment as they strengthen their fluency skills.

Prep and Year 6 Buddy’s Teddy Bear’s Picnic

Rain didn’t spoil our first ever Teddy Bear’s Picnic with our year 6 buddies. All prep and year 6 classes were excited for their wonderful morning in the MPC with their teddy, reading books and enjoying a snack. Thanks so much to Mr McNae for organising another fantastic event for our buddy classes and to the Prep and Year 6 teachers for fostering this great program for our learners.

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