In Year One the children are involved in a variety of Literacy activities. Activities include guided reading, shared reading and comprehension tasks. The children will broaden their range of writing genres to include persuasive and procedural texts. They will also further develop their skills in speaking and listening through group work and oral presentations to the class.

In Numeracy sessions students are involved in a variety of experiences to extend their knowledge across all mathematical areas including ‘Number and Algebra’, ‘Measurement and Geometry’ and ‘Statistics and Problem Solving’. A variety of concrete materials are used to assist in developing their understandings.

During Literacy and Numeracy sessions the children work in differentiated learning groups to cater for individual needs.

The Treehouse Enrichment Program that focuses on building upon and strengthening the literacy and numeracy skills of Year One students is available on a needs basis, see The Treehouse.

At the beginning of each year, co-ordinators and teachers decide the homework expectations for the year level in accordance with the Department of Education & Training (DET) homework guidelines and notify parents.

See also Homework Guidelines.

You can assist your child with their studies by discussing relevant information at home. We are encouraging our students to take independent action in response to our Units of Inquiry. This may involve bringing to school any books, posters, etc., that may be of interest to the class. Please ensure all items are named.

Click here to find out more about the PYP and the six transdisciplinary themes

Year One students participate in a variety of incursions and excursions related to our Units of Inquiry, for example

• Art Incursion
• Japanese Incursion
• Travelling Kitchen Incursion
• Drama Toolbox Incursion
• Werribee Zoo Excursion
• Resilience Program

Click here to find out more about our Excursions and Incursions procedure.

A significant feature of the Curriculum are our Specialist Programs which operate for all classes on a weekly basis; Japanese, The Arts – Music, Physical Education and The Arts – Visual Arts. 

Specialist News

A ‘Specialist News’ update for Japanese, PE, Art, Music and Library will be provided each term (via Compass and the BNPS website). Click here to access Specialist News.

Japanese

In Japanese lessons, Year One students:

• Are exposed to Japanese pronunciation, intonation and body language of native speakers of Japanese.
• Use the language in structured situations and activities related to their local environment: self, family, home, classroom and community.
• Begin to use sets of words and sentences that are encountered frequently in the classroom, and to insert words into simple sentences.
• Develop their language skills and understand Japanese culture through a variety of activities such as language games, origami, songs and Japanese video/DVDs.
• Participate in a Japanese calligraphy contest (Semester 2).
• BNPS students participate in a Japanese incursion every two years (sushi making demonstration, Kendo Martial Art or Japanese Drumming).

For more information, see Specialist Programs – Japanese. 

The Arts – Music

For more information, see Specialist Programs – Music. 

Physical Education

In PE lessons, Year One students:

• Continue with revision of Fundamental Motor Skills learnt in Foundation and move on to bouncing throwing, leaping and dodging.
• Incorporate these skills into minor games to demonstrate co-operation and teamwork.
• Participate in an Intensive Swim Program.

For more information, see Specialist Programs – Physical Education. 

The Arts – Visual Arts

For more information, see Specialist Programs – Art. 

Library

Prep – Year 2 students also receive a weekly specialist Library lesson taken by a trained Teacher Librarian.

For more information, see Library.

• BNPS Instrumental Music Program
• Buddy Program
• Circle Time
• Lunch Clubs
• Swimming Program
• Wellbeing Programs

• Student Disco
• Carols Night
• School Concert