Year 2 Spotlight

Despite the crazy weather, the Year 2 students have done a great job being flexible with the changes to their routine, nearly every day! Today the sun is shining, but who knows what tomorrow will bring…. It’s been lovely to see some students play chess, build Lego and watch ‘Phantom Pups’ together. As we get closer to the end of our first full year at school, we want to share some of the things we have been learning about.

Reading

So far this term, we have been learning to identify cause and effect events in texts and have practised reading fluently. Working with a partner, we used iPads to record ourselves reading aloud. We used a self-assessment rubric to identify our next steps for reading fluency.

Writing

We have been learning about fables. We know that fables are short, usually take place outside, have characters that are animals but act like humans, and include a moral lesson.

We have been incorporating our knowledge of Woi-wurrung words as character names or as the setting. Some Woi-wurrung words we have used are:

Yerin – bush
Yaluk – creek
Baan – water
Warin – Wombat
Wallert – possum
Marram – Kangaroo
Birrarung – Yarra River

Maths

We have been learning about fractions. We have identified halves, quarters and eighths in shapes and collections. We have enjoyed designing and making fraction pizzas! We have also been learning to identify and compare the mass of different objects. We practised hefting and using balance scales to compare objects found in our classrooms.

Inquiry

We have been investigating the forces of push and pull. We looked at different toys and identified which toys use push, pull, or both, to move.

We asked the students what their favourite thing at school has been this year.

My favourite thing was playing soccer with my friends. ~ Isaac V, 2A
My favourite thing was swimming. ~ Teddy K, 2A
My favourite thing was going on the excursion to Edendale with my mum. ~ Scarlett 2A
My favourite thing has been learning about fractions. ~ Aubrey S, 2A
My favourite thing has been writing about my fable. ~ Hannah W, 2A
My favourite thing this year was PE rotations. ~ Ava M, 2B
My favourite thing this year was fractions, school swimming and Edendale farm. ~ Harvey R, 2B
My favourite thing this year was art because it was very fun when we got to make pinch pots. ~ Bea F, 2B
My favourite thing this year was going to Edendale Farm. ~ Ayla H, 2B
My favourite thing this year was having amazing, kind friends. ~ Cleo H, 2B
My favourite thing this year was going to the farm and feeding the animals. ~ Nicholas K, 2C
My favourite thing is seeing my friends. ~ Juliette K, 2C
My favourite thing this year is going to the concert. ~ Eddie G, 2C
My favourite thing this year is seeing my friends. ~ August G, 2C
My favourite thing this year was the concert. ~ Grace K, 2C
My favourite thing this year is having great teachers. ~ Harry M, 2C
My favourite thing this year is the school concert. ~ Leo S, 2C
My favourite thing was chess. ~ Ari C, 2D
My favourite thing was when we wrote narratives because we got to imagine what things were in the story. ~ Isabelle K, 2D
My favourite thing was playing with my friends. ~ Oscar H, 2D
My favourite thing is incursions and excursions. ~ Sara J, 2D
My favourite thing was publishing my information report. ~ Jarrah N, 2D

~ Year 2 Teachers (Jayde, Caitie, Naomi, Faye & Sophie) and Students