Year 2 Update

During the next fortnight, students will be undertaking learning in the following areas:

Subject	Learning Focus
English/Reading	Week 6&7: We will continue to explore a range of texts that include sounds and heart words as part of our Little Learners Love Literacy program. This week students will be learning to use the diagraph /ey/ and /y/, in week 5, and soft /g/ and soft /c/ in week 6 correctly. Students will participate in a range of reading activities that will support them in developing their phonological awareness. In particular focusing on learning to read known and unknown texts with fluency and use self-correcting skills.
English/Writing	Week 6&7: Students will be continuing to explore the use of persuasive writing. In particular focusing on their use of sentences using the 'because, and, so, but' conjunction when presenting examples of their arguments, the use of emotive language, as well as formulating and using contractions.
Maths	Week 6&7: Students will be building on their knowledge of 2 dimensional shapes and transformation.
Inquiry (Health)	Week 6&7: Students will be investigating how trends of past toys, games and technology affect our choices in the present and future.
Social & Emotional Learning	Week 6: Students will be learning what it means to show respect, whilst practicing respect for each other through co operative group work.

News and Reminders

Phonics books - All students should have had their phonic sounds and sentences, as well as heart words added to their Little Learners phonics books by now. When reading, a suggestion is to read your Little Learners book and heart words on one night, and every second night read your phonic sounds and sentences. If you have lost your phonics book please let your classroom teacher know so that it can be replaced.
Little Learners Love Literacy - Take home books changed every week, along with their sign in books to be checked by the classroom teachers. If you are having difficulties with this, please contact your child's teacher.

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