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Year 2 Newsletter

Term 4 Week 6 2026 - Friday, November 13th.

We have had a wonderful couple of weeks. Week five was a shorter week but we have still been so busy! Our police academy visit was just amazing!! It was a beautiful, sunny day and our year twos really enjoyed exploring inside the buildings and outside in the expansive grounds. We started the day with activities inside the hall. Each child was then accompanied by a detective and interviewed about what they had learnt from Charlie Silly Pants. This was a great experience for our students as they were very relaxed and just answering questions. But it was also a valuable lesson for the training detectives as they had certain questions to ask and had a specific protocol to follow. It really was fascinating to observe.

After lunch, we went outside where we were greeted by a policeman and his police dog. This was also very enjoyable for our students as they were able to interact with the dog safely and learn about what a police dog undertakes each day. Finally, we then moved to the sports oval which was again fascinating. There was a variety of training equipment plus many other scenarios set up for police training, including a real village with shops etc! The police academy staff were so welcoming and kind to our students and we were very grateful to them for their hospitality and generosity of time.

Our Le Page students also presented their whole school art show last week. It was truly spectacular with such a high standard and high quality of work pieces exhibited! Just stunning!

On Wednesday, we had our student led conferences where the students presented their leadership folders to their parents or special visitors. The students were very proud to share what they have been learning throughout the year. We hope that you enjoyed it!

What have we been up to?

In Literacy, we are continuing to learn about moral narratives. We have been reading some beautiful books with a moral message. It has been interesting to hear about the student’s personal interpretation of the stories. We have had very interesting discussions regarding morals and learning about what can be achieved with persistence and determination. We will continue also with our literacy testing.

This term, we are exploring the following in phonics:

Week	Rule	Example
1	Open syllables	Paper, baby, female
2	Open syllables	Bonus, hotel, radio
3	Open syllables vs rabbit pattern	Super vs supper, diner vs dinner, hoping vs hopping
4	The ‘ors’	Pour, paw and pour. Flaw and floor. Roar and raw.
5	I not at the end (y)	Supply, empty, worry
6	I not at the end (y)	Dirty, cuddly, bouncy
7	I not at the end (y)	Activity, ability, memory
8	111 rule*	Run-> running, scrub-> scrubbing, hit-> hitting
9	111 rule*	Fog-> foggy, creep-> creepy, drip -> dripping
10	111 rule *	Swim-> swimming, spot-> spotty, plug->plugged
11	111 rule and homophones	Drip -> dripped, clap-> clapped

*The 1-1-1 rule

The 1-1-1 spelling rule helps students know when to double the final consonant before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel, such as -ing, -ed or -er.

A word follows the rule when it has:

1 syllable
1 vowel (a short vowel sound)
1 consonant at the end

If all three conditions are met, double the final consonant before adding the suffix.

In Maths, we are continuing with our unit on data observation and collections. We have been completing bar and column graphs and drawing them according to collected information. The students enjoyed creating the graphs which correlated to the data presented. Our next unit of Maths is patterns which we begin this week.

We are also very busy doing lots of maths testing this term.

In Inquiry, we are learning about the physical sciences - sound, light, push and pull.

We have been learning about sound and sound waves. We also played a fun game called Chinese Whispers. This was lots of fun for the students as they were whispering the same message to each other, whilst sitting in a circle. What we hear personally, can be interpreted differently, or heard differently, than the next person. It was quite interesting to hear the final worded results!

Important reminders:

Hats are required in Term Four please. They are to be worn at all times when outdoors. We encourage water bottles to be bought each day especially with the warmer weather.
We are continuing to send take home readers each week. Your child will not be able to take home a book without a reading satchel. If your child does not have one, please reach out to your classroom teacher. If you have any further feedback or questions regarding take home readers, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your classroom teacher.

Please feel free to reach out to your classroom teacher if you have any questions.

Thank you for your support, The year 2 team!

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