Year 2 Update

2A - Mrs Middlebrook 2B - Ms Crowe 2C - Ms Maund
2D - Ms Bond 2E - Ms Jones & Mrs Camilleri

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

Subject	Learning Focus
Reading	Week 1 & 2 - Students will learn the diphthongs oi/oy as in oil/toy and ow/ou as in cow/house by reading and writing words containing these phonemes. Students will also be developing their reading comprehension skills by making connections with texts and by making inferences about the text.
Writing	Week 1 & 2 - In week 1, children reviewed the text types explored this year, including, procedure, information report, persuasive and narrative. Teachers will use these writing pieces to set writing goals for students. In week 2 children will revise persuasive writing, and looking at the structure of a persuasive piece and focus on forming effective arguments.
Maths	Week 1 & 2 - Students will be revising half hour and quarter hour time, using hands on materials to demonstrate their understanding of time. Students will also be investigating the features of 3D shapes, and will identify the number of corners, edges and vertices of a variety of shapes.
Inquiry	Due to swimming, inquiry will not be studied until week 3.
SEL	Week 1 & 2 - Students will engage in games and activities in mixed groups across the module, to support friendship development and resilience.

News and Reminders.

Swimming : We have 5 Swimming sessions over the next two weeks:

Session 1: Tuesday 10th October.

Session 2: Thursday 12th October.

Session 3: Friday 13th October.

Session 4: Tuesday 17th October.

Session 5: Friday 20th October.

Students should come to school in normal school uniform wearing their bathers underneath. Students should also have a towel, underwear and a bag to put their wet clothes in after their swimming lesson. Students may also wish to bring swimming goggles, however this is optional. Please ensure all belonging are clearly named.

Monday 30th October - Dental van arrives, if you have completed the form and provided permission for dental check ups, times will be advised.
Monday 6th November - Staff Professional Practice day - please note your child will not have their usual classroom teacher, and there will be an alternative timetable for the day.
Tuesday 7th November - Melbourne Cup day - Public Holiday.
Monday 20th November - Book Fair week begins.
Monday 27th November - Curriculum day.
Monday 11th December - End of year extravaganza.
Tuesday 12th December - Statewide transition day.
Monday 18th December - Year 2 long day camp.
Tuesday 19th December - Student's last day - 2.30 dismissal.
Wednesday 20th December - Curriculum day.

Celebration of Learning:

Congratulations to Ronan Pietzsch who competed in the Australian Ninja Warrior challenge league on the 4th and 5th of October. Ronan competed in three events across the two days and was awarded 1st place in the U/8's competition. We are very proud of his achievements.

Swimming fun!