Year 2 - Newsletter

Dear Parents,

How fast this last term of the year is flying! I can’t believe we are almost at the half way point already. 

What are we up to in the classroom?

Mathematics - We have been exploring all things fractions! Students have grown their knowledge of halves, quarters and eighths. We learned about fractions of collections, lengths, shapes, time and more. We also practiced how to represent fractions and discovered fractions of equal value. 

Literacy - Students have worked hard on developing a procedural text on ‘How to Sneak a Monster into School’. We enjoyed creating some wonderful little monsters, and then wrote step-by-step instructions on how to sneak them into school for the day. Designing a ‘how to’ guide brought out some entertaining writing.

Inquiry - What fun we have had the past few weeks exploring our unit ‘Stepping into the Digital World’. Over the past few weeks we have learned how to be a safe and responsible digital citizen and used Minecraft Education to represent data and to design using digital technologies. 

Below are some dates to add into your calendar. More information will be provided closer to the dates.

Important Dates

Pupil Free Day (Professional Practice Day): Monday 2nd November 

Melbourne Cup: Tuesday 3rd Nov 

Life Ed- Week 5 (More information to come)

Big Day Out (Bundoora Indoor sports):  Wed 16th Dec (More information to come)

Last day of Term 4: Friday 18th December (1:30pm dismissal)

Milk Bottle Lids

Please continue to send in washed, used 2 Litre milk bottle lids for an activity later in the term. We will need 20 plus for each child, so if you could please start collecting and sending them in, we would be grateful.

Reminders

Continue to have students complete home reading and return their readers each day.

Mathletics tasks are set and available for your child to complete at home if you choose. 

Hats - Term 4 is a Sunsmart term

All students require a wide brimmed school hat as per Sunsmart guidelines. Students will be required to stay in the shade if they do not have a hat. 

Kind regards,

The Year 2 Team