Connect: Year 2

Dear Grade 2 Families,

Welcome back to Term 3! We have already had a busy start to the Term, with swimming this week and STOMP dance rehearsals beginning as we prepare our superstars for the concert at the end of the term. It’s going to be another exciting term full of learning, fun and plenty of special moments!

Hailee, Emma, Dave and Andrew 

Updated Specialist Timetables

2A: Cana, Hamish, Leo G

2B: Angus, Avi, Broc, Elisabeth, Harper, Kai, Lacey

2C: Aya, Elle, Ronin, Brooklyn, Davina, Ella, Caleb, Emily, Billy, Jaiden, Ruby, Leo E, Aria, Conor, Archie

2D: 

Upcoming Learning 

Literacy 

In Stage 7.5 of the Little Learners Love Literacy scope and sequence, students have continued building their understanding of the extended code by exploring more complex spelling patterns, long vowel sounds, alternative graphemes and common word endings. We will be looking at the different ways to say and spell words ending in -ous like in poisonous. We will also explore alternate spellings for /or/ such as board and /ar/ such as in half.

Over the next few weeks, students will be exploring our new mentor text, City of Light, which is an informative narrative. They will learn about the significance of the event, considering the way the city worked together to achieve something incredible and connect this to their own experiences. Students will focus on sentence level writing with a focus on enhancing sentences using conjunctions including because, but and so.

Maths

We will be launching into our Multiplication and Division unit next week. Students completed a pre-assessment, and we were pleasantly surprised by the foundations of what they know and look forward to extending on this over the next few weeks. They will learn about doubling, halving, repeated addition and creating arrays to show multiplicative thinking. We will also begin rehearsing our timetables facts!

Science - Objects in Our Solar System

Students will learn about Earth as one of eight planets and other objects that make up the solar system. They will consider changing patterns in the sky by observing the daytime sky and exploring the phases of the Moon. Students will learn about constellations, including those of First Nations Australians, and recreate a constellation using chalk or craft materials. They will investigate how and why their shadows change throughout the day.

Wellbeing

Our Term 3 focus will be on Personal and Cultural Strengths as well as Help Seeking.  We will be covering the following topics and activities during Term 3! If you would like to read more, you can access the resource book by clicking the green button below!

A Celebration of Learning

This week in Writing, students shared a holiday recount about a special event or experience they enjoyed during the school holidays. They focused on communicating their ideas clearly by organising their writing in a logical sequence, using descriptive language, and including details to help the reader understand their experience. It was wonderful to see students enthusiastically sharing their memories while developing their confidence as writers. Check them out below!!