Year 2 Update

Term 4 - Mid Term Update

Can you believe we are already approaching the halfway mark of our final term of Year 2! 

The year has certainly flown by, and we still have so many wonderful experiences to look forward to. With our exciting Year 2 Day Camp and Colour Run just around the corner, there is plenty of fun and excitement ahead as we make the most of our final weeks together.

Recently, we were fortunate to welcome artists from Deadly Kultja to Hillsmeade as part of an exciting project to create new murals for our school. During a special cultural session, students had the opportunity to participate in a Welcome to Country experience, learn words from a First Nations language and discover more about traditional cultural artefacts.

Two of our very own Year 2 students also had the special opportunity to hold the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags while our presenter explained their meanings and significance.

Our students demonstrated wonderful curiosity, enthusiasm and respect throughout the experience. As the artists bring our school murals to life, students will also have the opportunity to contribute to the artwork by adding dots and lines to the designs. What a special way to be involved in creating something meaningful and lasting for our school community!

We look forward to all the exciting activities and memorable experiences still to come as we approach the second half of Term 4 and make the most of our remaining time together in Year 2!

Year 2 Literacy - Week 5 Term 4 

During Phonics in week 5 students will:

• read, spell, understand and use words containing the suffixes -ive and -ish.

Week 5 Learning activities:

• Explore how adding suffixes changes the meaning of base words.
• Build, read and spell words using -ive and -ish.
• Practise spelling on mini whiteboards and complete word-building activities.
• Develop reading fluency through partner reading.

During Writing in week 5 students will:

• identify the features of a persuasive text.
• strengthen their persuasive writing by using a conclusion, a call to action and powerful vocabulary.

Week 5 Learning activities:

• Examine a mentor text, The Beach Is Better Than the Pool!
• Develop opinions supported by three convincing reasons.
• Practise rhetorical questions and persuasive language, including modal verbs.
• Write conclusions that restate an opinion and include a call to action.
• Improve sentences by replacing simple words with more powerful vocabulary.

Year 2 Literacy - Week 6 Term 4

During Phonics in week 6 students will:

• read, spell, understand and use words containing the suffixes -able and -ible.

Week 6 Learning activities:

• Explore the meanings of -able and -ible and how they change base words.
• Build, read and spell words containing these suffixes.
• Use suffix words correctly in sentences.
• Complete word-building, spelling and review activities.

• Continue developing reading accuracy and fluency.

   

During Writing in week 6 students will:

• discuss how characters and settings are connected.
• understand how weather influences animal behaviour and habitats.
• analyse how character actions reveal guilt and bravery.

Week 6 Learning activities:

• Discuss how different habitats provide shelter and protection.
• Analyse characters' actions and feelings, focusing on guilt and bravery.
• Write sentences describing character traits using evidence from the text.
• Make personal connections by writing about a time we demonstrated bravery.

Maths Learning - Weeks 5 & 6

During Maths in week 5 students will:

• Explore fact families and the relationship between addition and subtraction.
• Identify the whole and parts of a number.
• Use known addition facts to solve subtraction problems efficiently.
• Write related addition and subtraction number sentences.

During Maths in week 6 students will:

• Group numbers efficiently when adding several numbers to find the total.
• Solve and create addition and subtraction worded problems.

Week 5 & 6 Math Learning Tasks:

• Use doubles and combinations that make ten to add numbers efficiently.
• Group numbers strategically rather than always adding from left to right.
• Identify important information and choose the correct operation in worded problems.
• Solve problems using efficient strategies and create worded problems to match equations.

Inquiry Learning - Weeks 5 & 6

During weeks 5 & 6 in Inquiry, students will:

• Read and interpret map symbols, titles and legends (keys).
• Use positional language to describe the location of objects and places.
• Use North, South, East and West to describe locations and give directions on a map.
• Identify and locate Australia's states, territories and capital cities.
• Compare a political map of Australia with the AIATSIS Map of Indigenous Australia.

SEL Learning - Weeks 5 & 6

In SEL, students will:

• Learn strategies we can use to cheer ourselves up and calm ourselves down when we experience uncomfortable emotions.
• Understand that everyone feels afraid sometimes and that we can use positive coping strategies to help us face our fears.

A big congratulations to our Heroes:

2A - Amir Y & Ivy L

2B- Ehsan & Daragh

2C - Aafreen

2D - Abdul &  Lincoln

Learning in Year 2

Reminders for the Term

• 🏕️ Year 2 Day Camp!  Year 2 Day Camp will be held on Wednesday 9th December. Consent and payment are now due. We ask that you please complete this as soon as possible.
• Please sign up for an account for our upcoming Colour Explosion Run! 
• Please continue to bring reader bags to school every day and support your child with their reading, Heart Words and spelling words at home. Your ongoing support makes a big difference as we work together to finish Year 2 strong!