Curriculum Foci

Reading and Spelling

Level 1

This term Reading and Spelling Program will include the following:

Reading and spelling words with regular and irregular spelling patterns including digraphs
Reading and spelling CVC (Consonant Vowel Consonant), CCVC, CVCC, and CCVCC words
Reading and spelling with high frequency and irregular high-frequency words
Reading different texts that include relevant spelling foci
Ongoing practise of reading fluency
Reviews to assess reading and spelling growth
Reading decodable books
Increasing each students’ reading stamina

Level 2

This term’s Reading and Spelling program will include the following:

Reading and spelling words with various phonemes (sounds e.g. ai, ee, igh)
Reading and spelling of multi-syllable words
Morphology: word building using basic prefixes and suffixes
Reading and spelling with high frequency and irregular high-frequency words
Reviews to assess reading and spelling growth
Reading decodable books
Increasing each students’ reading stamina

Writing

Recounts

Text structure
Sentence structure
Time connectives
Descriptive language
Editing

Procedural Texts

Text structure
Sentence structure
Descriptive language (adjectives)
Adverbs
Editing

Mathematics

Number and Algebra:

Place Value
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division

Measurement and Geometry:

Time

Statistics and Probability:

Data representation (graphs)
Interpreting data

Humanities

During Term 2, students will continue to work through the school’s Respectful Relationships program focusing on emotional literacy, personal strengths, positive coping strategies and problem solving. Later in the term, we will then explore health messages and how they relate to healthy decisions and behaviours, and examine strategies students can use when they need help.

Dates to Remember

Important Dates