Grade 2 News
News In Grade 2!
Welcome back to Term 2! The Grade 2 students have done an amazing job at transitioning to their new classrooms in the school. They have eagerly continued to participate in learning across all curriculum areas. We would love to say a big welcome to our new families that have joined us in Grade 2 this term.
Take Home Readers
We kindly ask that you record one book per night in your child’s diary, noting the date and book title. Book satchels should be brought to school every day to keep up with the reading routine.
We encourage families to aim for five nights of reading per week, with each session lasting 10 minutes. Don’t forget online reading QR codes are in your child’s diary, these can also be used as additional reading resources. If your child is feeling tired, try sharing the reading—taking turns line by line or page by page can make it a fun and supportive experience!
Thank you for your ongoing support with reading! 📚😊
In Phonics students have been:
- Explicitly taught spellings for words containing /v/, /w/ and /n/ sounds
- Learning how to make a reasonable choice for spelling words that include these sounds through identifying different spelling patterns within the English language.
- Building their fluency by using reading decodable passages connected to the sounds we have learnt.
In Literature / Knowledge students have been:
- Developing their vocabulary and comprehension skills by answering literal and inferential questions.
- Learning about Australia through a unit of work with a focus on geography, habitats, plants, animals and the environment that we live in.
In Writing students have been:
- Identifying and writing the suffix “est” and suffix "es" to words
- Identifying and writing beginning conjunctions- if, when, after
- Editing sentences for boundary punctuation (full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, capital for proper nouns & at the beginning of sentences).
- Practising their letter formations in Victorian Cursive font with a focus on achieving legible writing using the dotted thirds.
In Mathematics students have been:
- Learning to add two- and three-digit numbers using the “split” strategy
- Participating in Problem Solving lessons using the “Prime” textbook.
- Participating in a daily review to help strengthen their previous knowledge and enhancing recall of their number knowledge.
Other News:
We are excited about our upcoming excursion to Sea Life Aquarium, and we look forward to all the learning that will occur. In preparation for the excursion, we ask that all students are in full school uniform, have their lunch and snack packed in a plastic bag with their name on it and be at school on time.
Important Dates:
Sea Life Excursion- Monday 12th of May
School Photos- Tuesday 13th of May