Year Two Team News

Hello Year Two families,

To say that it has been a huge two weeks in Grade Two would be an understatement! Firstly, we are so proud of the way that our students embraced the Grade Two sleepover last week and approached the night with so much positivity and excitement. An abundance of fun was had by all and special memories were made for our students. We have no doubt that our students will have gained valuable confidence and independence that will assist them with future camps.

This week we have also had a footy clinic run by the Western Bulldogs. Our students all had a lot of fun and gave everything a go, displaying resilience and respect during all activities. It was wonderful to see so many of the Year 2’s embracing the Willy Kid trait of having a positive attitude. We also finished our Inquiry Unit on how play has changed by playing a range of games that were created by students. Every game was wonderful and we enjoyed playing them thoroughly! 

We thoroughly look forward to Footy Day this Friday. Friday will be a dress up day in any sports clothes that your child wishes to wear. We will be spending a lot of the day outside so please pack a hat and some extra sunscreen. Also, please note that there will be an early finish (2:30pm). We look forward to seeing our students get into the spirit of the day and enjoy the final day of what has been a wonderful term in Grade Two.

Finally, we’d like to send a special shout out to Maddy Knight, who has worked with the Grades 2 for the past two years as an Education Support Staff member. Maddy has accepted a teaching position at Spotswood Primary. While we are very sad to see her go, we know she will be an incredible teacher and wish her all the best on this new chapter.                                                                                                                               

 Important news:

• Thank you to our parent helpers: We would like to formally thank Sally Winton, Amber Partington, Luke Vardon, Renee Mead, Caroline Thomson and Molly Hedditch for giving up their time to assist and help ensure the night ran smoothly and our students had plenty of support throughout out the sleepover. .
• Grade 2 Warm water Swimming: Our warm water swimming will start in week 1 of next term. To assist us in our preparation for this, please give your child permission over compass before the end of this week so that we don’t need to chase up last minute permission from anyone once we return next term. Thankyou for your support with this and if you have any questions about the program please see your child’s teacher.
• Updated Specialist Timetable for Term 4: There will be a new specialist timetable for Term 4, with the Year 2s participating in the Kitchen Garden Program on Fridays. 

• Term 4 is a hat term so please remember to pack a hat.

Curriculum Focus: Weeks 1 and 2 of Term 4 

Literacy: In Reading, we will be looking at strategies to support our comprehension. In writing, we will be beginning our poetry unit of writing.

Numeracy:  We will be working on length and area.

Inquiry: We will be introducing our new inquiry unit ‘What’s in our Garden?’ 

Willy Kids: Through the pillar of responsibility, we will be learning about being cooperative and what cooperation means and looks like in the school environment.

Photos from the last two weeks:

Until next time,

The Grade Two Team - Steph Keswick (2K), Joel Kitchen (2J) & Georgia Grainger (2G)