Connect: Year 2

Hello Grade 2 Families,

 

Welcome to Term 2! We hope you had a lovely Easter break and enjoyed some special time together! We have hit the ground running and look forward to working with the students to achieve greatness again this term!

 

Thanks,

Hailee, Dave, Emma and Jackie

Bronze Award Recipients

Well done to the extensive list of Grade 2 students who have achieved 'Bronze' status by earning 75+ dojo points for showing our expected behaviours in all that they do!

2A: Beth, Blair, Charlotte, CJ, Eden, Eile, Ivy, Jaxon, Logan Z, Mia, Ross and Sophie

2B: Ari, Charlie, Charlotte, Chase, Corbyn, Evelyn, Grace, Harlow, Havana, Jax, Kasen, Luna, Matilda, Noah, Olivia, Phoenix, Polina, Sage, Skylah, Logan and Kai

2C: Austen, Rose, Madelyn, Ava, Issy, Paige, Mike, Roman, Bay, Clay, Zayd, Benjamin, Scarlett and Charlie

Key Dates for the Calendar

Upcoming Learning

Literacy

In Phonics we will be looking at some morphology including when we drop the 'e' when adding a suffix, the digraphs mb and wr and synonyms and antonyms. We will also be reviewing the long 'a' sound including ai as in snail trail, ay as in play all day, a-e as in chase to the gate, eigh and ey, as well as looking at oi/oy.

In Reading we have started out unit on Ancient Greece. Students will be learning about the answers to the following 'Big Questions.'

• Why is Athens considered the place where democracy began?
• What was life like in Ancient Athens? 
• What was life like in Ancient Sparta?
• What happened at the Battles of Marathon and Thermopylae?
• Which god and which goddess do you think are the most interesting? Why?
• What were the original Olympic Games?
• Who were three of the greatest thinkers of ancient Greece?
• Why was Alexander known as Alexander the Great?

In Writing, we will continue our sentence level focus, ensuring students include adjectives to describe their nouns and conjunctions to expand their sentences. We will be looking at settings and ways we can 'paint a picture' in the readers mind using interesting words. 

Numeracy

• We are learning to add and subtract one digit and two-digit words using MAB and number lines. Students will build upon their knowledge of number bonds to ten to support this learning.
• Students will also be learning to measure the length of objects using uniform informal units of measurements 

Wellbeing

• Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships - stress and positive coping strategies.
• Ready to Learn plans are complete and students are building their capacity to access these when feeling like they are not ready to learn.

Inquiry

Our Term 2 unit, Stimulating Science has begun!! Students have explored how things change and enjoyed creating playdough volcanoes where they explored the chemical reaction that occurs when bicarb soda and vinegar are combined. In the coming weeks we will be sending out information about our Grade 2 Science Day so keep your eyes peeled! 

A Celebration of Learning

Students enjoyed learning about Anzac Day and reading the book, Anzac Ted. This story follows the journey of a teddy going to war. Students then worked as a class to develop a letter from Anzac Ted's perspective and enjoyed drawing their own teddies. Check them out below!

2A- Dave Anderson: david.anderson@education.vic.gov.au

2B- Hailee Eade:  hailee.eade@education.vic.gov.au / 

2B- Rach Costello - rachel.windley@education.vic.gov.au (on Wednesday's)

2C- Emma Middlebrook: emma.middlebrook@education.vic.gov.au