Year 2/3
Year 2/3 Cluster News
Home Inquiry
Reading: Aim to read 15 minutes per night.
Home Inquiry: How can I help others manage their emotions?
Learning this week:
Literacy: Word Study
Year 2 sound focus this week is: Revision Words
Year 3 sound focus this week is: Revision Words
Below are the two lists of words we will be using at school to practice the sounds with.
Revision Words | ||
aphid rough laughter phone eight basic weight weather breakfast | treasure female gloves wild idea behind share scare cocoa | honest mosquito ear year appearance found koala assign gnu |
Key: underlined = revision words; bold = high frequency words
Writer’s Workshop: We are focusing on information writing to end the term. We will be exploring how we can present information in a variety of formats.
Mathematics: We will end the term collecting data and presenting our data in different ways.
Unit of Inquiry: We will finish our Who We Are unit of inquiry with a focus on Balanced Lifestyle. We will be focusing on how we balance all aspects of our health to have a healthier, balanced lifestyle.
Reminders:
Year 2 Camp – Tuesday 22nd September – Wednesday 23rd September
We will return to GGLPS on Wednesday morning and will have a subway lunch together as a Year 2 cohort.
If you would like to collect your child, you are able to pick them up early at 12:30pm on Wednesday from the front office.
Y2 Camp Packing List
You will need to pack:
- Students and Teachers will need to bring their own bedding (warm sleeping bag and pillow)
- Appropriate clothing & footwear (enclosed shoes and socks – clothing that is comfortable to move around in)
- Enough clothes for an overnight stay
- Something warm to sleep in
- Toothbrush/toiletries
- Drink Bottle
- We suggest a small sports bag – no need for big suitcases.
- A fitted single sheet to help keep mattresses clean for all guests
- Relevant medication (to be kept with School staff- Parents to hand over to teachers in the courtyard on day of departure)
- A packed recess and lunch for Day 1 (all other meals will be provided- we will provide lunch back at school on Wednesday).
The following is provided by AFL Max:
- Mattresses to sleep on
- Meals (Tue Afternoon – Wed Morning)
What not to bring:
- Aerosol cans (i.e. spray-on deodorant or insect repellent)
- Lollies or chewing gum or jewellery
- Anything valuable (AFL Max takes no responsibility for the loss or damage to a client’s personal property, including money or other valuable items)
- Technological Devices (iPads, etc).
School Calendar:
https://www.goldengrove.sa.edu.au/calendar/
Blessings for the week ahead,
Brodie Trezona