Year Two Team News

Hello Year Two families,

It has been a busy couple of weeks in Year Two. Over the past couple of weeks, during our Maths lessons the students have been learning to tell the time on an analogue clock and we have been extremely pleased with the progress that has been made. To ensure that this progress is retained we ask that parents continue to discuss analogue times to help consolidate what has been learnt at school. We have been focusing on reading half past, quarter past and quarter to times. 

The students also enjoyed our ‘Hands-on Science’ incursion yesterday and it was fantastic to see the discussions the session helped generate for our students in regard to our Inquiry unit, ‘What Are Things Made Of and Why?’ Our students loved getting their hands dirty and working together to complete a range of science experiments that involved mixing a range of different materials. 

As we approach the middle of this term, we are now conducting a variety of different assessment tasks in preparation for your child’s mid-year report. We are extremely proud of all the effort our students are putting in to demonstrate their learning and development that has occurred so far this year. We look forward to more of this wonderful application from our students over the coming weeks. 

Important news: 

• Next Thursday, we will be making warm Milos in the science room as part of our Inquiry unit. We ask that, if possible, the students could please bring in their own favourite mug for them to enjoy their drink in.
• Over the coming weeks, our Year Two classes will be hosting our whole-school Friday assemblies. This Friday, Grade 2J will be hosting! 
• Please note, Grade 2K will be hosting Friday assembly on the 30th of May and Grade 2W will be hosting assembly on Friday 13th June. We invite parents and carers to come along and watch.

Curriculum Focus: Weeks 5 - 6

Literacy: In Writing, we will be writing procedural texts.

Numeracy:  We will be focusing on multiplication strategies and how to apply these strategies to real life mathematical problems.

Inquiry: We will be continuing to look at and discuss what a range of different mixtures are made up of and why they are made the way they are. We will also reflect on our science incursion.

Willy Kids and Respectful Relationships: Through the pillar of Learning, we are learning about what it looks like to be problem solvers, both in and outside of the classroom. In Respectful Relationships, we have been looking at personal strengths and how to apply these strengths in a range of different ways when working with other people.

Until next time,

The Grade Two Team - Steph Keswick (2K), Joel Kitchen (2J) & Rochelle White (2W)