Grade 2 Community News
It has been another fantastic week in Grade 2! We have been busy learning new skills, challenging ourselves and making great progress across all areas of our learning.
✏️ Spelling
This week, we have been learning about contractions, e.g. I am → I’m. Students have been learning that an apostrophe is used to show where letters have been left out when two words are joined together. They have done a fantastic job recognising and using contractions in their spelling and writing!
📚 Comprehension & Fluency
We have been developing our reading comprehension and fluency by applying the reading skills we have learnt, including predicting, inferring and summarising. Students have worked hard to use these skills to answer questions and show their understanding of different texts. It has been wonderful to see their confidence continue to grow as readers!
🎵 Poetry
We have been exploring poetry, learning about rhyme and rhythm and how these features influence the way a poem sounds and feels when it is read aloud. Students have really enjoyed experimenting with words and sounds.
As part of our poetry learning, students created their own ‘Five Senses’ poem, describing what they could see, hear, smell, taste and touch when they visited a park or another favourite place. They did a wonderful job using descriptive language to bring their favourite places to life!
🔢 Maths
In Maths, we have been learning about place value and regrouping 3-digit numbers. Students have been exploring how hundreds, tens and ones can be regrouped in different ways while still representing the same number. They have worked hard to explain their thinking and have shown great progress in understanding the value of each digit.
We have also been learning to compare the area of different surfaces using informal units, such as Unifix blocks, and the term ‘square units’. Students have been practising identifying which shapes have a larger or smaller area and finding the difference between the two areas. It has been lovely to see their confidence continue to grow as they develop their Maths skills.
It has been another busy and wonderful week in Grade 2, and we are so proud of their hard work.
Reminders:
- Please give consent and make payment for swimming and the Digital Incursion coming up- If you do not want your child to attend please indicate that they do not have consent on Compass. It is going to be a lot of fun so be sure not to miss out!