Year 2/3
Year 2/3 Cluster News
Home Inquiry
High Frequency Words: Most students have now explored the first 300 High-Frequency words. Words can be re-sent home for practice if required.
Mathematics: Would you prefer half a cake or three quarters of a cake? Explain your decision. If it helps, draw the problem on paper.
Reading: Aim to read 15 minutes at home per night.
Inquiry: What is your favourite type of art? Spend time creating a piece of art at home this week.
Learning this week:
Literacy: Jolly Spelling: Year 2 sound focus this week is: PH. The Year 3 sound focus this week is: PH & GH for f. Below are the two lists of words we will be using at school to practise the sounds with.
Year 2 – ph | Year 3 – ph & gh for f | |
club flag phone photo dolphin elephant sphere alphabet nephew niece | aphid rough hyphen phrase graphic laugh toughest decipher enough | phantom autograph apostrophe triumph amphibian laughter coughing pharmacy phenomenon |
Year 2 Key: underlined = revision words; bold = high frequency words
Learning this week:
Writer’s Workshop: We will continue our craft study on the theme: Writing is magic! Linking with the book week theme. We will provide students with ample opportunities to craft, create and weave magic into their own writing, with a focus on editing skills and using different punctuation.
Reader’s Workshop: we will spend the term exploring the elements of reading as part of our unit of inquiry – How We Express Ourselves. We continue improving our fluency when reading by reading some poetry and reader’s theatre.
Mathematics: We are exploring fractions to start the term. Year 2 will focus on identifying halves, quarters and eighths in everyday contexts. Year 3 focus will be on recognising and representing unit fractions. This week we will continue learning about how fractions are: equal parts of a whole, and applying our learning to real-life scenarios. We will finish this learning this week.
Unit of Inquiry: We will continue our new UOI – How We Express Ourselves – with a focus on the elements of the arts. We will begin unpacking the elements of drama, dance and media arts.
Announcements:
Timetable Changes – Please note that Japanese is now on Tuesday mornings instead of Wednesdays. PE will stay on Monday and Wednesdays.
Premier’s Reading Challenge – Please keep reading books at home to help your children to fill in their PRC lists. We will also be completing books as a class to help as well.
Premiers Be Active Challenge – Students will have the option to join us as we complete the challenge as a class or individually track and record their physical activities over a four-week period. We are currently completing this now.
Special Persons Afternoon – Please note that the date has changed for Special Person’s Afternoon (SPA). It will now be Friday the 20th September (Week 9, Friday).
Blessings for the week ahead,
Brodie Trezona
Year 2/3 Teacher