YEAR 2
FROM THE CLASSROOM
It has been wonderful seeing how settled our Year 2 students have been this term. They have done an amazing job following the expectations and routines that were set up in Term 1. This has assisted our teaching and learning immensely! This week in Reading we enjoyed delving into a non-fiction text on Dolphins. The students learned many new words which assisted their understanding of the text. They learned to use the headings and subheadings to summarise parts of the text and determine the main ideas.
In Writing, students finished learning the tools to assist them in great narrative writing.They have begun planning their innovations of the text ‘Anya and The Desert Witch.’ It’s always a fun time for the students to choose their own characters and apply their understanding of the tools to make the story their own.
We began a Measurement Unit in Math this week as well! Using uniform units such as cups, teaspoons and buckets, the students became experts in comparing and measuring the capacity of
various containers.
Our week ended with students excited to take part in the Mother’s Day Stall and anticipating the happy emotions their mums would show when opening their gifts on Sunday.
We too want to wish all the Mums and Aunties a
Happy Mother’s Day this weekend!
STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK
"We loved measuring using the balance scales!" - Mackenzie and Jainish 2EF
"We enjoyed learning the new toolkits for Talk For Write!" - Hares, Anhad and Vihaan 2AB
"I’ve enjoyed doing gymnastics in PE." - Kavya 2CD.
"When Mrs Gibson pretended to be the desert witch from our Talk For Write story, it was very funny!" - Andris 2C
"I enjoyed expanding 4 digit numbers in Maths." - Tilly 2CD
"I loved doing the Review Slides in Maths." - Zach 2CD
LEARNING INTENTIONS FOR NEXT WEEK
READING
We are learning to understand new vocabulary, main idea and summarising when reading a text.
WRITING
We are learning to use our innovation planner to write a narrative text with a focus on setting.
MATHS
We are learning to compare and measure length, mass and capacity.
INQUIRY
We are learning to describe and compare places in Clyde North.
WELLBEING
We are learning to identify common regulation tools around me.
REMINDERS
We are focusing on showing respect in the yard. We are encouraging students to use kind words, be aware of their body when moving through spaces and keeping their hands and feet to themselves. Could you please talk with your children about how to show respect in the yard at school.
Bullying - This term gets thrown around regularly, but do you know the actual definition?
Bullying is when someone intentionally and repeatedly uses their power to hurt, threaten, or upset another person, making them feel small, scared, or unsafe.
NIGHTS OF READING
Congratulations to the students who are counting their reading nights!
25 Nights
2B-Avneet, 2C-Irtaza, 2F- Bella, 2G- Subaig & Zainab, 2H- Fateh
50 Nights
2B- Evelyn, Mahir, Charley & Ravjot, 2C- Gurseerat, 2E- Agamvir, 2G- Krishna & Erin
75 Nights
2E- Sahas, 2F- Archi, 2H- Ruby
YEAR 2 SPECIALIST TIMETABLE
