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: Can you create a ten-sided shape? Research what name we give shapes that have ten sides.
Reading: Aim to read 15 minutes at home per night.
Inquiry: Create a piece of art using only 2D shapes. We can call this Geometric Art.
Learning this week:
Literacy: Jolly Spelling: Year 2 sound focus this week is: ea for e. The Year 3 sound focus this week is: e = ee. Below are the two lists of words we will be using at school to practise the sounds with.
Year 2 – ea for e | Year 3 – e = ee | |
glad plum read head bread weather treasure breakfast cousin friend | evil secret legal fever regal female prefect recent | media create medium frequent adhesive medieval chameleon immediate prehistoric |
Year 2 Key: underlined = revision words; bold = high frequency words
Learning this week:
Writer’s Workshop: We will aim to finish 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. This week we will continue using some comprehension questions while reading to improve our comprehension skills.
Mathematics: We will continue exploring shapes and objects this week in mathematics.
Unit of Inquiry: We will continue our new UOI – How We Express Ourselves – with a focus on the elements of the arts. We will continue unpacking the elements of drama, dance and media arts and explore using these elements. This week our focus is on the elements of drama and media-art.
Announcements:
2/3T Excursion to the Art Gallery
As part of our Unit of Inquiry – How We Express Ourselves focusing on the elements of the arts we are planning a visit to the Art Gallery for a workshop and a self-guided tour. Please save the date: Wednesday 4th September, Term 3, Week 7. We will be looking for a couple of parent volunteers to join us on the excursion. Please contact me if you have all your clearances in place and are willing to join in for the day.
Tri Skills – Please note that we have Tri Skills for the next four weeks (Week 4 – 7). This will happen on Thursday’s, so please wear PE uniform on Thursdays for the next four weeks. Week 4 – 15th August; Week 5- 22nd August; Week 6- 29th August; Week 7 – 5th September.
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.
Special Persons Afternoon – Please note that the date has changed for Special Person’s Afternoon (SPA). It will now be Friday the 20th of September (Week 9, Friday).
Book Week and Book Fair Reminders
‘It’s all about the books!’
Monday 19th - Book Week Dress up day & Read-a-round.
Embracing all the magic of reading, students can dress up as a book character, a specific book, or a combination of anything that makes reading magic.
When thinking about what costume the students would like to wear, we encourage the students to use items that they already have at home rather than purchasing specific costumes that can become very expensive. As always, we recommend that the costumes are weather and play appropriate.
We will hold a Parade at 12pm followed by the Read-a-round, where students can hear up to 3 of the short-listed story books for 2024.
QBD Book Fair is coming........
A QR code will be available to showcase some items that will be on offer, stay tuned!
Physical Book Fair – Monday 26/8 – Friday 30/08 (Week 6, Term 3)
Where: Sunnybrook Library – Joint library students visit regularly – follow the signs.......
Times: Monday 3-3:30
Tuesday 8:30-9, 3-3:30
Wednesday 8:30-9, 3-3:30
Thursday 8:30-9, 3-3:30
Friday 8:30-9
Online Book Drive - Monday 26/8 – Friday 6/9 (Week 6 and 7, Term 3)
For online ordering, QBD will provide a portal for purchasing and online orders will be delivered to the school in week 8 to be distributed to the students.
We are looking forward to seeing you at our Book Fair!
Sunnybrook Library Team
GGLPS Community Library Update
Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School Community Library
This is our own little Street Library, situated in the chill out zone near the mural, offering a way to share good books to read – favourite books that teach, intrigue and engage.
You might have seen other Street Libraries in your neighbourhood or you may have one in your front yard.
Be a part of keeping our collection stocked with good reading material.
Here’s how it works ....
Take a book - If you see something you would like to read, take it.
Give a book - Leave books here which you no longer read for other book lovers to enjoy.
Share a book - Return your book to this or any Street Library or pass it on to a friend, neighbour or relative.
Pay it Forward!
We invite you to share the joys of reading and create connections within our community. Middle or Term (MOT) breakfast is a great opportunity to come and browse our community library, to take a book, give a book and share a book.
– a tiny vestibule of literary happiness-
Blessings for the week ahead,
Brodie Trezona
Year 2/3 Teacher