Year 2 News
Reading
During Reading, students have been working on retelling both fiction and non-fiction texts. They have practised carefully reading a text and then re-reading to identify key information. For fiction texts, students focused on understanding who, what, when and why, while for non-fiction texts, they worked on locating important facts and details. Students are building their ability to retell the most important information in their own words, helping to strengthen their comprehension and understanding of what they read.
“I like retelling about Non-Fiction books” - Kaila 2B
“Retelling is when we tell someone about what we have read.” - Mohamad 2B
Writing
In the past fortnight, Year 2 students have continued to develop their understanding of boundary punctuation during grammar lessons. They have strengthened their use of capital letters and full stops, and explored how to use exclamation marks to show strong feelings or emotions at the end of a sentence. Year 2 students worked on writing sentences about an animal of their choice and applied their knowledge of boundary punctuation.
Additionally, the Year 2 students have written a recount about their buddy picnic. They used their knowledge of boundary punctuation to write sentences about who they had a picnic with, where they had the picnic and what they got up to. It was a great opportunity to see the students putting their writing skills into action.
“We need a capital letter at the start of a sentence and a full stop at the end” - Jordan 2B
“ I have liked learning about Exclamation Marks!” - Ellie 2B
“I liked guessing what is at the end of the sentence” - Himmat 2B
Maths
Year 2 students have been developing their understanding of addition skills. Firstly, they brainstormed all the different words that represent adding, such as plus, altogether, and in total. Students practised making number bonds to 10 and 20 by playing a dice game to reinforce their learning in a fun and engaging way.
“I have liked making the number bonds of 20” - Shumail 2B
“ I like doing the friends of 10 and 20” - Himmat 2B
“We have been doing number bonds, 8’s friend is 2.” - Sophia 2C
Inquiry
This fortnight in Year 2 the students have been learning about seasons. They have discussed the typical weather they expect in each season but now understand the weather can always change and sometimes feel like a different season. They focused on summer and spring thinking about what the weather might be like, what activities they do during this time and what clothing they wear that is appropriate for the season.
“I liked doing the summer activity about summer” - Hassan 2B
“In Autumn you can jump in the leaves.” - Hafsa 2C
“In Autumn you can go swimming at Splash.” - Hussain 2C
Social and Emotional Learning / SWPBS
In SEL Year 2 students focused on telling the whole truth and being honest. Firstly, students had a discussion about the importance of being honest and telling the whole truth about incidents that occur in the classroom and outside during recess and lunch. Students then thought of various scenarios and role-played them with their peers.
In Respectful Relationship lessons, students practised ways to help friends solve problems. Firstly, they discussed what a ‘Good Friend’ is and ways they could use their strengths to be a ‘Good Friend’, then they discovered that when friends work together they can help others with their problems.
AUSLAN
In Auslan Year 2 students have explored lessons on size and shape. They used their fingers, hands and facial expressions to indicate size and describe the size of an object. Next, students practised these skills by taking part in an activity with a partner.
Special Events
Buddy Picnic
Year 2 students enjoyed a picnic with their buddies. They brought picnic rugs and found a nice spot and set up to have a picnic. The Year 2 students ate their lunches with their buddies and got to know each other better and build stronger connections. Afterwards, they wrote a recount about the picnic.
“ I liked it when I drew the picnic blankets with the chalk”- Angie 2B
ANZAC Day
Anzac Day was commemorated with a special ANZAC Day assembly on Monday, the 27th of April. To honour the fallen soldiers, students first listened to the bugle, which was followed by a minute's silence. In classrooms, students completed an activity to remember the brave service men and women.
Mother’s Day
For Mother’s Day, Year 2 students wrote meaningful statements such as “I love you because…”, “You are the best because…”, and “I appreciate how you…”, and created thoughtful cards for their mothers, nans, and/or carers. Students demonstrated their best handwriting to impress their loved ones.
“I enjoyed making mothers day cards for my mum for Mother’s Day” - Marwan 2B