YEAR TWO

 Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School provides a range of holistic learning experiences to enable students to:

• Participate in the life and mission of the school.
• Deepen their knowledge and engagement with the Catholic faith and tradition.
• Build the capacity to continuously reason, reflectively, logically and critically.
• Embrace interdependence of human existence as global citizens, who are responsible to and for themselves and others.
• Engage in learning in a multitude of ways, through personalised and self-paced learning.

Religious Education

2.3 The Easter Season

This unit is about Easter. After recalling the resurrection story, it explores light as a symbol in the Easter Vigil. The unit also highlights the place of Baptism in the Easter Vigil. In recalling Pentecost, the unit explores the presence of the Holy Spirit.

2:4 Signs of God’s Love 

The Church’s year is marked by seasons which celebrate the mystery of God revealed in Jesus Christ. Students will explore the seasons of the Church’s year.

English

This term Year 2 students will be exploring the structure and language features of information reports. They will explore the texts; ‘Sea Country’ by Aunty Patsy Cameron, ‘My Grandad Marches on ANZAC Day’ by Catriona Hoy and Benjamin Johnson, ‘Anemone is not the Enemy’ by Anna McGregor  ‘Platypus’ by Sue Whiting and ‘Great White Shark’ by Claire Saxby. Through these texts the students will be taught explicit skills in relation to informative texts,and will continue to learn about the importance of characterisation, context and representation. 

The children will complete the Decodables spelling program and move to the Soundwaves spelling program. They will complete weekly activities which include brainstorming, segmenting sounds, dictionary meanings, alphabetical order, spelling rules and rhyming activities.

You can assist your child by:

• Listening to them read nightly and asking them to retell what they have read in their own words. This is essential for comprehension. Also asking some literal and inferential questions about the text to ensure they have understood what they have read.

• Checking their spelling words during homework and visiting Soundwaves online to reinforce spelling strategies and phonemes.

Mathematics

The students will be explicitly taught concepts from the NSW Mathematics K-10 Syllabus with a focus on problem solving, communication, reasoning and understanding. All activities are differentiated in order to cater to all student needs and ability. 

The topics taught in Term 2 are: 

Statistics and Probability (Data), Non spatial Measure (Mass), Forming Groups (Area) ‘ Combining and Separating Quantities (Addition and Subtraction).

You can assist your child by:

• Revising counting skills (e.g. forwards and backwards by tens on and off the decade ie. 267, 277, 287, 297, 307, counting forwards or backwards by 100’s)

• Encouraging them to solve simple addition and subtraction problems involving one- and two-digit numbers using a range of efficient mental and written strategies including the jump strategy and split strategy.

• Providing opportunities to describe and draw two-dimensional shapes, with and without the use of digital technologies

Science and Technology

In Term Two, students will continue our unit on Earth and Space. They will observe changes in the sky and landscape as well as explore how the Earth’s resources are used. Students will also investigate how digital systems display data.

Geography

In Geography lessons, the students will continue exploring places within Australia and Australia’s location in the world. They will describe the connections people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, have with places, both locally and globally. The students will also identify factors affecting people’s accessibility to places.

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education

This sports unit focuses on developing fundamental movement skills through athletics and invasion games. Students will refine their abilities in running, jumping, and throwing while building coordination and teamwork. Through activities such as soccer, netball, and hockey, students will develop spatial awareness, cooperation, and problem-solving skills in dynamic team settings. The unit encourages physical activity, resilience, and enjoyment, fostering lifelong participation in sport and movement. Students will also participate in the Fun and Fitness Day on 27th of June.

Creative Arts

In Drama with Mr Parlato, Students will use Margaret Wilds “There’s a Sea in My Bedroom” to engage in Dramatic activities. Students will create dramatic scenes using; Mime, Movement, Body language, Facial expression and Vocal Projection and Expression.  Students will use “There’s a Sea in My Bedroom” to create scripts and perform an undersea play.

Homework 

It is recommended that Year 2 students spend up to a duration of 20-30 minutes of homework per day. This includes 10 minutes of reading every night. Homework consists of daily reading, spelling and Mathematics activities. These activities are to be completed weekly. Homework is due each Thursday and will be sent home every Friday.

Please record and sign your child’s daily reading on the appropriate page in their reading log/diary. It is very important that your child is reading aloud each night to ensure they are fluent, expressive and self monitoring. Asking comprehension questions at the end is also essential. 

Reminders         

• Please label all your child’s personal items and clothing and ensure they have a fully stocked pencil case and working headphones. 

• Please remember to sign reading logs/diaries each night and send them back to school daily.

Thank you for your partnership and support. We are looking forward to another productive term!

Communication

We look forward to working with you and your child this term. A gentle reminder that all emails are to be sent through info@olfcaringbah.catholic.edu.au. If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher via a note or by making an appointment via the office.

Kind Regards

2B - Mrs Katrina Hedges

2G - Mrs Lauren Govers

2W - Mrs Alison Bofinger and Mrs Carly Beaven

Important Dates for Year Two

Sport Days are:

2Blue - Tuesday and Thursday

2Gold - Tuesday and Thursday

2White - Tuesday and Thursday

Students are to wear their sports uniform on these days. 

Library 

Each week, students will have the opportunity to borrow books from our school library. Please ensure your child brings their Library Bag to school on their allocated day. 

2Blue - Thursday - Even weeks

2Gold - Thursday - Even weeks

2White - Thursday - Even weeks

2025 - School Term 2

 Parent calendar available at this link