Connect: Year 2

Wow! Week 5 already!! We have hit the ground running this term and the Grade 2 students have done a wonderful job adjusting to some of our new routines, particularly in Literacy sessions. Apologies for the delay in home readers being sent home, we are just trying to work out some logistics and will endeavour to get these home ASAP! We have a busy few weeks and are SUPER excited for Book Week and our Dress Up and Parade NEXT WEDNESDAY (21st August)! A special congratulations to the students for their wonderful behaviour at Myuna Farm. They represented Skye showing our school values and had the best time! Check out some pictures below!

We would also like to welcome Mr Dylan Spooner to the Grade 2 team. He is a pre-service teacher from Swinburne University and started this week in 2C. Dylan will be working with us for another three weeks and is looking forward to getting to know and work with the Grade 2 students.

Enjoy your weekend,

Hailee, Krystal, Emma & Maddy

Key Dates

Reminder

• Please send in your child's reading satchel every day. Our new home readers are covered and ready to go so will be coming home in the next week or so. Students MUST keep these in their satchels to ensure they are protected. We will not be sending home readers without satchels.
• We go to Library on Monday so please ensure your child's satchel and/or library bag is packed or they will not be able to borrow for home.
• Learning starts promptly in the morning. Please remember to take/remind your child to use the toilet before the 8.45am bell so nothing important is missed. 
• Please be mindful that mornings are a time filled with lesson prepping, staff collaboration and preparation for the day. We are always happy to schedule meetings with parents and guardians on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, alternatively feel free to email us with any questions, comments or concerns. 

Upcoming Learning

Literacy

Over the next two weeks, we will be working on our Stage 7.4 sounds including 'a_e' as in chase to the gate, 'a' as in acorns in April, 'i_e' as in five strikes and 'i' as in find a giant. We will also be looking at 'ce/ci/cy' as in space city racing and 'ge/gi/gy' as in a ginger cat allergy.

We will be continuing to look at interesting vocabulary we find in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and using this language to help us to persuade a reader. We have been busily researching the habitats of the animals from Myuna Farm and will be channelling our inner real estate agents to sell the habitat of our animal to others. Keep your eyes peeled as we might share some of these in the next edition of our newsletter.

Numeracy

Over the next fortnight, we will be building on our knowledge and addition and subtraction and the connection between. We will also be introducing the concept of multiplicative thinking through the use of some picture books beginning with One Is A Snail Ten Is A Crab. Check out the story below:

Inquiry

In Inquiry, we are well into our learning about using Earth's resource sustainably. Students have built on their specific vocabulary in this unit, as well as showing what they know about energy, water and soil and exploring ways to conserve energy. We will also be using some of our Inquiry time to rehearse for the upcoming concert!

Wellbeing

In Wellbeing, we will continue exploring 'Help Seeking' strategies with a specific focus on skills to support peers and will discuss the types of situations in which they would be best to seek adult assistance. Students will also develop an understanding of the importance of finding the language to name problems when help-seeking.

A Celebration of Learning

Check out some of the wonderful, delicious chocolate advertisements our students have created! WARNING- you will need to race to the supermarket for chocolate after seeing them!!