Year Two
The Year Two students have been inquirers in the last couple weeks of Term 4 !
Reading:
In Reading students have completed the text of 'Storm Boy' written by Colin Thiele. We explored its themes, messages. Students also revisited the key comprehension strategies that they have learnt in 2025 including; summarising, visualising, inferring. The students now are beginning practice of using a text to answer questions including right-there and inferential questions.
They will continue highlighting key words in the text to support them in finding the answer.
Writing and Inquiry:
Students have been investigating their chosen disaster as part of our final Unit of Inquiry in Year 6. They were given agency in this project, with support from their teacher and family, as the task was completed both at school and at home. Students have been developing information reports based on their selected disaster, and have been encouraged to use the internet and other reliable resources to discover how the disaster is caused, how it affects people and the environment, and how communities come together to support one another during and after it.
Students are very excited for their families to come in Week 10 to see their final presentations.
Maths:
In Maths, students have finished the Time unit, where they worked on reading quarter past and quarter to on analogue clocks. They are now revising all maths areas. Students are practising skip counting and adding two- and three-digit numbers using a range of strategies, including vertical addition and number lines. They are also working on multiplication, using arrays to solve word problems, and understanding repeated addition.
Homework WEEKS 7- 11:
Finishing off their projects with families see below for details:
Inquiry – working on creating a presentation based on a disaster of their choice. This should be brought to school each week to continue to work on this in class. To be complete and at school by Monday 8th December.
Reading – 15 minutes of reading each night.
Online apps – students are encouraged to continue to use our educational apps at home including Reading Eggs and My Numeracy on Essential Assessment.
Reminders:
Week 10 on Monday 8th December: students will present their projects, and we will be holding an Open afternoon.
No Hat No Play: Students are reminded to wear their bucket hats (not caps) when outside the class at recess and lunch times.
Ipads: Ipads must be brought to school every day fully charged.
Uniform: Students must wear full academic uniform every day On days with sports or PE, they can wear their PE uniform. Long hair should be tied back.
Late Arrivals: Students arriving at school after 8:30 am must sign in at the office before going to class.
Absences: Absences must be logged on Xuno as early as possible to avoid messages home for unexplained absences.