Year 2 

Spotlight on Learning

Dear Families,

Welcome to Week Nine! We can’t believe there is only one week left of term! Thankfully, we were still able to enjoy our Athletics Day, even though the weather wasn’t looking promising. The students all had a wonderful time participating, cheering each other on, and showing great effort in every event. It was fantastic to see everyone having fun and doing their best. We’re looking forward to a positive finish to the term next week!

Friendly Reminder:  Please ensure your child is in the correct school uniform and has their name on items that come off and on during the day. This includes jumpers and jackets. We have a lot of lost property at school to check if needed. 

Christmas Carols: Below is the song we will be performing. If you could practise at home, that would be great!

This week we learnt about:

Religious Education: This week we are continuing our learning about Advent, with a focus on the Joy Candle and what joy means in our daily lives. Students are exploring ways we can experience joy and bring joy to others

Mathematics: In Maths, we have been learning how to collect and organise data using tallies. Students have enjoyed asking questions, surveying their classmates, and recording their results. We are now using our tally marks to make simple graphs and talk about what the data shows. The children have been engaged and confident as they explore real-life ways to gather and understand information.

English: In English, we are continuing to read the story Tiddler and using it to inspire our own narrative writing. Students are learning how to plan a beginning, middle, and end, and how to add descriptive details to make their stories more interesting for the reader. We have been focusing on using strong verbs, adjectives, and clear sentences to bring our characters and events to life. The children are enjoying creating their own imaginative stories based on what we’ve read. We have also been reading non-fiction books about sea creatures to help inspire us

Auslan: In Auslan we are learning how to sign animals with wings

Social & Emotional Learning: This week in SEL, we are writing our learner profile to get ready for Grade Three. We need to think about what helps us learn, what makes us happy and what self-reguation strategies work best for us. 

Integrated Studies: In Integrated Studies, we have been learning about kindness and community. To show appreciation to the Grade Sixes, students made Graduation cards to wish them well as they leave for high school. This activity helped us celebrate the idea of caring for others and strengthening connections between our school communities.

Photos from this week: 

Our Schedule:

Important Dates:

• 9th December Carols Evening 4pm - 7pm
• 12th December Last day of formal classes
• 15th December Clean up day- no formal classes

Contact Us @Damascus

damascus@cranbourneeast@catholic.edu.au OR