Year 2/3
Year 2/3 Cluster News
Home Inquiry
Mathematics: What do you think of when you hear the term: measurement? What types of things might you measure at home? Discuss.
Reading: Aim to read 15 minutes at home per night.
Inquiry: What properties would you use to describe a piece of clothing? Think is it soft, is it textured, is it coloured?
Learning this week:
Literacy: Jolly Spelling: Year 2 sound focus this week is: ear. The Year 3 sound focus this week is: ear, ere, eer Below are the two lists of words we will be using at school to practise the sounds with.
Year 2 – ear | Year 3 – ear, ere, eer | |
grip milk ear dear year tear spear earrings zero equals | deer hear steer peer rear cheer here clear mere | gearbox fearful sneering interfere dreary disappear smeary appearance atmosphere |
Year 2 Key: underlined = revision words; bold = high frequency words
Learning this week:
Writer’s Workshop: We will continue our next writing study focusing on expanding our vocabulary. We will explore the Parts of Speech throughout this unit: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives and more...
Mathematics: We will begin learning about measurement this week, including mass, capacity and length.
Unit of Inquiry: We will continue our unit of inquiry: Sharing the Planet on Properties. The central idea is: Understanding properties and features allows us to see things more effectively.
Announcements:
Year 2 Camp - is at AFL Max, West Beach, from Tuesday 19th November until Wednesday 20th November. More details will be sent home before the end of term.
Please communicate with your child’s teacher if you have any questions about the Camp.
If you would like to put in an expression of interest to assist with supervising on the Year 2 Camp, please ensure you are a registered volunteer. Please email your classroom teacher, even if you have notified them previously of your interest.
This involves having the following up to date:
- Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- Responding to Abuse, Harm and Neglect training (RRHAN-EC)
- Valuing Safe Communities (VSC) training
https://www.goldengrove.sa.edu.au/parent-portal/volunteering/
Special Persons Afternoon – Please note that the date has changed for Special Person’s Afternoon (SPA). It will now be Friday the 20th of September (Week 9, Friday).
Blessings for the week ahead,
Brodie Trezona
Year 2/3 Teacher