Year 2/3
Year 2/3 Cluster News
Home Inquiry
Reading: Aim to read for 15 minutes each night at home.
Mathematics: In a wallet there are three notes and five coins. How much money might you have?
Home Inquiry: discuss your recycling habits at home this week.
Learning this week:
Literacy: Word Study: The year 2 sound focus this week is er. The year 3 sound focus this week is ure.
Year 2 - er | Year 3 – ure | |
drip plug third winter bird over hurt butterfly thirty forty | capture fixture vulture feature puncture moisture pressure leisure pleasure | treasure composure measurement figure failure conjure mature secure manicure |
Key: underlined = revision words; bold = high frequency words
Writer’s Workshop: we will finish the term practicing editing our work and adding in correct punctuation.
Mathematics: We will finish the year exploring symmetry. We will be making our own symmetrical drawings of famous cartoon characters.
Unit of Inquiry: Our main unit of inquiry this term is Sharing the Planet. We are inquiring about recycling and how it impacts us and the world around us.
This is last week of our unit of inquiry and we will be reflecting on what recycling means and how we can still improve our efforts.
Reminders
Christmas Concert - Friday 28th November
Our Christmas concert is fast approaching. For this amazing event, we ask the following;
Children are dropped to the classroom at 6:45pm
Children are dressed in yellow top/dress and yellow skirt or plain shorts/pants
We can’t wait to see you there.
Year 2/3 End of Year Excursion – AFL Max
On Monday the 1st of December (Week 8) we have planned a fun morning visit back to AFL Max. We will have a two-hour session there from 10am – 12pm before returning to school in the afternoon.
School Calendar:
https://www.goldengrove.sa.edu.au/calendar/
Blessings for the week ahead,
Brodie Trezona & Cloe Richardson