Year 2
Ms Kay, Ms Harris, Ms Rodwell, Ms Bandal, Ms McInerney, Ms Bowman, Ms Huntly & Ms Martin
Year 2 December Newsletter
Literacy
In Literacy, we have been learning how base words can be changed when we add a suffix at the end. We have been looking at different rules when we add -ing as a suffix. We know that when a word has a short vowel and ends with one consonant we double the final consonant, and when it has two consonants we just add the suffix. We also have learnt that base words that end with a silent e can drop the e before adding the suffix -ing.
Writing
In Writing, we have started our unit on Persuasive Texts. Our classes have been learning the structure of writing a persuasive letter using a cycle of plan, write and revise. It has been so much fun expressing our opinions and trying to convince people to agree.
Knowledge
In Knowledge, our new unit has been exploring different celebrations around the world. So far we have discussed Lunar New Year, Las Fallas, Diwali, Easter and many more. We have enjoyed learning about different cultures and their traditions, as well as making crafts to celebrate each celebration.
Numeracy
In Numeracy, we are exploring word problems. We have been looking at key words and important information to help us solve the problems.
We are also reviewing our knowledge of addition and subtraction with renaming, fractions of a shape and collections and money.
SEL
In SEL, we have been continuing to explore Gratitude, Empathy, Mindfulness (GEM) and Emotional Literacy. We have been exploring concepts such as what to do when we have no-one to play with, that it's ok to want to play by ourselves and identifying physical reactions to situations, such as losing a game.
Auslan
In Auslan, we have been learning more about handshapes, HOLM + NF (Handshapes, orientation, location, movement and non-manual features such as face and body). We are starting to learn about feelings including facial features that match each feeling. This week we had our very first Auslan incursion, we heard from Naomi, a deaf person about her life, we played some games and we were able to ask her some questions.
