Year 2/3
Year 2/3 Cluster News
Home Inquiry
Reading: Aim to read 15 minutes per night.
Home Inquiry: Discuss: how we can use our facial expressions to communicate with others.
Mathematics: Spend time practicing skip counting by three and four.
Learning this week:
Literacy: Word Study
Year 2 sound focus this week is: ue.
Year 3 sound focus this week is: ue, u_e, ew.
Below are the two lists of words we will be using at school to practice the sounds with.
Year 2 – ph | Year 3 – ph / gh = f | |
club flag phone photo dolphin elephant sphere alphabet nephew niece | aphid rough hyphen phrase graphic laugh toughest decipher enough
| phantom autograph apostrophe triumph amphibian laughter coughing pharmacy phenomenon |
Key: underlined = revision words; bold = high frequency words
Writer’s Workshop: We are starting the term with an illustration study – exploring how authors and illustrators make choices about the style, design and detail included in their illustrations. This is linked with Book Week – A symphony of stories.
Reader’s Workshop: We will be participating in Reader’s Theatre in class. This aims to enhance our skills when reading aloud and invite elements of performance into our reading.
Mathematics: We are currently exploring our multiplication knowledge and recall of these as our primary focus. We will also spend time revisiting the skills needed for addition.
Unit of Inquiry: We have started our first unit of inquiry for this term – How We Express Ourselves, with a focus on performance.
Reminders:
2/3T are leading Chapel – We are sharing the message at Chapel on Friday the 21st of August (Week 5).
Mr T Away – Please note Mr T is away on Monday the 3rd of August – Mrs Bishop will take 2/3T for the day.
School Calendar:
https://www.goldengrove.sa.edu.au/calendar/
Blessings for the week ahead,
Brodie Trezona