Year 2/3
Year 2/3 Cluster News
Home Inquiry
Reading: Aim to read for 15 minutes each night at home.
Mathematics: Practice telling the time at home this week. You can use the website visnos.com to get a virtual analog clock.
Home Inquiry: How much plastic waste is in your home? Investigate what packaging materials for food are recyclable and which ones are not.
Learning this week:
Literacy: Word Study: The year 2 sound focus this week is soft g. The year 3 sound focus this week is soft g.
Year 2 - soft g | Year 3 – soft g | |
miss cross giant magic large danger orange vegetable March April | page margin angel digital germ stage giraffe engine change | magical strange energy gender genetic gymnastics emergency dungeon urgency |
Key: underlined = revision words; bold = high frequency words
Writer’s Workshop: this term we are exploring a unit on persuasive writing. We will be exploring how we persuade others and are aiming to do a short oral presentation later this term.
Mathematics: We will resume exploring measurement this week. With a focus on capacity. We will also revisit measuring the length and mass of different objects.
Unit of Inquiry: Our main unit of inquiry this term is Sharing the Planet. We are inquiring into recycling and how it impacts us and the world around us.
Reminders
Swimming Week – Week 4 Monday 3rd November – Thursday 6th November
Save the date. Swimming week is approaching. Forms and information have been sent home, please return both consent forms by Wednesday 29 October.
Staff Absence
Please note that Mr Brodie Trezona will be absent from class on Friday 31st October (Week 3) for a SACSA Basketball carnival. Mrs Bishop will be taking the class that day.
School Calendar:
https://www.goldengrove.sa.edu.au/calendar/
Blessings for the week ahead,
Brodie Trezona & Cloe Richardson