Year 2/3 Steiner
Celebrating Learning
Kii 2/3S families!
This term in Maths we have been learning about multiplication and division. The students have been exploring these concepts through stories and worded problems that link to real life situations. We have also been learning about measurement with a focus on length. 2/3S have used informal units of measurement (blocks, counters, paperclips & pencils) to measure objects from around our classroom. We have also begun to discuss the concepts of perimeter and area, and how these can be measured.
In Literacy we have been having a lot of fun! Last week 2/3S worked in small groups as detectives. They read clues from ‘top secret files’ and practised their inferring skills to solve their cases. Students have been learning how to use dictionaries, which has led to lots of excitement and feelings of independence during reading and writing.
We have started reading groups (big book club vibes in our room this week!) and the students have been really enjoying reading and discussing these texts with their peers. We have begun to explicitly explore sentence structures, with a focus on the use of adjectives, verbs and adverbs. Students have been working on expanding simple sentences, by adding additional details and information.
In Main Lesson 2/3S learnt about Saints and the origin of the Olympic games. We’ve had such fantastic discussions around the perseverance and passion of these Olympic athletes and how they have chased their dreams. Thank you for facilitating and inspiring these discussions at home also.
2/3S have been thoroughly enjoying STEM with Josh this term. They’ve been programming little bots and creating maps for them to travel along. Check out the STEM section of the newsletter for more info.
Book week is week 6 and the assembly on Friday 23rd August, so start chatting about favourite characters for dress up ideas.
We will be holding a camp information session online for Grade 3/4 families on the 20th of August. More details to follow.
The year 1/2 dinner and movie night will be held at school on the 13th of September. More details to follow.
Hope you are all going well!
Chelsea