Year 2/3
Year 2/3 Cluster News
Home Inquiry
Reading: Aim to read 15 minutes at home per night. Let’s finish the Premier’s Reading Challenge as a class again this year!
Mathematics: Create a pattern using numbers. Think: it could be an additive or subtractive pattern – jumping up or down by the same value each time.
Inquiry: List some things that you do, that make patterns and repeat. You could list ideas for each day - brushing teeth, bed time, meals or you could do this based on a entire week.
Learning this week:
Literacy: Word Study
Year 2 sound focus this week is: wh.
Year 3 sound focus this week is: n for ng.
Below are the two lists of words we will be using at school to practice the sounds with.
Year 2 – wh | Year 3 – n = ng | |
this that while wheat whip whistle whiskers whatever aunt uncle | anger skunk tanker junk trunk sunken anchor blanket finger | hunger angler extinct stinking handkerchief anguish distinctive defunct singular |
Key: underlined = revision words; bold = high frequency words
Writer’s Workshop: we will be using practice writing prompts to help us structure texts and explore new ideas.
Reader’s Workshop: we will continue to explore the reading environment and what is needed to create a space for reading, as well as choosing ‘good fit’ books.
Mathematics: we will spend time this week exploring strategies for subtraction.
Unit of Inquiry: We will continue our: How We Organise Ourselves which is all about patterns - “Patterns in the world can influence how we organise ourselves.” This week we will begin exploring some scientific patterns: like life cycles and celestial objects in the night sky.
Reminders:
Premier’s Reading Challenge: This year 2/3T students will have their own individual records to track the books they read. Students are required to read eight books from the book list and four free choice books. Year 3s will be borrowing yellow dot books from the Library and the Year 2s blue dots. The full list of suitable books for your child can be found online at this link: https://premiersreadingchallenge.sa.edu.au/book-list/
As you read books at home, please feel free to email them to me so I can help your child to add them to their list or alternatively feel free to visit the classroom before or after school to add them to the list with your child. The recording sheets will be kept at school. We will also aim to read some books as a class to help to complete our records.
Year 3/4 Camp – Volunteering
We are seeking expressions of interest for parent volunteers for this year’s camp to Mylor in Week 10 (30th March – 1st April). Please email to register your interest and availability. Please also refer to the parent portal for information on our school’s volunteering requirements. Expressions are due by Friday Week 4 (20th February). Parents will be contacted throughout Week 5 & 6 to confirm if your attendance is required at this year’s camp.
Year 3 – NAPLAN Coordinated Practice Test
Next Tuesday (24th February) year three students will a practice NAPLAN session. Students will need a charged device, the NAPLAN app and headphones.
School Calendar:
https://www.goldengrove.sa.edu.au/calendar/
Blessings for the week ahead,
Brodie Trezona