Year 2 Term 2, 2020

Welcome to Term 2! The children have settled back in to their learning environments and we are all looking forward to a fun, busy term. As a part of our first Unit of Inquiry this term the students will be exploring what it means to have a health and balanced lifestyle. During our second Unit of inquiry the student will explore family histories and the significance of celebration today.

Literacy

We are looking forward to an exciting term in Literacy as we continue to develop the student’s skills in Reading and Writing. We will be focusing on ‘The Daily 5’ of Read to self, Read to someone, Listen to reading, Work on Writing and Word Work. We will also continue to focus on the Literacy CAFÉ System which focuses on the four key components of successful reading. Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency and Expand Vocabulary.

Grammar and punctuation

We will continue to focus on capital letters, full stops and adding commas to items in a list. We will be looking at questions marks, exclamation marks and learning about nouns, adjectives and verbs.

Writing

During our Writing sessions, we will be focusing on the 6 Traits of Writing including Organisation, Sentence Fluency, Conventions, Voice and Ideas. The students will be learning how to organise their writing with a Bold Beginning a Mighty Middle and an Excellent Ending. They will learn how to add detail to their sentences using the 5Ws (Who?, What?, Where?, When? and Why?), correct grammar and punctuation use, how to gather ideas for writing and how to use their own voice in their writing. The students will be given many opportunities to write and use their ‘Writers notebook’ to store their ideas, pictures and experiment with their writing.

Spelling

We are continuing with our SMART spelling approach. SMART Spelling is based around whole words with an emphasis on meaning and vocabulary development. Students must be able to read their spelling words, understand what they mean and how to use them.

Reading

During our reading sessions and Literacy groups will we be explicitly teaching the students comprehension strategies for successful reading, how to read more fluently using expression, how to gain ‘Literal and Inferential’ meaning from the text and how to choose the a ‘good fit’ book when reading.

Speaking and Listening

Throughout Term 2 students will be encouraged to actively participate and contribute to class discussions, listen to their peers presenting information, read orally to the teacher and each other, listen to the teacher read and learn how to be a good audience member.

Numeracy

We are looking forward to an exciting term in Numeracy as we continue to develop the student’s skills in Number knowledge. We will be focusing on the introduction of ‘The Math Daily 3’ of Math by myself, Math with someone and Math writing. We will also continue to focus on using concrete materials to reinforce learning and clarify the students understanding of concepts through practical real life experiences.

Number and Algebra

Throughout the term the students will be working on their addition and subtraction skills and understanding the link between the two concepts. We will introduce strategies such as count on, count back and jump and split strategy using a number line and a hundred board and vertical addition/subtraction. During our numeracy sessions the students will be explicitly taught how to manipulate and utilise a range of concrete materials such as Unifix blocks, counters, MAB, Number lines and hundred boards to further support their problem solving skills.

The students will be exposed to a range of mathematical concepts through picture story books to support them in rich learning experiences that promote the students ability to identify, simplify, organise, express and extend their thinking.

Measurement and Geometry

During our applied numeracy sessions we will be explicitly teaching the students about telling and writing the time to quarter to and quarter past on analogue and digital clocks.

We will also be exploring flip, slide and turn, understanding that objects can be moved but changing position does not alter an object’s size or features.

Statistics and Probability

Throughout the term the students will be exposed to the notion of interpreting and analysing data. They will be explicitly taught how to describe the probability of events through the concept of chance by conducting their own research experiments, learn how to read and interpret data and create and display their findings through graphing. The students will also count and order small collections of Australian coins and notes according to their value.

Units of Inquiry

Who We Are

A balanced lifestyle is influenced by the choices people make.

Lines of inquiry:

What it means to have a healthy and balanced lifestyle
Spiritual, social and physical health (mind body spirit)
Making healthy food choices

As part of our Unit of inquiry the students will complete a Speaking and Listening oral presentation on a sport and present their information to the class.

Where we are in Place and Time

The Past Influences our present and future

Lines of inquiry:

Family Histories
The reasons people migrate
Celebrations they bring with them
The significance of these celebrations today

As part of our Unit of inquiry the students will research various celebrations and complete a reading and viewing research task.

Resilience project

During our Resilience Project sessions we will continue to remind the students of GEM, gratitude, mindfulness and empathy and why it is important to practice these things daily. The students will be involved in role play activities and games that teach them how to treat each other in a kind and caring way.

Whole-school Focus on PYP Learner Profile

April: Reflective

May: Thinkers

June: Balanced

Special Events

Life Education Incursion

Dance Around the World Incursion

Beaumaris North PS

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