Year 2

t’s hard to believe that Term 4 is already halfway through, we’ve been engaged with some amazing learning experiences and it is incredible how well our students have been when engaging with all forms of their learning. The rest of this term is busy, and the next few weeks will all have some important events, so check down below so you don’t miss out on anything.  Let’s keep moving! 

Please take a moment to read through the Year 2 Newsletter.

Reminders

Cross Country

The whole school will be participating in the whole-school cross country on the Friday 25th of November. For that day, we will be dressing in our house colours and representing our houses, classes and our school. So better start training!

School Performance

On Wednesday 9th December we will be having Gilgai Plains first school performance. A Compass post has been recently sent out, and our students have been hard at work in Miss O’Dowd’s Performing Arts Class to put on something truly special. 

SunSmart School

It’s Term 4 and that means we are entering the warmer months of the year and the sun will be out in force. Our school’s policy is that for Terms 1 and 4 all students will be needing to wear hats when out in the yard, regardless of whether the sun is shining brightly - this is because we are aiming to reinforce positive sunsmart practices and it helps to protect us from harmful UV rays. We suggest students keeping their hats in their tubs at school, not bags, to limit forgetting them. If you would like to wash them we recommend it being done on Fridays. 

Uniform Reminder

We kindly ask to ensure that all students are wearing the correct uniform at all times, this includes the school hats and jackets and black shoes. If your child is wearing an undershirt we also ask that it be a black or darker colour to match our wonderful school uniform. Please ensure all uniforms have your child’s name and grade on them.

It’s Not Great To Be Late

It is important that your child is punctual to school. Students who are late miss out on the roll call, vital information about the day or events that are coming up and most importantly – their learning time. However, we understand that mornings can be very busy and sometimes students are not able to make it into the classroom before the 9am bell. If this is the case it is important that the school procedure is followed. Parents must accompany their child to the office to be signed in before going to the classroom. Rolls are marked promptly by 9am to make sure that learning can begin on time. 

It’s Not Okay To Be Away

Every day is full of very important learning opportunities for your child. It is very important that your child attends school everyday. We understand that sometimes your child may be unwell and need to stay home. If your child is absent due to medical or personal reasons, their absence must be explained. Please contact the school office or upload your child’s absence onto Compass.

Important Dates

Wednesday 9th November Inquiry Day

Friday 18th November Cross Country

Friday 18th November Whole School Assembly at 2:15pm

Friday 2nd December Whole School Assembly at 2:15pm

Friday 9th December Whole School Performance

Learning in Year 2

Reading

Recently, we have been working on our comprehension skills in reading as well as discussing the characters that make up a story and the setting of where the story takes place. 

Writing

We’ve started learning about persuasive techniques and incorporating this into our writing. We’ve been learning about the vocabulary of persuasive writing, as well as forming strong arguments to support our cause. 

Mathematics

This week for Mathematics we have been revising our learning of addition and subtraction, after taking some time to learn about mass and chance. 

Inquiry

For History we have taken a look back to the 1900’s and how lives have changed since then. Our favourtie session was when we got to play with some old toys and compare them to the ones we currently have. And, of course, we’ve been excited about our Inquiry Day.

Learning Areas

As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Renee Vigliaturo (PLC Leader), Chris Rowley, Teagan Crane, Sarah Mizzi