Level 2
Welcome to Term 4! We look forward to another fantastic term of learning and growing together.
Literacy
Reading
In reading this term students will develop their abilities to think critically about the text
they are reading. Students will analyse a range of fiction and nonfiction texts. They will analyse different writing features including plots and character development and explore how authors engage the readers. Students will develop and share their ideas and opinions about books whilst giving reasons and evidence for their opinions. They will continue to develop and explore how illustrations can add or enhance the meaning of writing in fiction and nonfiction texts.
- What are the features of fiction and nonfiction texts?
- How do illustrations enhance or add meaning to a text?
- How do I feel or what do I think about the characters and plot?
Weekly focus:
Week 1: Thinking critically about the text - analysing
Week 2: Thinking critically about the text - analysing
Week 3: Thinking critically about the text - analysing
Week 4: Thinking critically about the text - analysing
Week 5: Thinking critically about the text - critiquing
Week 6:Thinking critically about the text - critiquing
Week 7: Thinking critically about the text - critiquing
Week 8: Thinking critically about the text - critiquing
Week 9: Revision
Week 10: Revision
Writing
Throughout this term students are focusing on poetry, letters and revision. Students will explore the purpose and different types of procedures whilst identifying key language features and structure. In our poetry unit, students will engage in opportunities to express themselves through the use of rhyme, rhythm and combine their ideas using simple and compound sentences. Students will further develop their letter writing skills by formally writing a letter to Santa.
- How do we find key information and how do we organise this information in our writing?
- What is rhyme and rhythm and how can we use this to express our ideas?
Weekly Focus:
Week 1: Poetry
Week 2: Poetry
Week 3: Poetry
Week 4: Poetry
Week 5: Revision
Week 6: Revision
Week 7: Revision
Week 8: Letters
Week 9: Letters
Week 10: Revision
Spelling and Grammar
This term we will continue to follow our Jolly Phonics program. Students will develop an understanding of various phonemes including silent letters and more complex graphemes.
- How can we apply these rules and knowledge to our everyday writing?
Weekly focus:
Week 1: Silent c and proofreading
Week 2: Are as in hare and prefixes
Week 3: Ear as in bear and apostrophes
Week 4: Ti as in nation and contractions
Week 5: Si as in television and prepositions
Week 6: Ei, eigh and word meanings
Week 7: O as in glove and suffixes
Week 8: ture and suffixes
Week 9: Ie as in shield and parsing
Week 10: Ore as in shore and commas in speech
Maths
This term in Maths we will be focusing on the concept of fractions as being an equal part of a whole object or collection. Students will make connections between division and
fractions by dividing collections and shapes into halves, quarters and eighths including other simple fractions. Students will compare and order fractions identifying them as larger and smaller. They will be encouraged to identify and explore simple equivalent fractions. We will be exploring concepts of time where students will develop an understanding of time to the quarter hour, using the language of ‘past’ and ‘to’. Students will continue to develop their understanding of volume, capacity and mass by ordering and comparing different shapes and objects.
- What are fractions?
- Where and who uses fractions?
- When do we use fractions in the real word?
- How are fractions and division similar? How are they different?
- How do we use time in our everyday life?
- How can we use digital and analogue clocks to tell the time?
Weekly focus:
Week 1: Fractions and time
Week 2: Fractions and time
Week 3: Fractions and time
Week 4: Fractions and time
Week 5: Revision of the four processes and capacity
Week 6: Revision of the four processes and capacity
Week 7: Revision of the four processes and volume
Week 8: Revision
Week 9: Revision
Week 10: Revision
Inquiry
Level 2 students are learning about Chemical Science in Term 4. Students will explore concepts around how materials can be changed or combined with other materials for
different purposes. Students will explore materials and their properties and the concepts of mixing, stretching, bending, twisting, heating and cooling. They will be encouraged to compare what happens to different materials and their properties when changed or combined. Students will explore natural and manmade materials and rank them based on how common they are. They will also investigate whether these changes can be reversed or are irreversible.
- What are different materials used for around the world?
- Why are certain materials used for certain objects?
- What are the desired properties of the materials?
- What is the purpose of the object and how does that impact the materials?
- How do materials react to force?
- How do materials react to temperature?
- How else can we change materials?
What you can do at home
- Read 3-4 times a week with your child. Remember to check for comprehension!
- Cook, play word and number games, art and crafts, ball games, activities outdoors
- Discuss and share the positives about each day
- Enjoy wellbeing activities together as a family
Important Dates
Start of term: Monday 4th October
25-29 October, F-4 Swimming Program, Aquanation
Tuesday 2nd November - Melbourne Cup Public Holiday
Wednesday 3rd November - Curriculum Day
Thursday 4th November - Multi Age Day: Colour your threads
Thursday 25th November - Level 2 Sleepover
Monday 6th December - Twilight Christmas Concert
7th - 10th December - Life Education Van (rescheduled for classes who missed out)
Wednesday 15th December - Class Parties
End of term: Friday 17th December 1:30 dismissal
Communication
Miss Oakes: amy.oakes@heathmonteastps.vic.edu.au
Mr. Garvey: brendan.garvey@heathmonteastps.vic.edu.au
Miss Ross: jennifer.ross@heathmonteastps.vic.edu.au
Mr. Macpherson: stuart.macpherson@heathmonteastps.vic.edu.au