Welcome

Dear Parents

We hope your Easter break was an enjoyable one. Last term seemed to go by in the blink of an eye. We have enjoyed getting to know your children and implementing the routines and expectations of Year Two.

Many exciting curriculum and extra curricular events have been planned for this term. We hope it will be another exciting and successful one.

Thank you

We continue to appreciate all those parents who have participated in our reading program. This program will continue this term and a sign up sheet is posted outside your child’s room.

The Year Two team consists of:

Mrs. Dianne Fox, Miss Jessica Hankinson, Ms. Kim Taing, Mr. Cal Young

Term 1 highlights

The students thoroughly enjoyed learning about our Inquiry topic: Water Works. Our Mad About Science Incursion about water and sustainability was extremely educational and fun. The children learnt about the water cycle, how to look after our precious water supplies and the many uses of water in our country.

The traditional Easter Hat Parade proved to be a much loved hit. The array of creative and colourful hats worn by the children was just fantastic.

Curriculum

English

Reading: The children will continue to use a

variety of reading strategies to assist their independent reading this term. We will continue to expand on developing skills to assist in identifying inferential information (information not explicitly stated).

Writing: The focus this term will be Information Reports and Persuasive writing.

Spelling:

The children will focus on specific letter blends, related spelling rules and two letter phonic sounds.

Speaking and Listening: This term, the children will commence News Reports. Information on both the topics and dates of presentation will be sent home in Week 2.

Mathematics: The main topics in Mathematics this term will be exploring multiplication, grouping into equal sets, comparing and ordering objects by mass, increasing familiarity with an analogue clock, and the continuation of investigating simple chance trials and possible outcomes.

Unit of Inquiry:

This term our Inquiry Unit is entitled : Local Community – History.

During the term we will be looking at how things have changed and how things have stayed the same. In May we will be having a History Box Incursion about Toys and Games of the old days. We will be venturing out to visit Rippon Lea House in June to see the way life was like in the ‘Olden Days”.

Dates to remember

Term 2

25th April

ANZAC Day

Public Holiday

10th May (TBC)

Mother’s Day Stall

7th May – 18th May

Swimming Program

21st May – 23rd May

Book Fair

11th June

Queen’s Birthday

Public Holiday

29th June

End of Term Two

2:30pm Dismissal

Casual Days

27th April

25th May

29th June

(Gold Coin Donations)

Looking ahead

Term 3

Life Education 14th August – 24th August

Term 4

13th October

School Fair

25th October

Year Two Sleepover

29th October – 31st October

Book Fair

Specialist program

Term 3 Overview

Health and Physical Education

Visual Arts

Performing Arts

Chinese