Stage 2

The Stage 2 teachers cannot believe how quickly this term is going. The students have settled in well to their class routines and they are learning many new skills and strategies. A big thank you to all the families who came for the parent-teacher-student interviews. It was great to meet you and identify goals with your child.

A snippet of Stage 2 - Term 1 so far

I like art with Miss Moloney because we get to learn more about Indigenous culture and art from other countries. 

- Penny L

I have enjoyed doing Aboriginal art using different Aboriginal symbols. I have also enjoyed handwriting and being able to join letters when writing in cursive.

- Abigail A

I have enjoyed learning how to be safe online in ICT and learning about length in maths. 

- Zara G

At school, I really enjoy PE because we do running, throwing, jumping and lots more. This helps us practise for athletics carnivals and cross-country. I also like choir where you have opportunities to go and sing in front of people. I am very excited for the next choir concert.

- Savannah M

This term, I have really enjoyed maths groups because it's a great way to learn maths together at the right level. It also makes maths fun and enjoyable while learning.

- Cooper K

This term, we have enjoyed learning more music and games, especially 'Bump Up Tomato' and 'Pass the Beat Around the Room'. People have joined the choir where we are learning new songs and singing with beautiful Mrs Porter and Miss Corby.

 - Audrey G and Emily W

I have enjoyed literacy lessons. Why is literacy fun? Because... we use writing for imagination, to practise spelling and to have fun. We use pictures to write about... anything! 

- Eliza M

What is next for Stage 2 this term?

English

We are learning to:

•  identify and write accurate complex sentences
• describe an image using a range of sentence types
• select appropriate, varied and interesting vocabulary choices to enhance a description
• describe a character using  a range of sentence types
• understand literal and inferred meaning in texts through developing background knowledge and vocabulary of the topic 
• understand literal and inferred meaning in texts through developing specific comprehension strategies

Mathematics

We are learning to:

• recall multiplication facts for twos, threes, fives and tens
• recognise and use the symbols x and ፥
• link multiplication and division using arrays
• model and apply the commutative property for multiplication
• use mental strategies to build multiplication facts to at least 10 x 10
• use square centimetres to measure, record, compare, and estimate area
• record area in square centimetres using words (square centimetre) and the abbreviation cm2
• measure and compare the areas of regular and irregular shapes using a square-centimetre grid

Stage 2 Teachers