Term Three Newsletter Year 2

Welcome

Welcome everyone to Term 3! We hope you all had a fun and restful holidays and are ready for an exciting term. This term the children will be very excited to have a stronger focus on our school musical, ‘Finding Nemo Jr’ - a reminder that the dates are the 1st and 2nd November. This newsletter will provide you with details around our term’s curriculum, along with important dates for your diaries! We will also continue to post our Friday bulletins on Class Dojo along with any reminders for the week ahead.

Reminders

Please label drink bottles, lunch boxes, hats and jumpers
No nuts please
Please ensure you are receiving our school fortnightly newsletter and connected to our class dojo (any issues please call the school office)
Winter uniform worn in Term 3
PE uniform on Monday and Friday
Hats are not required in Term 3

Homework & Readers

Thank you again for all of your efforts in completing Homework in first Semester. At St Joseph’s, homework is offline and consists of a weekly Mathematics and Literacy activity. Please let us know if there are any questions, as we are more than happy to go through any misconceptions during our Homework correcting sessions.

Alongside homework, children are expected to complete their reading each night and record this in their reading journals. If your child is reading chapter books, they are able to select from the tubs, library or books they have at home. Please ensure you fill in the page numbers/chapters. Reading journals are to be brought to school daily and will be signed on a Friday!

Mathematics

Throughout Term 3 we will cover the following topics:

Number and Algebra - Addition and Subtraction
Measurement and Geometry - 2D shapes, symmetry, tessellation, transformation
Number and Algebra - Multiplication and Division
Number and Algebra - Money and Financial Matters
Statistics and Probability - Chance

English

Reading

Along with Spelling/MSL, the teacher will work with guided reading groups to develop their decoding, fluency and comprehension skills. Each Reading lesson will consist of the teacher modelling an explicit reading skill (e.g. answering retrieval questions) and children will then complete an independent task where they will practise this skill. To complement our current Writing unit, we will begin by looking at a range of persuasive texts and discuss their purpose and features.

Writing

Writing is taught explicitly and sequentially in the lessons. It begins at the basic sentence level and builds to the construction of narratives, reports and expositions.

This term we will begin by focusing on persuasive writing. The children will look at different topics and create arguments ‘for’ and ‘against’. We will also introduce some persuasive techniques, such as rhetorical questions, list of 3 and alliteration.

Towards the end of the term, we will continue to build on our narrative writing, incorporating a variety of features (such as similes and dialogue) and vocabulary.

Home Readers

The children are to change their readers daily (unless reading chapter books) to ensure they are practising their sounds and fluency at home. We frequently monitor their reading progress and journals to ensure they are taking home appropriate readers. We also make an effort to celebrate their reading efforts, particularly with the ‘milestone’ certificates and stickers in their journals.

Reading journals are signed on a Friday! Please feel free to leave any comments in their reading journals regarding their reading.

Topic

All Things STEM

Curriculum Areas: Technologies: Digital Technology & Design and Technology

Digital Technology

Identify and explore digital systems (hardware and software components)
Recognise and explore patterns in data and represent data as pictures, symbols and diagrams
Create and organise ideas and information and share these in safe online environments
Follow, describe and represent a sequence of steps and decisions (algorithms) needed to solve simple problems
Explore how people safely use common information systems to meet information, communication and recreation needs

Design and Technology

Explore needs or opportunities for designing
Generate and communicate design ideas through drawing, describing and modelling
Use materials, components, tools, equipment and technologies to produce designed solutions
Sequence steps for making designed solutions and evaluate their designs

Religion

Morality and Justice

Knowledge and Understanding - explain key scripture stories of Jesus’ forgiveness and compassion in terms of impact on community relationships

Reasoning and Responding - interpret the significance of the life and teachings of Jesus for building community today

Personal and Communal Engagement - reflect on how actions impact community.

Dates for your diary Term 3, 2023

DATE	EVENT
Monday 17th July	Parent-teacher interviews. Please note this is a normal 3:30 finish.
Tuesday 25th July	P&F meeting at 7pm
Tuesday 1st August	Year 1 and 2 teachers at Early Numeracy conference
Wednesday 9th August	Year 1 and 2 Parish Mass. Please note we are not hosting the mass, however you are more than welcome to come along!
Monday 14th August	National Science week begins
Saturday 19th August	Staff and parent social at De La Salle
Monday 21st August	Book week. Dress up and parade will be held on the Monday!
Friday 1st September	Year 2 to host the liturgy to celebrate Father’s Day and Special Men.
Friday 15th September	Footy Colours Day! Last day of Term 3.
Monday 2nd October	Term 4 commences.

Teacher Contact Details

Name: Kate Bascombe (2B)Email: kate.bascombe@sjmalvern.catholic.edu.au

Name: Kirsten Daws (2D)

Email: kirsten.daws@sjmalvern.catholic.edu.au

St Joseph’s School Office: 9597 6300 office@sjmalvern.catholic.edu.au

School Prayer

Girls and boys gathered as one

in the name of Christ

to St Joseph’s we come.

God of creation, love and play,

we thank you for all that you

give us this day.

For friendship, learning,

trusting and love,

we ask you to guide and

protect us.

Be with us Lord and help us to

grow in the Spirit of Jesus our

friend whom we know.

Amen

Term 3 timetable

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
MSL/Spelling Reading Writing	MSL/Spelling Reading Writing	MSL/Spelling Reading Writing	MSL/Spelling Reading Writing	Assembly
MSL/Spelling Reading Writing	MSL/Spelling Reading Writing	MSL/Spelling Reading Writing	MSL/Spelling Reading Writing	Reading Writing
LUNCHTIME
Maths	Maths	Maths	Maths	Maths
Handwriting/ homework	Handwriting	2B: Performing Arts 2D: Art	Handwriting	PE (2D at 11:45; 2B at 12:30)
RECESS
SEL (Social and Emotional Learning)	Library	2B: Italian 2D: Performing Arts	RE	Topic
Class Sport	Topic	2B: Art 2D: Italian	SEL	Topic

*Specialist subjects marked in bold

Year 4 Parent Information