Week 8
- Parent teacher interviews: Please make sure you have made a time with your teacher to discuss your child’s learning. Booking times close on Thursday.
- 2G is hosting Mass on Wednesday at 9am in the Church. All are welcome.
Religion:
Being a Steward of God’s Creation
English:
Shared Text: Herman and Rosie
Writing: Sentence building and retells.
Maths:
Adding and Representing Australian Money
HASS:
Past and Present
Science:
Forces (Push and Pull)
Week 6
Hi everyone,
This is what is happening in Week 6.
Religion:
Just and unjust actions
English:
Shared Text: My Friend Whale
Writing: Recounts
Reading: Identifying adjectives and character details
Maths:
Fractions (1/2 and ¼)
HASS:
Past and Present
This is what is happening in Week 6.
- Wellbeing Week. This week is a chance for you and your child to relax and destress. This means there will be no homework. Take this opportunity to spend quality time together as a family.
- Shrove Tuesday. The 5th of March is Shrove Tuesday. Please give your child 50c so they can receive a pancake. We will also be discussing in class the significance of this day.
- Ash Wednesday. On the 6th of March, we will be participating in an Ash Wednesday liturgy. Preps to Year Three will be having their liturgy at 10am in Sienna.
Religion:
Just and unjust actions
English:
Shared Text: My Friend Whale
Writing: Recounts
Reading: Identifying adjectives and character details
Maths:
Fractions (1/2 and ¼)
HASS:
Past and Present
Week 5
It’s Week 5 and we are almost half-way through the term!
Religion:
- We had a wonderful time last week visiting Mayes Cottage. We were able to experience many things from the past, including games, home-life and mysterious old objects. Please check out our twitters for photos.
Religion:
- Prayers of Thanks
- Shared text: Sunday Chutney
- Reading focus: Looking at the sounds “ch” and “th”
- Writing focus: Recount of Mayes Cottage
- Revising concepts from the past 4 weeks (rainbow facts, simple addition and subtraction, place value and skip-counting).
- Comparing and contrasting “past” and “present.”
Week 4
We can’t believe it’s Week 4!
Religion
- This week the Year 2s will be going on their excursion to Mayes Cottage. This will occur on Thursday the 21st of February. Please ensure your child has their hat and a water-bottle. Additionally, please do not order tuckshop and instead pack your child lunch.
Religion
- God’s creation
- Images of God
- Shared text for reading and writing:
- Sunday Chutney by Aaron Blabey
- Focus areas in reading:
- identify language features used to describe characters
- read texts with varied sentence structures
- self-correct using phonics.
- Focus areas in writing:
- Use everyday language features when discussing ideas and experiences
- create texts to show how images support the meaning of the texts
- accurately spell words with regular spelling patterns.
- Daily facts:
- calendar wall
- number names
- before and after
- skip counting
- rainbow facts
- simple addition and subtraction
- Weekly focus:
- Place Value (two- and three-digit numbers)
- Exploring past and present
Week 3
We are excited for another busy week in Year 2!
- Please make sure you have completed the online permission slip for the Year Two excursion. This was sent home via email.
- Additionally, please ensure your child has all their booklist items (including text books).
- Homework has started this week. Please email your child’s teacher if there are any questions.
- A quick reminder that parents are not to walk their child to the classrooms (unless special circumstances have been discussed). This also includes late arrivals. We start learning straightaway and the less interruptions the better. This also applies in the afternoon, please meet your child at a designated spot away from the classroom or at white-post.
Week 3 Learning:
Religion: - God’s creation
English: - Shared Text: The Chicken that Hatched a Cow
- Sound: “a”
- Comprehension skills: predicting and visualisation
- Writing: Writing Stamina, full stops and capital letters
Maths: - Addition and subtraction strategies
- Vertical two-digit addition and subtraction with no-trading
HASS: - Exploring concepts of past and present
Week 2 News:
In Year 2, we are ready for a full week of learning!
Religion:
- Specialist lessons (Music, PE and Library start this week). Please make sure your child has handed in their Music pencil-case and has their library bag ready for borrowing.
- Additionally, a whole school mass will be held on Wednesday at 9am in Siena.
- An excursion permission note (which will have all the relevant information) will be sent home via emails.
- We also wish to invite you to parent information night which will be held on Wednesday the 6th of February.
- Session 1: 6:30pm-7:00pm (in the Year 2 classrooms)
- Principal and other members of the school: 7:05pm-7:30pm (in Siena)
- Session 2: 7:30pm-8:00pm (in the Year 2 classrooms)
Religion:
- God’s creation
- Shared Text: “Tap Tap Boom Boom” by Elizabeth Bluenle
- Sound: “b”
- Writing: Capital letters and full stops.
- Revising numbers to 100
- Rainbow facts
- Daniel Morecombe curriculum (exploring how to be safe)
Week 1: Getting Ready for School
Here are some handy tips on the first day of school and the rest of the first week.
Arriving on the first day:
On the first day of school, students can bring their booklist items to the classroom at 8:15am. Your child may pick any spot to sit and place their booklist items on the table top in front of them. Once they have unpacked their drink bottle and put their bag on the bag rack, they can go back to their spot and start the activity in front of them. When the bell goes parents are required to leave. If your child is settled beforehand, say a quick goodbye and leave promptly. Please ensure that morning goodbyes are kept short and sweet to enable your child to transition into a successful day. If they are upset for any reason, we will ensure your child is fully supported as they become comfortable with their new peers and surroundings. Don't forget to remind them of who will be picking them up in the afternoon and where.
Arrivals for the rest of the week and year:
Teacher supervision of the students (in the undercover area) begins at 8:15am. Your child should only arrive at school after this time, so that they are not unsupervised. If your child needs to be dropped off early, please make a booking with the Outside Hours Hours Care team.
An assembly bell rings at 8:33am each morning. Your child should line up with their class in the undercover area when this bell rings. They should not stay with a parent during this time. If you would like to walk your child up to the undercover area, please ensure you have said your goodbyes before they line up.
PARENTS/GUARDIANS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO WALK THEIR CHILD TO THE CLASSROOM UNLESS THEY SIGN IN AT THE OFFICE FIRST.
If your child is experiencing difficulties saying goodbye, either a Year 2 teacher or an administration representative will walk them to the classroom and settle them. This is an important transitional strategy so that your child does not expect you to walk them to the room each day.
The teachers in Year 2 can't wait for the school year to start! We are excited for an amazing year full of learning, fun and growth!
Arriving on the first day:
On the first day of school, students can bring their booklist items to the classroom at 8:15am. Your child may pick any spot to sit and place their booklist items on the table top in front of them. Once they have unpacked their drink bottle and put their bag on the bag rack, they can go back to their spot and start the activity in front of them. When the bell goes parents are required to leave. If your child is settled beforehand, say a quick goodbye and leave promptly. Please ensure that morning goodbyes are kept short and sweet to enable your child to transition into a successful day. If they are upset for any reason, we will ensure your child is fully supported as they become comfortable with their new peers and surroundings. Don't forget to remind them of who will be picking them up in the afternoon and where.
Arrivals for the rest of the week and year:
Teacher supervision of the students (in the undercover area) begins at 8:15am. Your child should only arrive at school after this time, so that they are not unsupervised. If your child needs to be dropped off early, please make a booking with the Outside Hours Hours Care team.
An assembly bell rings at 8:33am each morning. Your child should line up with their class in the undercover area when this bell rings. They should not stay with a parent during this time. If you would like to walk your child up to the undercover area, please ensure you have said your goodbyes before they line up.
PARENTS/GUARDIANS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO WALK THEIR CHILD TO THE CLASSROOM UNLESS THEY SIGN IN AT THE OFFICE FIRST.
If your child is experiencing difficulties saying goodbye, either a Year 2 teacher or an administration representative will walk them to the classroom and settle them. This is an important transitional strategy so that your child does not expect you to walk them to the room each day.
The teachers in Year 2 can't wait for the school year to start! We are excited for an amazing year full of learning, fun and growth!