'What's On' in the Year Two Neighbourhood

Hi everyone,

Welcome back to Term 4! The year is flying by and we are looking forward to an exciting term of beautiful weather and great learning.

Here is our 'What's On', 'Learning Concepts' and 'How you can Help'.

What’s on this week:
Tuesday 8^th October 12.10pm-1.30pm: Cricket Clinic open to all

Wednesday 9th October 9.10am: Book Talk

Friday 11^th October 1:15pm: Year Two has Talent Time

REMINDER: PUPIL-FREE DAYS next Monday and Tuesday 14^th and 15^th October

Welcome to our new student, Ethan who has joined us from Sydney.

Learning Concepts:

The children will be developing autobiographical writing skills and develop their own short autobiography. They will experience the biography of Roald Dahl this week.

The children will be exploring poetry to use rhyming words to explore spelling and sound patterns.

The children are being read Pippi Long Stockings and a new daily serial and are developing vocabulary, reading and comprehension strategies by responding to these texts through discussion, illustrations, and reflections in their reading logs.

The children will be investigating the different letter combinations that make up the vowel sounds in words.

The children are working in target concept groups in number, developing their conceptual understandings of place value, addition and subtraction. It is of particular importance that children can connect symbol, materials and stories when dealing with addition and subtraction problems.

The Learning Agreement will be introduced for weeks 1 and 2 this week with a focus on exploring our new Inquiry into puzzlement and puzzles.

We are in the process of organising an exciting new collaboration for our Inquiry with two parents who work in the Engineering department at Melbourne Uni. The ideas are around exploring puzzlement and mapping.

How you can help:

Please ensure your child is coming to school with a wide-brimmed hat for outside learning and play. This is compulsory in terms 1 and 4.

Please return your green notice if you would like to attend the 1-1 Macbook Information Evening on Wednesday 16th October 4:30-5:30pm. See Julie if you have not received a notice.

Please come along to Book Talk on Wednesday Morning, parent involvement is so important to us and the children love sharing books with families. Parents who attend read a story to a small group of children and discuss the book with a particular focus in mind.

Please help your child to borrow and return from the junior school library in the mornings, there is a new borrowing system whereby a parent volunteer should be available to help your child scan in books from 8.50am-9am.


Thanks everyone,
We look forward to lots of conversation, collaborations and laughs this term!

The Year Two Team.