WELCOME BACK TO TERM 4!
Wow! Can you believe there is only one more term left of Grade 2? We had a busy Term 3 and the students have all been working incredibly hard! We would like to thank all our families for the continued support and encouragement that you give to your children in assisting their learning.
SWIMMING
The Prep-2 swimming program at Knox Leisureworks will be in early December. Please prepare your child by ensuring they can dress themselves independently. In addition to towel, bathers and goggles, students will be required to wear thongs/slides/crocs to and from the pool. More info will be provided later via Class Dojo and Compass.
LITERACY
In Writing this term, we will revise narrative writing in preparation for NAPLAN in Grade 3. This will be done through using example texts, as well as ‘seeds’. We will also be writing Information texts on a wide variety of topics. We will continue to make phonics a priority while continuing to look at phonological, morphemic and visual spelling strategies.
Our Reading program is supported by CAFÉ. Reading skills will be learnt through exploring different strategies that can be applied to daily reading. Students can present Show and Share once a week. They will also present an information report to the class on a chosen minibeast. This is a great way for your child to build their confidence speaking in front of an audience.
NUMERACY
This term in Mathematics we will explore division and its relationship to multiplication and subtraction. Other topics will include graphing, place value, positional language and telling time to the quarter hour. The whole school has adopted an open-ended approach to teaching mathematics, supported by activities from Top Ten.
INTEGRATED STUDIES
This terms Integrated Topic is ‘MINIBEASTS’. A few areas we will be looking at include classifying minibeasts, habitats, their importance to our eco-system and how they adapt to a changing environment. We are very much looking forward to our excursion to the Museum and watching a movie at IMAX.
HATS
As the warmer weather begins, a reminder that students are required to wear a school hat from the beginning of term 4 until the end of April, whenever they are outside. Please make sure it is labelled. They can be purchased from the uniform shop if you need a new hat.
HOMEWORK
Thank you for your ongoing support with homework. A reminder to please write nightly reading in the yellow diaries and to return homework books by Monday. Please encourage lots of reading at home and chat about the books your children have been reading.
As always please reach out to any of the classroom teachers as our doors are always open. The best way to contact us during classroom hours is through direct message on Dojo. We look forward to a great term.
Thanks!
Ev Pagnin, Sheree Skondreas, Camille Hobbs and Kristin MacDonald.
Term 4 Newsletter
