Dear Parents and Carers,

Thank-you for an amazing start to Term 3! We welcomed two new students into our classroom this term, a very warm welcome to Theo and Indie. We also welcomed “Jef” the monkey who sat in Connor’s spot on the mat and in his chair at school. He joined in some activities with us too. We cannot wait until Connor is back in class with us and we think of him often!!

Year 2 absolutely loved presenting our dance “Hair Up” to you during Catholic Education Week. Students worked hard choreograph their dance and add in their own “freestyle” movements. Thank-you for your help in getting the students dressed to impress on the night!

We were lucky enough to have Miss Heather come into our class and read some stories with us for Heath this term. We learnt how to co-operate and work together, stay as a group and show kindness.

In Reading this term we are learning to understand and comprehend what we read through comprehension lessons. We are gathering many strategies or “tools in our toolbox” to help us understand what we read. Students are reading a range of fiction non-fiction and persuasive texts.

In Writing, students are learning about the structure of informative texts through videos and non-fiction books. We have learnt about the features of a non-fiction text and that they include facts. Students so far have learnt about the life cycle, appearance, habitat, diet and interesting facts about kangaroos, crocodiles and cassowaries. They will get to choose their own animal to prepare an informative text about for their assessment at the end of the term.

In Mathematics students have learnt to use a think-board to represent different multiplication and division strategies. We are also learning about directions and using Bee-Bots as part of our unit this term.

Students were treated to a visit from the Rural Fire Brigade where they were shown the truck and spoken to about what to do in a fire emergency. Students learnt to “Get Down Low and Go Go GO!” as well as “Stop, Drop, Cover Your Face and Roll”. All students were sent home with some information booklets and goodies to read through as a family. (See photos below!)

Some gentle reminders:

-Please connect to SeeSaw if you haven’t already and turn notifications on so you don’t miss any messages

-Library Day – Wednesdays

-Homework Day – Wednesdays

-P.E. – Wednesdays (wear sports uniform)

-Assemblies – Fridays (all welcome)

Any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me via SeeSaw or email at ttapper@cns.catholic.edu.au

Kind Regards,

Mrs Tash Tapper