Hello families and friends of Year 2,

What a fantastic start we have had this year. The students have settled into the routines and expectations of life in Year 2. We are excited to continue learning new ideas and pushing ourselves to achieve great things! Thank you to the families who were able to attend our Parent Welcome evening last week and our assembly on Friday. The students did an amazing job reading and presenting.

Across our English strand this term the students have been exploring different imaginative texts and the characters, setting and plot that each story presents. We are learning to describe these different features in texts by expanding on our vocabulary.

Throughout our Maths, the first 5 weeks we looked at representing, ordering and naming numbers up to 1000. Students used concrete materials, such as MAB blocks to help show different numbers accurately.

In Religion, the students were exposed to the covenant (promise) that Abraham and Sarah had with God. We looked at some different covenants that the students may have at home with their parents, and how continuing to believe and trust in God helped Abraham and Sarah achieve his dream.

Moving forward towards the back half of this term, the students will continue to receive homework on Monday. Library borrowing is also Monday, and we ask that you please send books back that have a St Joey’s barcode.

Seesaw is an easy way to communicate with me, so please feel free to message me through this platform. If your child is away, please let myself or Miss Kathy in the office know as soon as you can.

In Technology this term the students will be designing an updated version of the Mission Bridge. For the hands on part of this activity, we will need building materials! Things like cereal boxes, paper towel rolls and any other materials suited for bridge building. If you have any of these materials at home that you can donate or that are ready to throw, could I ask that they come into school in a bag for us to use!

If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind Regards,

Emily