Welcome to Week 6. This week will probably be the busiest of the term for us as we finish up assessments and start swimming.
The children will continue to have homework and they may read Monday and Tuesday nights this week but after that we need to stop issuing home readers. We are requesting all home readers be returned by the end of this week so we can mark them off and return the boxes to the library. Some children have had a home reader out for quite some time. If books are missing, please use this week to search for them. We have told the children we hope they continue to read either their own books from home or books borrowed from the local council library for the remainder of the school year and during the school holidays. Word recognition, the development of fluency and tone and comprehension are skills that need regular practise. Regular reading will help set them up for a successful start to Year 3.
On Monday at 2.30 pm in Siena we are joining with the whole school for the Remembrance Day service. All welcome to attend.
Swimming begins on Tuesday and we swim again on Thursday. If possible, it would be very helpful if children can come to school wearing swimmers under their uniform and with sunscreen already on. This will mean they only need a few minutes to remove their uniform and shoes/socks and put on their rashies, thongs, cap and towel. This will give us more time to get work done in the classroom.
On Wednesday, we are hosting Mass at 9am in the church. Please join us for Mass and the morning tea to follow.
Have a great week.
Regards,
Felicity Pryer & Melissa Evans
Monday, November 11, 2013
Monday, November 4, 2013
Week 5
This week sees us half way through the term. It's flying by far too quickly! For the next couple of weeks the children are going to be busy completing assessment tasks as they get ready to finish up Year 2. The positive is there is time in the final weeks to reflect on what they have learnt, practise things they need to work on and enjoy Christmas activities. Expect them to be more tired than usual over the next couple of weeks!
This week in Maths we are looking at location and direction on maps and grids. We are also continuing to revise concepts in preparation for the two maths tests. (Once again we are doing two smaller ones as we found it worked better for the children.)
In English we are continuing work with grammar and the children are also working on their assessment, based on one of the fairytale texts we have explored this term. Our spelling is focusing on adding 'ing'.
In Religion, we are discussing and finding ways we can be stewards of God's creation.
Please note that swimming lessons begin next Tuesday (Week 6). Next Wednesday, 13 November, 2 Green is hosting Mass at 9 am in the church. The children who have been allocated speaking parts took these home last week. Please remind them to practise.
Hope you have a fantastic week.
Felicity Pryer & Melissa Evans
This week in Maths we are looking at location and direction on maps and grids. We are also continuing to revise concepts in preparation for the two maths tests. (Once again we are doing two smaller ones as we found it worked better for the children.)
In English we are continuing work with grammar and the children are also working on their assessment, based on one of the fairytale texts we have explored this term. Our spelling is focusing on adding 'ing'.
In Religion, we are discussing and finding ways we can be stewards of God's creation.
Please note that swimming lessons begin next Tuesday (Week 6). Next Wednesday, 13 November, 2 Green is hosting Mass at 9 am in the church. The children who have been allocated speaking parts took these home last week. Please remind them to practise.
Hope you have a fantastic week.
Felicity Pryer & Melissa Evans
Monday, October 28, 2013
Week 4
Welcome to Week 4. This week we are continuing to work busily on our units of work in preparation for assessment tasks. Thank you to all parents who have sent in collage items for our science assessment. The children are very much looking forward to using the items to show us what they have learnt about force and motion!
In English our spelling focus is on the diphthong 'oy'. We are continuing our focus on nouns, adjectives, direct speech in texts, as well as the use of visual resources to add meaning to texts.
In Maths we are continuing our work with multiplication and sharing concepts. We are also introducing chance - exploring the possible outcomes of events and discussing the likelihood of events.
After learning about the life of St. Francis over the past couple of weeks, the children will this week make a book about him.
A reminder that swimming starts on the Tuesday of Week 6. We will swim on the following dates:
Week 6: Tuesday 12th & Thursday 14th November
Week 7: Tuesday 19th & Thursday 21st November
Week 8: Tuesday 26th & Thursday 28th November
2 Green are hosting mass on Wednesday 13th November at 9am. 2 Maroon and 2 Navy will be joining us. We look forward to seeing you there.
Have a lovely week,
Felicity Pryer & Melissa Evans
In English our spelling focus is on the diphthong 'oy'. We are continuing our focus on nouns, adjectives, direct speech in texts, as well as the use of visual resources to add meaning to texts.
In Maths we are continuing our work with multiplication and sharing concepts. We are also introducing chance - exploring the possible outcomes of events and discussing the likelihood of events.
After learning about the life of St. Francis over the past couple of weeks, the children will this week make a book about him.
A reminder that swimming starts on the Tuesday of Week 6. We will swim on the following dates:
Week 6: Tuesday 12th & Thursday 14th November
Week 7: Tuesday 19th & Thursday 21st November
Week 8: Tuesday 26th & Thursday 28th November
2 Green are hosting mass on Wednesday 13th November at 9am. 2 Maroon and 2 Navy will be joining us. We look forward to seeing you there.
Have a lovely week,
Felicity Pryer & Melissa Evans
Monday, October 14, 2013
Week 2
Welcome to a new week. In English our shared reading text is Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The children will be sequencing the story, identifying the "big idea" and identifying good and bad characters. We will be reading and viewing a few versions of this text and comparing them. Our spelling focus is the double consonants '-ss' & '-zz'.
In Maths we are continuing to investigate area through a number of hands on measuring activities. We will also introduce and explore multiplication using groups and arrays as well as multiplication word problems.
In Science the children will investigate different things moving in the playground and use iPads to record and describe forces and motions.
In Religion we are exploring God's creation and introducing St. Francis of Assai.
A reminder that next Monday 21st October is a Pupil Free Day.
The Term 4 newsletter was sent home today, keep an eye out for it.
Hope you have a good week,
Felicity Pryer & Melissa Evans
In Maths we are continuing to investigate area through a number of hands on measuring activities. We will also introduce and explore multiplication using groups and arrays as well as multiplication word problems.
In Science the children will investigate different things moving in the playground and use iPads to record and describe forces and motions.
In Religion we are exploring God's creation and introducing St. Francis of Assai.
A reminder that next Monday 21st October is a Pupil Free Day.
The Term 4 newsletter was sent home today, keep an eye out for it.
Hope you have a good week,
Felicity Pryer & Melissa Evans
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Week 1
A warm welcome back to Term 4. We hope everyone had a relaxing holiday and we are looking forward to an enjoyable last term of the year with the great children of Two Green! There is a lot to fit into the last 9 weeks of the school year so please check the blog, twitter and the newsletter for dates of importance.
The children will be bringing home the Term 4 Overview by the end of the week. This will contain an outline of the units of work we will be covering.
This week in maths we are revising and continuing to practise addition and subtractions. We will also be learning about area - the amount of surface a shape covers.
A reminder that Monday 21st October is a pupil free day for the children.
Have a great week,
Felicity Pryer & Melissa Evans
The children will be bringing home the Term 4 Overview by the end of the week. This will contain an outline of the units of work we will be covering.
This week in maths we are revising and continuing to practise addition and subtractions. We will also be learning about area - the amount of surface a shape covers.
A reminder that Monday 21st October is a pupil free day for the children.
Have a great week,
Felicity Pryer & Melissa Evans
Friday, September 20, 2013
Week 11
The last week of the term, where did the time go?! Thank you to our parents for the amazing turnout to Showcase Evening, it was loving to see so many and to have the chance to catch up. The children really enjoyed testing their parents' geographical knowledge too!
We hope the children keep up their reading over the break, not only to help them improve but to foster a life long love of reading. There will be revision activities on Studyladder for the children to do as well. (Maybe for when they say they're bored?!)
A reminder that Monday 7th October is a public holiday so school resumes on Tuesday 8th October. Keep an eye out for the term newsletter that will be sent home in the first week back. It will contain lots of information about dates to remember - there is a lot to fit into the 9 weeks of Term 4! We will also post dates of upcoming events on the blog too so please watch this space.
Finally, thanks for the support over the term and we hope everyone has a safe and happy Spring holiday.
Regards,
Felicity Pryer & Melissa Evans
We hope the children keep up their reading over the break, not only to help them improve but to foster a life long love of reading. There will be revision activities on Studyladder for the children to do as well. (Maybe for when they say they're bored?!)
A reminder that Monday 7th October is a public holiday so school resumes on Tuesday 8th October. Keep an eye out for the term newsletter that will be sent home in the first week back. It will contain lots of information about dates to remember - there is a lot to fit into the 9 weeks of Term 4! We will also post dates of upcoming events on the blog too so please watch this space.
Finally, thanks for the support over the term and we hope everyone has a safe and happy Spring holiday.
Regards,
Felicity Pryer & Melissa Evans
Monday, September 9, 2013
Week 10
Welcome to Week 10. This will be a busy week in the classroom as we finish off our units in preparation for Portfolios and our Showcase Evening. We look forward to seeing everyone next Wednesday 18th September in the classroom between 6-7pm.
In Maths we are continuing to work on fractions and transformations. The children will complete an assessment on these next week. Even though Studyladder activities no longer appear on the homework, the children are welcome to access their accounts and do the maths activities at home. Regular repetition in maths really helps them to develop the concepts.
We have studied all the Pamela Allen books from the unit now and the children have already chosen one of those books have a started writing a book report on it.
The children also have an assessment on Reconciliation to complete, as well as a Geography assessment.
Have a great week,
Felicity Pryer & Melissa Evans
In Maths we are continuing to work on fractions and transformations. The children will complete an assessment on these next week. Even though Studyladder activities no longer appear on the homework, the children are welcome to access their accounts and do the maths activities at home. Regular repetition in maths really helps them to develop the concepts.
We have studied all the Pamela Allen books from the unit now and the children have already chosen one of those books have a started writing a book report on it.
The children also have an assessment on Reconciliation to complete, as well as a Geography assessment.
Have a great week,
Felicity Pryer & Melissa Evans
Monday, September 2, 2013
Week 9
Hi! We hope all the father's enjoyed their special day yesterday. Have any dads used their voucher yet?
This week in maths we are continuing to work with fractions and we will also begin to explore the processes of sliding, flipping and rotating. Ask the children if they can demonstrate it to you.
We have two more Pamela Allen books left to read in our English unit. We will be reading The Little Old Man who looked up at the Moon and The Toymaker and the bird. We will discuss the features of these texts in preparation for the book report that the children will write. We will explore characters and synonyms. Our sound for the week is final k "ck".
We have started our Geography unit so you will probably hear about countries, continents and oceans. The children are very excited to be looking at a world map!
Have a good week,
Felicity & Melissa
This week in maths we are continuing to work with fractions and we will also begin to explore the processes of sliding, flipping and rotating. Ask the children if they can demonstrate it to you.
We have two more Pamela Allen books left to read in our English unit. We will be reading The Little Old Man who looked up at the Moon and The Toymaker and the bird. We will discuss the features of these texts in preparation for the book report that the children will write. We will explore characters and synonyms. Our sound for the week is final k "ck".
We have started our Geography unit so you will probably hear about countries, continents and oceans. The children are very excited to be looking at a world map!
Have a good week,
Felicity & Melissa
Monday, August 26, 2013
Week 8
Welcome to Week 8.
The book we are focusing on in English this week is Where's the Gold. We will be discussing intertextuality (the interrelationship between texts, especially works of literature; the way that similar or related texts influence, reflect, or differ from each other: the intertextuality between two novels with the same setting. We will also discuss and explore rhythm and rhyme.
In maths, we are continuing to work with fractions - halves, quarters and thirds.
A reminder the Father's Day stall is on tomorrow (Tuesday 27th August). Gifts are priced between $1 and $5.
The Father's Day liturgy is on this Friday, 30th August. It begins at 7.15 am and breakfast follows. A reminder that children participating in the liturgy need to be at school by 7.05am so we can be ready to start on time.
Have a good week.
Felicity & Melissa
The book we are focusing on in English this week is Where's the Gold. We will be discussing intertextuality (the interrelationship between texts, especially works of literature; the way that similar or related texts influence, reflect, or differ from each other: the intertextuality between two novels with the same setting. We will also discuss and explore rhythm and rhyme.
In maths, we are continuing to work with fractions - halves, quarters and thirds.
A reminder the Father's Day stall is on tomorrow (Tuesday 27th August). Gifts are priced between $1 and $5.
The Father's Day liturgy is on this Friday, 30th August. It begins at 7.15 am and breakfast follows. A reminder that children participating in the liturgy need to be at school by 7.05am so we can be ready to start on time.
Have a good week.
Felicity & Melissa
Monday, August 19, 2013
Week 7
Welcome to another week. It's hard to believe we are now over half way through an eleven week term, time's flying!
The children (and parents) need to be congratulated on the fantastic effort that was put into costumes for the Book Week parade last Wednesday. Everyone looked great! The children also need to be congratulated for their reverent behaviour at last Thursday's whole school mass to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption.
On Tuesday, the children will be doing part one of this term's maths test. Following this we will begin our focus on Fractions and Decimals. We will start by revising halves before exploring quarters and thirds.
In English our sound for this week is 'ore' and 'our'. The Pamela Allen book we are focusing on is Our Daft Dog Danny. Through the text we will be exploring direct speech.
Have a good week,
Felicity & Melissa
The children (and parents) need to be congratulated on the fantastic effort that was put into costumes for the Book Week parade last Wednesday. Everyone looked great! The children also need to be congratulated for their reverent behaviour at last Thursday's whole school mass to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption.
On Tuesday, the children will be doing part one of this term's maths test. Following this we will begin our focus on Fractions and Decimals. We will start by revising halves before exploring quarters and thirds.
In English our sound for this week is 'ore' and 'our'. The Pamela Allen book we are focusing on is Our Daft Dog Danny. Through the text we will be exploring direct speech.
Have a good week,
Felicity & Melissa
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Week 6
Hi, we hope everyone enjoyed yesterday's holiday. This week is an exciting week in Year 2! This morning the children participated in Under 8's morning where they joined in many activities including face painting, hair colouring, threading, bubble blowing, chalk drawing, butterfly prints, paper planes and balloon people.
Don't forget costumes for Book Week tomorrow morning. The parade will take place in Siena at 9.15 am. Children wear their costume to school and have their uniform packed so they can change after the parade.
There is a whole school mass for the Feast of the Assumption on Thursday at 9am.
In maths we are continuing to revising the work covered at the end of last term and the beginning of this term in preparation for the first Maths Test. (Rather than do one large maths test for the term we are going to break it into two smaller ones). We will be revising money (coins and notes); time (o'clock, half-past, quarter past and quarter to, calendars (days of week and months of year) and seasons; addition and subtraction word problems; counting in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s and adding 10, 20, 30 etc. to numbers; rainbow facts & doubles/near doubles.
New activities have been added to Studyladder and the children are encouraged to do these at home as well.
The Pamela Allen book we are focusing on this week is Daisy All-Sorts. Our grammar focus is onset and rime.
We have now begun our History unit: Now and Then Transport and our current focus is on cars.
Have a good week,
Felicity & Melissa
Don't forget costumes for Book Week tomorrow morning. The parade will take place in Siena at 9.15 am. Children wear their costume to school and have their uniform packed so they can change after the parade.
There is a whole school mass for the Feast of the Assumption on Thursday at 9am.
In maths we are continuing to revising the work covered at the end of last term and the beginning of this term in preparation for the first Maths Test. (Rather than do one large maths test for the term we are going to break it into two smaller ones). We will be revising money (coins and notes); time (o'clock, half-past, quarter past and quarter to, calendars (days of week and months of year) and seasons; addition and subtraction word problems; counting in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s and adding 10, 20, 30 etc. to numbers; rainbow facts & doubles/near doubles.
New activities have been added to Studyladder and the children are encouraged to do these at home as well.
The Pamela Allen book we are focusing on this week is Daisy All-Sorts. Our grammar focus is onset and rime.
We have now begun our History unit: Now and Then Transport and our current focus is on cars.
Have a good week,
Felicity & Melissa
Monday, August 5, 2013
Week 5
Welcome to Week 5! This week we are finishing our Science unit on Water and we will be introducing our History unit. The children will be finishing their Water wise posters on the computer to demonstrate their learning in science. In Religion our focus will turn away from Jesus' teachings in the Parables to exploring the concepts of Love and Forgiveness.
In maths we are revising the work covered at the end of last term and the beginning of this term in preparation for the first Maths Test. (Rather than do one large maths test for the term we are going to break it into two smaller ones). We will be revising money (coins and notes); time (o'clock, half-past, quarter past and quarter to, calendars (days of week and months of year) and seasons; addition and subtraction word problems; counting in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s and adding 10, 20, 30 etc. to numbers.
New activities have been added to Studyladder and the children are encouraged to do these at home as well. Practise makes perfect and will help with the upcoming test!
In English the Pamela Allen book we are focusing on is Cuthbert's Babies. We will explore alliteration and rhyme.
* A reminder about the upcoming important events happening next week. *
Monday 12th August: Logan Show Holiday - this is a public holiday and the school will be closed.
Tuesday 13th August: Under 8's Morning - 9-10.30 on the Junior Oval.
Wednesday 14th August: Book Week Character Parade - 9.15am in Siena.
Thursday 15th August: Whole school mass - Feast of the Assumption, 9 am in Siena.
Friday 30th August: Father's Day Blessing hosted by Year 2. (A reminder to return the orange form for catering purposes and the white form for Year 2 liturgy planning)
We have had some changes to our support staff times so you are welcome to help out with Maths rotations on Mondays and Tuesdays from 9-9.30 and on Tuesdays from 12-1 for Literacy rotations. It doesn't matter if you can't commit to every week, just come when you can!
Hope you have a wonderful week.
Felicity & Melissa
In maths we are revising the work covered at the end of last term and the beginning of this term in preparation for the first Maths Test. (Rather than do one large maths test for the term we are going to break it into two smaller ones). We will be revising money (coins and notes); time (o'clock, half-past, quarter past and quarter to, calendars (days of week and months of year) and seasons; addition and subtraction word problems; counting in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s and adding 10, 20, 30 etc. to numbers.
New activities have been added to Studyladder and the children are encouraged to do these at home as well. Practise makes perfect and will help with the upcoming test!
In English the Pamela Allen book we are focusing on is Cuthbert's Babies. We will explore alliteration and rhyme.
* A reminder about the upcoming important events happening next week. *
Monday 12th August: Logan Show Holiday - this is a public holiday and the school will be closed.
Tuesday 13th August: Under 8's Morning - 9-10.30 on the Junior Oval.
Wednesday 14th August: Book Week Character Parade - 9.15am in Siena.
Thursday 15th August: Whole school mass - Feast of the Assumption, 9 am in Siena.
Friday 30th August: Father's Day Blessing hosted by Year 2. (A reminder to return the orange form for catering purposes and the white form for Year 2 liturgy planning)
We have had some changes to our support staff times so you are welcome to help out with Maths rotations on Mondays and Tuesdays from 9-9.30 and on Tuesdays from 12-1 for Literacy rotations. It doesn't matter if you can't commit to every week, just come when you can!
Hope you have a wonderful week.
Felicity & Melissa
Monday, July 29, 2013
Week 4
Hi and welcome to another week.
This morning the children attended a Water wise presentation from Logan City Council. It was a very interactive experience and the children demonstrated how much they have learnt by being able to answer all the questions they were asked! All students will bring home a bookmark and a magnet and a lucky few are also taking home a water bottle they won as a prize. They are becoming experts at saving water so hopefully you see savings on your water bills!
In maths we are continuing to work on the areas already covered so far this term and we are also exploring calendars and seasons. The children need to know the days of the week, months of the year, how many days in a month and what seasons fall in which months.
In English we are exploring 'alliteration' (when words start with the same sound, i.e. a piece of pie). The Pamela Allen book we will be focusing on is 'Grandpa, Thomas and the Green Umbrella'.
A reminder to return Father's day forms and email a photo of the children with their dads to fpryer@bne.catholic.edu.au.
Hope you have a good week,
Felicity and Melissa
This morning the children attended a Water wise presentation from Logan City Council. It was a very interactive experience and the children demonstrated how much they have learnt by being able to answer all the questions they were asked! All students will bring home a bookmark and a magnet and a lucky few are also taking home a water bottle they won as a prize. They are becoming experts at saving water so hopefully you see savings on your water bills!
In maths we are continuing to work on the areas already covered so far this term and we are also exploring calendars and seasons. The children need to know the days of the week, months of the year, how many days in a month and what seasons fall in which months.
In English we are exploring 'alliteration' (when words start with the same sound, i.e. a piece of pie). The Pamela Allen book we will be focusing on is 'Grandpa, Thomas and the Green Umbrella'.
A reminder to return Father's day forms and email a photo of the children with their dads to fpryer@bne.catholic.edu.au.
Hope you have a good week,
Felicity and Melissa
Monday, July 22, 2013
Week 3
Welcome to Week 3. We already seem to be flying through this 11 week term!
A reminder homework is now due on Fridays and children should be reading nightly on top of their homework sheet.
Maths: we are continuing to revise money and word problems using addition and subtraction. We are also exploring adding groups of 10 to single-digit numbers, i.e. 4 + 10; 4 + 20; 4 + 30 etc. We will also revise reading o'clock, half-past, quarter past and quarter to times.
English: This week our sound is r influenced 'er'. The children will be learning about 'onomatopoeias'. Ask the children if they can remember how to pronounce it! If they can't it's pronounced 'on-a-mat-a-pee-a'. This refers to the use of a word which imitates the sound it represents, i.e. hiss.
Religion: We will be starting to explore some of Jesus' parables in the New Testament of the Bible.
Science: We will continue our investigation of water - where it comes from, it's importance as a resource and ways we can conserve it.
Have a great week!
Felicity & Melissa
A reminder homework is now due on Fridays and children should be reading nightly on top of their homework sheet.
Maths: we are continuing to revise money and word problems using addition and subtraction. We are also exploring adding groups of 10 to single-digit numbers, i.e. 4 + 10; 4 + 20; 4 + 30 etc. We will also revise reading o'clock, half-past, quarter past and quarter to times.
English: This week our sound is r influenced 'er'. The children will be learning about 'onomatopoeias'. Ask the children if they can remember how to pronounce it! If they can't it's pronounced 'on-a-mat-a-pee-a'. This refers to the use of a word which imitates the sound it represents, i.e. hiss.
Religion: We will be starting to explore some of Jesus' parables in the New Testament of the Bible.
Science: We will continue our investigation of water - where it comes from, it's importance as a resource and ways we can conserve it.
Have a great week!
Felicity & Melissa
Monday, July 15, 2013
Week 2
Welcome to another week. The children had a great week last week, we couldn't believe how much they seem to have grown up over the holidays.
This week in maths we are revising single-digit subtraction facts and looking at word problems that use single-digit subtractions to find the answer.
In English we are exploring the first Pamela Allen book of the unit: Shh, Little Mouse! This week our spelling words have 'air' and 'are'.
We are continuing our science unit. Look out for photos of our investigations into water!
Ask your children to tell you about God's Dream. (Part of our Religion unit)
A reminder that tomorrow (Tuesday 16th) is photo day. A few children still have forms outstanding and they must be returned before they have their photo taken. The children need to come dressed in their full dress uniform (check shirt), and have the correct coloured socks and shoes. Girls should have long hair tied back and wear school coloured bobbles, ribbons etc.
Hope you all have a good week. Fingers crossed the forecasters have it wrong!
Felicity & Melissa
This week in maths we are revising single-digit subtraction facts and looking at word problems that use single-digit subtractions to find the answer.
In English we are exploring the first Pamela Allen book of the unit: Shh, Little Mouse! This week our spelling words have 'air' and 'are'.
We are continuing our science unit. Look out for photos of our investigations into water!
Ask your children to tell you about God's Dream. (Part of our Religion unit)
A reminder that tomorrow (Tuesday 16th) is photo day. A few children still have forms outstanding and they must be returned before they have their photo taken. The children need to come dressed in their full dress uniform (check shirt), and have the correct coloured socks and shoes. Girls should have long hair tied back and wear school coloured bobbles, ribbons etc.
Hope you all have a good week. Fingers crossed the forecasters have it wrong!
Felicity & Melissa
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Week 1
Welcome to the beginning of Term 3! We hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday and we look forward to hearing the children's stories during the week.
The children will bring home new look homework from this week. Homework will consist of a WEEKLY homework sheet that will be sent home on a Monday and will be due on the Friday of the same week. We will continue to alternate between Homework books 1 & 2. Weekly spelling words will be on the homework sheet.
This week in maths we are revising single-digit additions and exploring word problems. The children will write word problems as number sentences. We are also beginning work on reading calendars.
In literacy, we will be looking at book reports, the themes of different books and favourite books and themes the children enjoy. This will introduce our English unit where we will be doing an Author study and the children will write their own book report.
There will be information about the units of work we will be covering in the Term Overview letter which will be sent home shortly.
Have a good week,
Felicity & Melissa
The children will bring home new look homework from this week. Homework will consist of a WEEKLY homework sheet that will be sent home on a Monday and will be due on the Friday of the same week. We will continue to alternate between Homework books 1 & 2. Weekly spelling words will be on the homework sheet.
This week in maths we are revising single-digit additions and exploring word problems. The children will write word problems as number sentences. We are also beginning work on reading calendars.
In literacy, we will be looking at book reports, the themes of different books and favourite books and themes the children enjoy. This will introduce our English unit where we will be doing an Author study and the children will write their own book report.
There will be information about the units of work we will be covering in the Term Overview letter which will be sent home shortly.
Have a good week,
Felicity & Melissa
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Week 10
It's hard to believe this is the last week of term and half a school year has gone by. The children had a great day at the athletics carnival and they all need to be congratulated on their positive attitudes throughout all events. It was lovely to see all their smiling faces all day. Thanks to the parents that supported and helped out.
On Tuesday we have another busy day. The children are doing a dance fever performance at 9.30 in the undercover shed and parents are invited to come along and watch. We are going on our excursion to Greenbank RSL at 10.30. The children will be given the opportunity to eat lunch lunch before we leave, they will be given a drink and chip snack there and then they will have afternoon tea at the usual time upon our return.
As a follow up to the excursion, the children will discuss what they saw and learnt and they will complete a worksheet. They will also plan and design their 'Soldier's suitcase'. We decided to postpone doing this activity until after their excursion as it will be more relevant after they have had the opportunity to see real artefacts and hear stories from returned soldiers. The children will complete their suitcases on Wednesday. This week we will also finish our science unit so their will be lots of mixing of different ingredients!
The children are looking forward to finishing up the term with the movie 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid'. Don't forget we need the permission note signed as it is PG.
We hope you have a good week and an even better holiday. Fingers crossed we have more of these beautiful clear skies for the coming two weeks! Safe travels for any families driving or flying.
Felicity & Melissa
On Tuesday we have another busy day. The children are doing a dance fever performance at 9.30 in the undercover shed and parents are invited to come along and watch. We are going on our excursion to Greenbank RSL at 10.30. The children will be given the opportunity to eat lunch lunch before we leave, they will be given a drink and chip snack there and then they will have afternoon tea at the usual time upon our return.
As a follow up to the excursion, the children will discuss what they saw and learnt and they will complete a worksheet. They will also plan and design their 'Soldier's suitcase'. We decided to postpone doing this activity until after their excursion as it will be more relevant after they have had the opportunity to see real artefacts and hear stories from returned soldiers. The children will complete their suitcases on Wednesday. This week we will also finish our science unit so their will be lots of mixing of different ingredients!
The children are looking forward to finishing up the term with the movie 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid'. Don't forget we need the permission note signed as it is PG.
We hope you have a good week and an even better holiday. Fingers crossed we have more of these beautiful clear skies for the coming two weeks! Safe travels for any families driving or flying.
Felicity & Melissa
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Week 9
Welcome to Week 9, sorry for the delay in the weekly update. It was lovely catching up with a lot parents at interviews yesterday and we look forward to seeing any more of you today.
The children were not telling you stories when they came home with only a spelling list and no homework grid yesterday! We decided with a short week this week and lots on in the coming fortnight, not to forget a busy term, that we would reduce homework for this week and not have any homework next week. We would still like the children to read for the next couple of nights but ask that all reading books are back on Friday so we can return them to the library.
This fortnight we will continue our focus on money in maths and also revisit areas the children need additional teaching and support with that have been covered during the term. The children are busy finishing their descriptions of an animal as part of our English unit and we will be having lots of fun exploring mixtures in our science unit over the remainder of the term.
A reminder that next Monday is the junior sports day, lets hope the weather cooperates!
Enjoy the remainder of your week,
Felicity & Melissa
The children were not telling you stories when they came home with only a spelling list and no homework grid yesterday! We decided with a short week this week and lots on in the coming fortnight, not to forget a busy term, that we would reduce homework for this week and not have any homework next week. We would still like the children to read for the next couple of nights but ask that all reading books are back on Friday so we can return them to the library.
This fortnight we will continue our focus on money in maths and also revisit areas the children need additional teaching and support with that have been covered during the term. The children are busy finishing their descriptions of an animal as part of our English unit and we will be having lots of fun exploring mixtures in our science unit over the remainder of the term.
A reminder that next Monday is the junior sports day, lets hope the weather cooperates!
Enjoy the remainder of your week,
Felicity & Melissa
Monday, June 3, 2013
Week 8
Welcome to Week 8! A big thanks for all your support at our assembly last week. We're sure you agree that all the children did a wonderful job, we are very proud! A reminder that this week we are hosting mass on Wednesday at 9am in the church. We would love to see as many of you there as possible.
We are continuing to finish some assessment items this week and also continue activities in our units of work. In english for the remainder of the term, we are having a strong focus on comprehension and punctuation skills. In maths we are looking at the features of Australian coins and notes. We will also begin to count collections of money. It would be great if the children have the opportunity to do this with real money at home as it's much more exciting than our pretend money at school!
A reminder to please book in for parent/teacher interviews this week if you haven't already done so. We look forward to catching up with all of you.
Have a good week,
Felicity & Melissa
We are continuing to finish some assessment items this week and also continue activities in our units of work. In english for the remainder of the term, we are having a strong focus on comprehension and punctuation skills. In maths we are looking at the features of Australian coins and notes. We will also begin to count collections of money. It would be great if the children have the opportunity to do this with real money at home as it's much more exciting than our pretend money at school!
A reminder to please book in for parent/teacher interviews this week if you haven't already done so. We look forward to catching up with all of you.
Have a good week,
Felicity & Melissa
Monday, May 27, 2013
Week 7
Hi and welcome to Week 7!
Finally the countdown is over, our Assembly is this week! The children are very excited about presenting to the school community. We ask that each child please bring a plain coloured T-shirt to wear over the top of their uniform for the performance. Please don't buy anything special for this. If they have a coloured shirt but it has a logo they can wear it inside out. A reminder that the assembly will commence at 2.25pm in Siena on Wednesday 29th May.
Next week, it is our turn to host class mass. Some children will be bringing home reading parts to practise. Our mass will be at 9am in the church on Wednesday 5th June. We were very impressed with how well the children read prayers at morning assembly last week and look forward to watching all the other 2 Green children have a turn at reading into a microphone at the assembly and mass.
This week in maths we are continuing our to practise single-digit addition and subtraction facts, as well as o'clock, half-past and quarter-past times. We will also be further exploring data representation and interpretation - collected data represented by tally marks, pictograms, and bar and column graphs.
In english our sound is long o as 'o-e'. We will also be focusing on describing words (adjectives) and adverbs and verbs. The children are also working towards to completion of their own fairytale (narrative).
A new homework grid came home today and is due back on Tuesday 11th June (Monday is the Queen's Birthday holiday). If the spelling word list is misplaced you can find the words on the 'Homework' page. There have been 3 new english activities and 6 new maths activities added to Studyladder.
Enjoy your week!
Regards,
Felicity & Melissa
Finally the countdown is over, our Assembly is this week! The children are very excited about presenting to the school community. We ask that each child please bring a plain coloured T-shirt to wear over the top of their uniform for the performance. Please don't buy anything special for this. If they have a coloured shirt but it has a logo they can wear it inside out. A reminder that the assembly will commence at 2.25pm in Siena on Wednesday 29th May.
Next week, it is our turn to host class mass. Some children will be bringing home reading parts to practise. Our mass will be at 9am in the church on Wednesday 5th June. We were very impressed with how well the children read prayers at morning assembly last week and look forward to watching all the other 2 Green children have a turn at reading into a microphone at the assembly and mass.
This week in maths we are continuing our to practise single-digit addition and subtraction facts, as well as o'clock, half-past and quarter-past times. We will also be further exploring data representation and interpretation - collected data represented by tally marks, pictograms, and bar and column graphs.
In english our sound is long o as 'o-e'. We will also be focusing on describing words (adjectives) and adverbs and verbs. The children are also working towards to completion of their own fairytale (narrative).
A new homework grid came home today and is due back on Tuesday 11th June (Monday is the Queen's Birthday holiday). If the spelling word list is misplaced you can find the words on the 'Homework' page. There have been 3 new english activities and 6 new maths activities added to Studyladder.
Enjoy your week!
Regards,
Felicity & Melissa
Monday, May 20, 2013
Week 6
Hi!
It's hard to believe we are now half way through the term - where did the past 5 weeks go?
This week we are doing things a bit differently. We are not having maths or literacy rotations as we have lots to fit in. The children will be doing maths revision ahead of the maths exam on Thursday.
Our main focus for literacy is for the children to have finished writing their fairytale and also to have edited it and met with us to conference. We are also doing a short health, media and art unit focusing on bike safety. The children will be designing a PowerPoint and a comic strip for the assessment.
Amongst all this we will be busy preparing for our assembly next week! The celebrations for St. Bernardine's feast day on Wednesday will be a nice way for the children to enjoy a break from all the work. A reminder that this is a free dress day for a gold coin donation.
New spelling words went home today. The current grid is due next Monday. If the spelling list is misplaced, the words can be found on the Homework page. Some children will be bringing home reading parts for the assembly tomorrow. We will be practising these at home but ask that you please help them to practise at home as well.
Keep an eye out for your PTO username and pin. You will need this to sign in to book our Parent/Teacher interview. Bookings will be open from next Monday for 2 weeks. We recommend getting in early if you have a preferred time. This year, interviews will take place on Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th June.
A reminder of some important upcoming dates.
This week - 2 Green is hosting morning assembly prayer
Next week - 2 Green's assembly - Wednesday 29th May, 2.25pm in Siena
2 Green's mass - Wednesday 5th June
Have a great week and keep warm!
Felicity & Melissa
It's hard to believe we are now half way through the term - where did the past 5 weeks go?
This week we are doing things a bit differently. We are not having maths or literacy rotations as we have lots to fit in. The children will be doing maths revision ahead of the maths exam on Thursday.
Our main focus for literacy is for the children to have finished writing their fairytale and also to have edited it and met with us to conference. We are also doing a short health, media and art unit focusing on bike safety. The children will be designing a PowerPoint and a comic strip for the assessment.
Amongst all this we will be busy preparing for our assembly next week! The celebrations for St. Bernardine's feast day on Wednesday will be a nice way for the children to enjoy a break from all the work. A reminder that this is a free dress day for a gold coin donation.
New spelling words went home today. The current grid is due next Monday. If the spelling list is misplaced, the words can be found on the Homework page. Some children will be bringing home reading parts for the assembly tomorrow. We will be practising these at home but ask that you please help them to practise at home as well.
Keep an eye out for your PTO username and pin. You will need this to sign in to book our Parent/Teacher interview. Bookings will be open from next Monday for 2 weeks. We recommend getting in early if you have a preferred time. This year, interviews will take place on Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th June.
A reminder of some important upcoming dates.
This week - 2 Green is hosting morning assembly prayer
Next week - 2 Green's assembly - Wednesday 29th May, 2.25pm in Siena
2 Green's mass - Wednesday 5th June
Have a great week and keep warm!
Felicity & Melissa
Monday, May 13, 2013
Week 5
Hi and welcome to week 5. We hope all the mums enjoyed their day yesterday. The children certainly enjoyed reflecting on what their mums mean to them and making their little gifts. Has anyone made use of their voucher yet?
Homework was due today (Book 2) and most children have taken home Book 1 for this fortnight's homework grid. Some children still have Book 1 at home which makes it two weeks overdue. Look out for the project task - a 'Must Do'. The children brought the 'My Mixtures' sheet home today. You don't have to wait the fortnight to return them. If they are finished before then, the children can bring them back and begin sharing them with the class. This worksheet will help introduce and facilitate our Science unit.
This week in Maths, we are revising the work we have done so far this term in readiness for the maths exam next week. We are continuing our focus on addition and the strategies to assist with this. Ask the children to explain Rainbow facts, Doubles, Near doubles and Turn arounds. You could also ask them to explain how subtraction and addition are linked.
In English, our focus is on compound sentences and conjuctions. The sound this week is long i - 'igh' & 'y'.
A reminder of some upcoming dates:
Week 6 - 2 Green is leading morning prayer at the daily school morning assembly.
Week 7 - Wednesday 29th May - 2 Green's assembly - 2.20pm in Siena
Week 8 - Wednesday 5th June - 2 Green is hosting mass at 9.00am in the church
Regards,
Felicity & Melissa
Homework was due today (Book 2) and most children have taken home Book 1 for this fortnight's homework grid. Some children still have Book 1 at home which makes it two weeks overdue. Look out for the project task - a 'Must Do'. The children brought the 'My Mixtures' sheet home today. You don't have to wait the fortnight to return them. If they are finished before then, the children can bring them back and begin sharing them with the class. This worksheet will help introduce and facilitate our Science unit.
This week in Maths, we are revising the work we have done so far this term in readiness for the maths exam next week. We are continuing our focus on addition and the strategies to assist with this. Ask the children to explain Rainbow facts, Doubles, Near doubles and Turn arounds. You could also ask them to explain how subtraction and addition are linked.
In English, our focus is on compound sentences and conjuctions. The sound this week is long i - 'igh' & 'y'.
A reminder of some upcoming dates:
Week 6 - 2 Green is leading morning prayer at the daily school morning assembly.
Week 7 - Wednesday 29th May - 2 Green's assembly - 2.20pm in Siena
Week 8 - Wednesday 5th June - 2 Green is hosting mass at 9.00am in the church
Regards,
Felicity & Melissa
Monday, May 6, 2013
Week 4
Hi All
Welcome to another week.
New spelling words have been sent home today. They are also available on the 'Homework' page of the blog. The challenge words we have been including relate to current unit words. This week we have included three words relating to the teaching of time in maths. The children don't have to learn the challenge words but it is good to encourage them to have a go.
A reminder that the children should be reading nightly.
You have probably heard that 2 Green is now on Twitter. You can find us at @2Green2013. Our aim to link the Twitter feed to the Blog so you don't need to sign up to Twitter to see it. Please be patient with us as we get our heads around this new technology!!
This week in maths the new concept we will be exploring is the link between subtraction and addition. In literacy, we are exploring synonyms, adjectives and adverbs.
A reminder the current homework grid is due next Monday.
We hope all the mother's enjoy their special day on Sunday.
Have a great week,
Felicity & Melissa
Welcome to another week.
New spelling words have been sent home today. They are also available on the 'Homework' page of the blog. The challenge words we have been including relate to current unit words. This week we have included three words relating to the teaching of time in maths. The children don't have to learn the challenge words but it is good to encourage them to have a go.
A reminder that the children should be reading nightly.
You have probably heard that 2 Green is now on Twitter. You can find us at @2Green2013. Our aim to link the Twitter feed to the Blog so you don't need to sign up to Twitter to see it. Please be patient with us as we get our heads around this new technology!!
This week in maths the new concept we will be exploring is the link between subtraction and addition. In literacy, we are exploring synonyms, adjectives and adverbs.
A reminder the current homework grid is due next Monday.
We hope all the mother's enjoy their special day on Sunday.
Have a great week,
Felicity & Melissa
Monday, April 29, 2013
Week 3
Hi and welcome to another week.
A new homework grid went home today. It is due in a fortnight's time - Monday 13th May.
You will find the spelling words on the Homework Page if they get misplaced.
A reminder that the first homework grid of the term was due today. Please remind your child to return it if they haven't already.
This week in literacy we are focusing on the story 'The Little Red Hen'. Our phonics focus is Long e - 'ee' & 'ea'. We are also writing sentences using question marks and exclamation marks.
In maths we are continuing to practise counting in 3s and single digit addition plus we will be exploring how 3 digit numbers consist of hundreds, tens and ones. We are revising 'o'clock' & 'half-past' and will introduce 'quarter past' and 'quarter to'. Reading analogue time is a concept children need a lot of practise with.
There are some important dates to remember:
Friday 3rd May - Disco: Years P - 3 5.30 pm - 7 pm
Wednesday 29th May - 2G Assembly @ 2.25 pm in Siena
Wednesday 5th June - 2G Mass @ 9 am in the church
Have a good week.
Felicity & Melissa
A new homework grid went home today. It is due in a fortnight's time - Monday 13th May.
You will find the spelling words on the Homework Page if they get misplaced.
A reminder that the first homework grid of the term was due today. Please remind your child to return it if they haven't already.
This week in literacy we are focusing on the story 'The Little Red Hen'. Our phonics focus is Long e - 'ee' & 'ea'. We are also writing sentences using question marks and exclamation marks.
In maths we are continuing to practise counting in 3s and single digit addition plus we will be exploring how 3 digit numbers consist of hundreds, tens and ones. We are revising 'o'clock' & 'half-past' and will introduce 'quarter past' and 'quarter to'. Reading analogue time is a concept children need a lot of practise with.
There are some important dates to remember:
Friday 3rd May - Disco: Years P - 3 5.30 pm - 7 pm
Wednesday 29th May - 2G Assembly @ 2.25 pm in Siena
Wednesday 5th June - 2G Mass @ 9 am in the church
Have a good week.
Felicity & Melissa
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Week 2
Hi and welcome to another week.
We are fully in the swing of this term's units of work now. The children have learnt about the parts if the Bible as an introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament). Can any children remember how many books are in the Old and New Testaments?
The children are showing a great deal of interest in our History 'Anzac' unit. Today Jack shared his Grandfather's medals with us and we talked about Anzac Day symbols. The children are invited to represent St. Bernardine's in the Anzac Day march this Thursday. The school will meet at 9.30 am at Blackwell Street. The children are required to wear their Day 'check' uniform and they will need their hat.
You are welcome to join the school for the Anzac Day assembly at 2.15pm tomorrow (Wednesday 24th) in Siena.
Thanks to those who have brought their show boxes in already.
Have a good rest of the week,
Melissa & Felicity
We are fully in the swing of this term's units of work now. The children have learnt about the parts if the Bible as an introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament). Can any children remember how many books are in the Old and New Testaments?
The children are showing a great deal of interest in our History 'Anzac' unit. Today Jack shared his Grandfather's medals with us and we talked about Anzac Day symbols. The children are invited to represent St. Bernardine's in the Anzac Day march this Thursday. The school will meet at 9.30 am at Blackwell Street. The children are required to wear their Day 'check' uniform and they will need their hat.
You are welcome to join the school for the Anzac Day assembly at 2.15pm tomorrow (Wednesday 24th) in Siena.
Thanks to those who have brought their show boxes in already.
Have a good rest of the week,
Melissa & Felicity
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Week 1
Welcome to Term 2! We hope you all had a wonderful Easter and an enjoyable holiday. The children were very excited to walk into the classroom yesterday to find they had had a visit from the Easter bunny while they were away! We began the morning with the whole school Resurrection Liturgy and they were lucky to receive another chocolate egg there as well.
We are beginning the first half of the term with an Anzac history unit with a focus on the symbols of Anzac Day and our local war memorial at Greenbank RSL. The children are invited to bring in any items or information your family may have that relates to this unit to make it a more personal experience for them. There will be more information about the work to be covered this term in the Term Two Letter which will come home shortly.
The children had their first dance fever lesson today and it was enjoy by all. They all did very well!
Have a good week,
Felicity and Melissa
We are beginning the first half of the term with an Anzac history unit with a focus on the symbols of Anzac Day and our local war memorial at Greenbank RSL. The children are invited to bring in any items or information your family may have that relates to this unit to make it a more personal experience for them. There will be more information about the work to be covered this term in the Term Two Letter which will come home shortly.
The children had their first dance fever lesson today and it was enjoy by all. They all did very well!
Have a good week,
Felicity and Melissa
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Week 9
Hi Parents
Hope everyone is safe at home on this stormy Sunday evening. Well can you believe that this is the last week of Term One!!?? We've done a lot this term and the children really deserve a break but we still have a busy week ahead before holidays can begin.
This week we will finish our History and English units and we will continue to investigate measurement in Maths.
Religion will be a big focus this week as we learn about Holy Week. We ask that children not bring Easter eggs to share this week if this is something that they would like to do. Rather, we ask that this be left until after the holidays as this is when we will celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.
A reminder that tomorrow, Monday 25th March, is a free dress day with a gold coin donation going to Caritas. Thank you for your generous giving to Caritas throughout Lent. It's been lovely watching the children happily add donations into the class Caritas box for communities less fortunate then ours during our morning prayer rituals.
A reminder that tomorrow is also Cross Country so the free dress clothing needs to be appropriate for running in.
We look forward to seeing you at the Showcase Evening on Wednesday 27th March between 6 - 7pm. This is a wonderful opportunity to see the classroom and the work the children have produced.
Enjoy you week and we wish you a wonderful Easter and holiday.
Regards,
Felicity and Melissa
P.S. A reminder that Homework is due this Thursday. We're sure you'd like a break and don't want to see it for a couple of weeks!
Hope everyone is safe at home on this stormy Sunday evening. Well can you believe that this is the last week of Term One!!?? We've done a lot this term and the children really deserve a break but we still have a busy week ahead before holidays can begin.
This week we will finish our History and English units and we will continue to investigate measurement in Maths.
Religion will be a big focus this week as we learn about Holy Week. We ask that children not bring Easter eggs to share this week if this is something that they would like to do. Rather, we ask that this be left until after the holidays as this is when we will celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.
A reminder that tomorrow, Monday 25th March, is a free dress day with a gold coin donation going to Caritas. Thank you for your generous giving to Caritas throughout Lent. It's been lovely watching the children happily add donations into the class Caritas box for communities less fortunate then ours during our morning prayer rituals.
A reminder that tomorrow is also Cross Country so the free dress clothing needs to be appropriate for running in.
We look forward to seeing you at the Showcase Evening on Wednesday 27th March between 6 - 7pm. This is a wonderful opportunity to see the classroom and the work the children have produced.
Enjoy you week and we wish you a wonderful Easter and holiday.
Regards,
Felicity and Melissa
P.S. A reminder that Homework is due this Thursday. We're sure you'd like a break and don't want to see it for a couple of weeks!
Monday, March 18, 2013
Week 8
Hi Parents
It's hard to believe that we are in the second last week of the term! It will be a busy week as we finish assessment tasks in readiness for Portfolios and our Showcase evening.
In Maths we will be revising different ways of informally measuring objects (e.g. handspan) and explore more formal ways of measuring lengths, heights and capacities.
In English we will begin to look at greeting cards as part of our 'Special Occasions' unit. The students are welcome to bring a greeting card in to share with the class (eg. birthday, baptism, Mother's Day etc). We will be looking at the format of greeting cards and rhymes.
Homework was due today and the children took a new homework grid home. Please note that it is due at the end of next week.
A reminder that next Monday 25th March is cross country and free dress day. Children should come dressed in clothing suitable for running.
Showcase Evening is next Wednesday 27th March from 6 - 7pm. We look forward to seeing you there.
Have a good week,
Felicity & Melissa
It's hard to believe that we are in the second last week of the term! It will be a busy week as we finish assessment tasks in readiness for Portfolios and our Showcase evening.
In Maths we will be revising different ways of informally measuring objects (e.g. handspan) and explore more formal ways of measuring lengths, heights and capacities.
In English we will begin to look at greeting cards as part of our 'Special Occasions' unit. The students are welcome to bring a greeting card in to share with the class (eg. birthday, baptism, Mother's Day etc). We will be looking at the format of greeting cards and rhymes.
Homework was due today and the children took a new homework grid home. Please note that it is due at the end of next week.
A reminder that next Monday 25th March is cross country and free dress day. Children should come dressed in clothing suitable for running.
Showcase Evening is next Wednesday 27th March from 6 - 7pm. We look forward to seeing you there.
Have a good week,
Felicity & Melissa
Monday, March 11, 2013
Week 7
Hi Parents,
Please check below to see what is happening this week.
Maths - we are revising work already done and the children will be doing a maths test. You will see this in the portfolios at the end of this term.
English - we are continuing with our discussion on Special Occasions. The children will be writing a recount on a favourite Special Occasion. Please chat with them about this as it will help them remember the event and sequence their recount.
History - we are continuing with Logan unit. Ask the children what they know about Logan in the 'olden' days and please feel welcome to share anything you or grandparents may have from this time. We would welcome grandparents to talk to the children as well.
Hope you have a lovely week.
Regards,
Felicity & Melissa
Please check below to see what is happening this week.
Maths - we are revising work already done and the children will be doing a maths test. You will see this in the portfolios at the end of this term.
English - we are continuing with our discussion on Special Occasions. The children will be writing a recount on a favourite Special Occasion. Please chat with them about this as it will help them remember the event and sequence their recount.
History - we are continuing with Logan unit. Ask the children what they know about Logan in the 'olden' days and please feel welcome to share anything you or grandparents may have from this time. We would welcome grandparents to talk to the children as well.
Hope you have a lovely week.
Regards,
Felicity & Melissa
Monday, March 4, 2013
Week 6
Wow, over half way through the term already! Where is the time going???
This week we are beginning our second English unit for the term - 'Special Occasions'.
The two genres we will be covering over the next four weeks are 'recount' and 'card's.
Talking with your child about special occasions your family has experienced will help them to recall these events which will also assist them in writing a recount of a special occasion.
In Maths we are revising all topics covered so far this term in preparation for a maths test next week. You can help your child by doing lots of counting from 0 - 200 with them. (Counting forwards, backwards, in 2s, 5s & 10s from any starting point, ie. 5, 7, 9, etc...)
This week we will also finish our Science unit 'Watch it Grow!' and begin our History unit on Logan.
A big thank you to our students and their families for the generous donations to Caritas. We have already raised $83.40!!!!
Hope you have a good week,
Felicity & Melissa
This week we are beginning our second English unit for the term - 'Special Occasions'.
The two genres we will be covering over the next four weeks are 'recount' and 'card's.
Talking with your child about special occasions your family has experienced will help them to recall these events which will also assist them in writing a recount of a special occasion.
In Maths we are revising all topics covered so far this term in preparation for a maths test next week. You can help your child by doing lots of counting from 0 - 200 with them. (Counting forwards, backwards, in 2s, 5s & 10s from any starting point, ie. 5, 7, 9, etc...)
This week we will also finish our Science unit 'Watch it Grow!' and begin our History unit on Logan.
A big thank you to our students and their families for the generous donations to Caritas. We have already raised $83.40!!!!
Hope you have a good week,
Felicity & Melissa
Monday, February 25, 2013
Week 5
Week 5 has begun with another wet Monday! This week we will be busy finishing the first of our literacy units - 'Junior Chef'. The children have a recipe and an alternate narrative ending to complete as the assessment pieces.
In maths we are continuing to explore numbers and patterns from 0-200. We will be counting forwards and backwards in 1s from various starting points and also counting in patterns of 10s and 5s. We will be collecting data and recording it using tally marks and pictograms.
Ask your child what they have observed about our mealworms since we first got them.
Have a good week and stay dry!
Melissa & Felicity
In maths we are continuing to explore numbers and patterns from 0-200. We will be counting forwards and backwards in 1s from various starting points and also counting in patterns of 10s and 5s. We will be collecting data and recording it using tally marks and pictograms.
Ask your child what they have observed about our mealworms since we first got them.
Have a good week and stay dry!
Melissa & Felicity
Monday, February 18, 2013
Week 4
Welcome to Week 4. Our Class Vision Statement is now finished and you are welcome to join us for the presentation of it in the church tomorrow (Tuesday 19th February) at 9 am.
In maths we are continuing with lots of number work. This includes counting (forwards, backwards) numbers up to 200 and place value. We want the children to have a very thorough understanding of hundreds, tens and ones and the relationship between them. We will also revise 3D shapes - cubes, rectangular prisms, cylinders, cones and spheres.
In literacy we are still focusing on recipes, paying particular attention to the format as well as the use of nouns and verbs in them. A reminder not to be concerned if your child has no trouble with their home reader. The aims of home reading are to practise the reading strategies learnt in class, develop fluency and expression and develop a love of reading for enjoyment. We want them to be sucessful and for the text to not be a struggle for them. This will help boost their confindence greatly. We give them more challenging texts in our small guided reading sessions in class.
Hope you have a great week.
Melissa & Felicity
In maths we are continuing with lots of number work. This includes counting (forwards, backwards) numbers up to 200 and place value. We want the children to have a very thorough understanding of hundreds, tens and ones and the relationship between them. We will also revise 3D shapes - cubes, rectangular prisms, cylinders, cones and spheres.
In literacy we are still focusing on recipes, paying particular attention to the format as well as the use of nouns and verbs in them. A reminder not to be concerned if your child has no trouble with their home reader. The aims of home reading are to practise the reading strategies learnt in class, develop fluency and expression and develop a love of reading for enjoyment. We want them to be sucessful and for the text to not be a struggle for them. This will help boost their confindence greatly. We give them more challenging texts in our small guided reading sessions in class.
Hope you have a great week.
Melissa & Felicity
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Week 3
The children are settling in well to the routines of the classroom. This week we are busy creating our Class Vision Statement and this forms part of our Religion unit for the term. The children have written Lenten Promises ready for the beginning of Lent on Ash Wedneday. We are continuing with our 'Junior Chef' unit in English. The children are enjoying looking at recipes and their features: Title, Ingredients, Method, Serves with a grammar focus on nouns and verbs. They enjoyed making and sting pancakes today!
In Maths we are continuing to focus on numbers 100 to 200. We are also revising 2D shapes and introducing rhombuses.
Enjoy your week!
In Maths we are continuing to focus on numbers 100 to 200. We are also revising 2D shapes and introducing rhombuses.
Enjoy your week!
Monday, February 4, 2013
Week 2
Welcome to Week 2 of Year 2! This week we are starting to get into the swing of things with our first full week.
Homework:
The children brought theirhomework folders home today. In them are their homework book (with the homeword grid glued in), this week's spelling word list and their reading log. Readers will come home for the first time on Tuesday. The 'Studyladder' login details have been glued to the inside cover of the homework book. You can find a link to it on the Homework page of the blog. The spelling words are also there in case the list gets misplaced. We have asked the children to keep the reading record, homework book, spelling list and reader in their homework folder so that all of their homework items remain together. This will help them learn responsibility for their belongings. We ask that the homework folder gets returned to school daily so the children can get a new book.
It is important children read regularly at home to support the reading and literacy activities we do in the classroom. Like with everything else, PRACTISE MAKES PERFECT! Even if your child is reading independently, please still listen to them read some pages aloud. It is important for them to still listen to you read aloud too so read a page or a paragraph of their book. Asking questions about what your child is reading will help them develop their comprehension skills as well.
In maths we are revising the 100s chart and beginning to explore 100 to 200. You can help your child by doing lots of counting - forwards, backwards, in 2s, 5s and 10s.
In english we are beginning our literacy unit on recipes.
Have you heard about our class pets? Can you guess what they are? Stay tuned!
Have a good week,
Felicity & Melissa
Homework:
The children brought theirhomework folders home today. In them are their homework book (with the homeword grid glued in), this week's spelling word list and their reading log. Readers will come home for the first time on Tuesday. The 'Studyladder' login details have been glued to the inside cover of the homework book. You can find a link to it on the Homework page of the blog. The spelling words are also there in case the list gets misplaced. We have asked the children to keep the reading record, homework book, spelling list and reader in their homework folder so that all of their homework items remain together. This will help them learn responsibility for their belongings. We ask that the homework folder gets returned to school daily so the children can get a new book.
It is important children read regularly at home to support the reading and literacy activities we do in the classroom. Like with everything else, PRACTISE MAKES PERFECT! Even if your child is reading independently, please still listen to them read some pages aloud. It is important for them to still listen to you read aloud too so read a page or a paragraph of their book. Asking questions about what your child is reading will help them develop their comprehension skills as well.
In maths we are revising the 100s chart and beginning to explore 100 to 200. You can help your child by doing lots of counting - forwards, backwards, in 2s, 5s and 10s.
In english we are beginning our literacy unit on recipes.
Have you heard about our class pets? Can you guess what they are? Stay tuned!
Have a good week,
Felicity & Melissa
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Term 1 2013
Week 1
Welcome to 2 Green. We are delighted to be teaching your children and look forward to meeting you and working with you throughout the year.
This week, we will begin to get to know your children and we will also begin the establishment of the classroom routines and rules. We will be revising some Year One literacy and numeracy work after the long summer holiday and we will also do some Australiana themed work centred around Australia Day.
You will receive a Term One newsletter shortly outlining special days, homework and units of work. We will also give you a weekly update on this blog so please refer to it regularly.
Regards,
Felicity and Melissa
Welcome to 2 Green. We are delighted to be teaching your children and look forward to meeting you and working with you throughout the year.
This week, we will begin to get to know your children and we will also begin the establishment of the classroom routines and rules. We will be revising some Year One literacy and numeracy work after the long summer holiday and we will also do some Australiana themed work centred around Australia Day.
You will receive a Term One newsletter shortly outlining special days, homework and units of work. We will also give you a weekly update on this blog so please refer to it regularly.
Regards,
Felicity and Melissa
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