Week 6

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

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