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Learning: Mathematics This week we have been learning about  fractions as our mathematics focus concept.  In Year 2, students are expected to learn about fractions of half, quarters and eighths of both 2D shapes and collections or groups of objects.  The concept of a fraction of a group of objects is often difficult to understand so please encourage your child to get out a number of similar things like marbles, pasta pieces or crayons and show you how they can sort them into equal sets to show how many are in half of that collection, what is a quarter of that group and how many are in an eighth of a group.  Feel free to see me if you would like any additional information or try Google for 'introduction to fractions' 2nd grade videos or try videos on 'fractional parts of a set/collection' if you would like more information or support to help your child at home.  Please complete Unit 24 for maths homework this week.   Ravens Our visiting birds are...

Here we are again! I am so proud of all of the 2K team who lead such a beautiful prayer assembly on Friday.  They spoke so clearly and confidently into the microphone to share their thoughts and images of the special Lord's Prayer.   Week 4 Learning Topics Reading: We are learning to infer when we read words and pictures in a text.  Good readers use clues from the text to understand the author's message and make meaning with the text. Writing: We are learning to write a persuasive text about which pet is best.  We are learning to write an introduction, state our opinion, write reasons and include explanations and details to help persuade our reader to agree with our point of view. Mathematics: We are learning to write division sentences and solve division problems.  Science: We are learning about the three R's: reduce, reuse and recycle HASS: Aboriginal connection to land and country Visual Arts: We are learning to use lines and shapes to create a...

Week Three is here already?!? This week is quite eventful for us as we are visiting the church tomorrow morning with our Year 5 buddy class for our semester participation in a church mass with the OLOSC parish and we are lucky enough to be the first with our new priest, Father Francis.  Our week will also finish with our Prayer Assembly performance on Friday morning.  The class have worked together to discuss what we imagine and think as we say the Lord's Prayer and it is beautiful to hear all their interpretations of each line of this special prayer that was shared by Jesus.  We had a practise today using the microphone and I'm sure our presenting voices will be ready for the big day.  Plus of course, we will finish with a song as our 2K signature moves, grooves and singing prowess is known throughout the school! Mission Markets  Next Thursday the 15th of August we have our mission markets! We are asking for donations of pre-loved items.  Feel free to...