Year Two Parent Information Night Term One 2008

Early Childhood Teacher Miss Rebecca Sullivan Experience and expertise in teaching Early Childhood students Enjoy drama and science experiences See the advantages of teaching differentiated learning groups Have high expectations of all students

Classroom Organisation Routines Classroom Expectations Behaviour Management (blue stickers, lucky dip, house points, signatures) Boys are seen as independent learners Lunchtimes – eating (nuts); social play; sunscreen. Tool kits Books/Stationery Medical forms

Literacy Literacy Block – whole class activities Literacy Groups Syllabus – »Writing and Shaping »Reading and Viewing »Speaking and Listening “Have a go”

Numeracy Maths Block Maths Groups Syllabus - »Number »Measurement »Patterns and Algebra »Chance and Data »Space Developing problem solving skills

Integrated Studies Science –Science and Society –Earth and Beyond –Energy and Change –Life and Living –Natural and Processed Materials S.O.S.E. –Time, Continuity and Change –Place and Space –Culture and identity –Systems, resources and power

Drama and Design and Technology Drama Expressing ourselves Music and movement Acting out roles Acting our conflict/resolution scenarios Building confidence in public speaking Technology Technology practice – organising, designing and using a procedure. Information – presenting information. Materials – selecting appropriate materials to met design needs. Systems – using programs effectively.

You Can Do It Achieving SUCCESS and giving our PERSONAL BEST Confidence Getting Along Persistence Organisation Resilience

Specialist Lessons Music – Mr Hayden Dinse Art – Ms Julianne De Lange PE – Mr Bill Barnes Religion – Mr Shane McCarthy Library – Mrs Theresa Wyatt

Home Readers Two home readers will be sent home on MONDAY and returned FRIDAY. Home readers do not need to be brought to school each day unless your son would like to change books. Reading levels will be monitored and changed according to the boys progress.

Tips for great reading Code-breaking strategies Text structure and features Plot sequence Character motivation Literal and inferential meanings How illustrations contribute to the meaning Author’s purpose of the story Language used

Homework Each Monday your son will receive a homework task sheet in their homework folder. The task sheet will list the jobs to do: –Reading home readers (5 minutes) –Learn sight words using look, say, cover, write, check or your own method (5 minutes every 2 nd day) –Literacy task (5 minutes) –Math task (5 minutes) Don’t do all the homework in one night. It is better to do a bit each day. Every child is different in the way they handle homework tasks at home, please be patient. I want to know what they can do and how they manage independently. Homework needs to be returned on Friday.

Folios and Interviews Student Folio Academic Folio Parent – Teacher Interviews (Term 1 and 3) Semester Reports (Term 2 and Term 4)

Parent Helpers Literacy groups Maths groups Support – a - reader Swimming Special events At home help

Unit Themes Term One: Black and White Term Two: Forensics (police officer visit) Term Three: Islands of Moreton Bay (Excursion) Term Four: Numbers in our world

Contact Diary Direct Classroom Phone Number: Administration Phone Number: School Newsletters sent home Tuesday