LEARNING FROM HOME - WEEK 10 - TERM 3 - 2021

Year 2 Weekly Overview

Hello Year 2!

This is the last week of Term 3! When we started this term we were all unsure of what it

was going to look like. Your teachers wanted to make sure they could give you the best

learning experiences through online teaching. You wanted to see your friends and

teachers. And your parents wanted to make sure they were able to juggle their own work

as well as help you learn from home.

As teachers we are so very proud of how much you have achieved this

term. You have shown resilience and a growth mindset throughout

the term. It hasn’t been easy and there have been challenges for

everyone.

Please make sure that you take the time out to thank your parents, carers and siblings for

helping and encouraging you. We really appreciate the support that your parents and

carers have given you.

On Monday we have ‘Pyjama Day’! Feel free to wear your pyjamas for your

Zoom session! In each Zoom session, we will be showcasing your video for

the ‘Talent Quest’! Remember to watch each video carefully and think

about your favourite one. There will be a post on Seesaw on how to vote!

We wish you all a wonderful holiday. Take the time out to rest and recharge

your batteries. We will be starting off with Learning from Home in Term 4, but be back at

school soon! The Year 2 teachers can’t wait to see you in person.

Take care and have a wonderful and safe holiday!

From Mrs Perry, Mrs Loftus, Miss Zhan, Miss Duignan, Miss Modesto and Mrs Sian

LEARNING FROM HOME - WEEK 10 - TERM 3 - 2021

Year 2 OverviewMonday

Morning Reading

Log into your PM eCollection website and select a FICTION book as your reader for the week.Make sure you write down the name of the book so you don’t forget it. Choose your book byhaving a look at the front cover and predicting the storyline.

Read your story aloud to someone at home, a soft toy or your pet.Make sure that you pay attention to the punctuation and read withexpression.

Tip: Do you know why it’s important to read with expression and notlike a robot? It is so you and whomever you are reading to canunderstand the storyline better.

Complete the comprehension questions for ‘Dolphin’s Rescue’Remember to:

● Read through the passage carefully● Read through the questions - do not answer the questions yet● Read the passage and underline the important parts● Begin to answer the questions using full sentences where needed

Writing

It’s the last week of Term 3! This means that it is almost the holidays!

This week you will become Travel Agents.

What is a Travel Agent?Travel agents make the arrangements for transportation,hotels and tours. They also tell people about weatherconditions, restaurants, tourist attractions and other detailsabout the destination.

You will be writing a persuasive letter to convince your teacher to take a holiday to adestination of your choice! Think about:

● What weather does your teacher like?● What type of holiday do you think she would prefer?(Beach? Skiing? Shopping?Action

packed with activities? These are just a few ideas.● What country would you teacher like to visit

Complete the ‘Vacation Time' planning sheet by researching where your teacher should go,what your teacher should do and what your teacher should eat.Remember to include details and state your reasons why your teacher should go there tosupport your idea.

Brain Break:

Find your favourite GoNoodle and follow along at:https://www.gonoodle.com/

Handwriting

Complete the handwriting sheets for the letter ‘Ww’

You may want to listen to some relaxing music to help with yourhandwriting.

Relax Music for Stress Relief, Study Music, Sleep Music, Meditatio…

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Middle 11:30am - Zoom sessionRemember to be organised by having a piece of paper and pencil for yourspelling test.Don’t forget it’s Pyjama Day!

Mathematics

Today we will be revising 3D Objects. We learntabout the properties of 3D objects.

● A face is a flat surface that has straightedges. *The ends of a cylinder or thecircular surface at the end of a cone is NOTa face because they don’t have straightedges.

● A curved surface is the rounded surface likeon a cone or a cylinder.

● An edge is where two faces meet.● A vertex (sometimes called a corner) is

where three or more faces meet. If youhave more than one vertex, they arecalled vertices.

You are now going to build a real life 3D object.Follow the steps:

1. Fill out the ‘Real life 3D Objects’ worksheet. You need to sketch a design of yourchoice and count the number of faces, curved surfaces, edges and vertices your objecthas.

2. Use lego, duplo, magnatiles, wooden blocks, mobilo, play dough or any other buildingmaterials you have at home to construct your object. If you don’t have any of thesethings that’s ok! Try looking in the pantry and use cans and boxes (but make sure youask an adult before you do this!)

3. Once you have created this object, label the faces, edges, vertices and curvedsurfaces

Optional challenge: choose a famous landmark (forexample the Harbour Bridge) and use your buildingmaterials to make a 3D model of it.

Library

Book Bento Boxes

It’s time to announce the winners for the 2021 Children’s Book Council of Australia EarlyChildhood Book of the Year. Mrs Ball and Mrs Chapman enjoyed reading and listening to yourresponses and agree it is a very difficult decision to make.

Watch the official announcement here! Did you guess right?https://www.loom.com/share/9a6e3487dfd14afda34e7669cc056e29

This week please find the Seesaw lesson called ‘Library Week 10 – BookBento Box’ and complete the activity.

LUNCH TIME

Afternoon GeographyThis term in Geography we have been learning about natural and human made features.

It’s quiz time! Go to the link below to do the Stage 1 Geography quiz. You will need to writeyour full name and select the Year 2 class you are in from the options.

Please do this quiz by yourself! It does not matter if you get questions right or wrong, it’s just agood way to show your teacher what you have learnt this term.

Geography Quiz

After you have finished the quiz, complete the ‘What I Have Learnt’page in your booklet. Write a brainstorm of everything that you have

learnt about in Geography this term. Below are some of the topics we covered to help you:

● Natural features● Human features● The Natural Wonders of the World● Weather● Seasons● The Indigenous Seasonal Calendar● Human and natural features in the local area

*****If you have finished all your work for the day, you may start the project for Week 10. This is anoptional activity****

LEARNING FROM HOME - WEEK 10 - TERM 3 - 2021

Year 2 OverviewTuesday

Morning EnglishReading****Today we have our second session of ‘VirtualReading Groups’ at 9:30am. Please make sure thatyou have checked your email, know which groupyou are in and what time you have to log in. Usethe link that you use for your class Zoom session atthe time your group has been allocated. Yourteacher will let you in when it is time for you to readwith her. While you are waiting, you will need tocomplete the reading activity below. If you areat school, the teacher taking the class will do thereading groups with you****

Log into the PM eCollection website and select the same book asyou read yesterday.

Use a dictionary to look up the meanings of any words you don’tunderstand. Write them on the ‘Dictionary Meanings’ worksheet.

You can look at a dictionary or use the website:https://www.dictionary.com/.

Use the ‘Word Search’ worksheet to create a word search using thewords from your book. Ask a sibling or adult to complete it.

Challenge: Write down synonyms of your words and use these foryour wordsearch.

Writing

This week you will be writing a persuasive letter to convince your teacher to take a vacationto a destination of your choice!

Remember to think about what you know about your teacher and whattype of trip she would enjoy.

Yesterday you completed the ‘Vacation Time!’ worksheet whichincluded research to support your ideas about why your teacher shouldtake a vacation to the destination of YOUR choice.

Today you are going to write your suggestions foryour teacher. These will include where to go, whatto do and what to eat. Write these in a separate‘OREO Writing’ sheet. Remember to use strongwords (High Modality Words) to convince yourteacher.

Brain Break:

Find your favourite GoNoodle and follow along at:https://www.gonoodle.com/

Grammar

Text Structure:The structure of stories and poems can sometimes bepredictable. Stories often use repetitive patterns. Poems oftenuse rhyme and rhythm.Complete Unit 24 ‘Text Structure’ in your booklet.

Optional challenge:Can you make up your own poem using repetition, rhyme orrhythm?

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Middle Mathematics

This week in our Mathematics lessons, we will be revising different mathematical conceptswe have learnt this term.

Today we will focus on how to add two-digit numbers using the split strategy. We’ve learnthow to use the jump strategy to add numbers as well. To show your understanding, you aregoing to complete the 2 activities using either the split or jump strategy.

Watch Miss Zhan’s video for a revision of the strategies and an explanation of the activities.

Year 2 Week 10 Addition Revision.mp4

**You will need a timer for this activity**

Complete the ‘Addition in Action’ worksheet by doing thevarious activities and adding the numbers together.Remember to show HOW you worked it out. Did you usethe split strategy or the jump strategy.

For the next activity you will need to find some things in yourgarden or around your home to create a challenging additionsentence.

For example: 12 pairs of black shoes + 14 pairs of whiteshoes.

Put the equation in the middle and show 4 different ways youcan solve your question.

Digital Technologies – Grok Learning

Sign into Grok Learning using your NSW DoE login here:https://groklearning.com/sso/saml2/login?idp=nsw

Continue working the activities for: Monster Maker (Grades2 - 4) in your assigned lessons.

I know some of you have been working really hard in Monster Maker and have alreadyfinished that activity. Guess what? You have also been assigned the task More MonsterMaker (Grades 2 – 4) So you can log back in and start working on those new activities!

Watch Mrs Chapman demonstrate how to use Grok Learning here!https://www.loom.com/share/8f76bc68a2964b8899cb7c7e33248b44

Please email Mrs Chapman this week if you need any help answering the questions.renee.chapman17@det.nsw.edu.au

LUNCH TIME

Afternoon Science

For the last few weeks you have learnt about the 3R’s

● Reduce● Reuse● Recycle

You are going to use everything you have learnt to createsomething!

The task is to design and create a robot that will help youwith the household chores. The robot must be made out ofrecycled materials.

1.Go on a scavenger hunt and collect items around your home, on your walks or in yourgarden that can be recycled. Make sure that these items are safe, clean and check withan adult if they are ok to use. Draw and label each of these items on your ‘Planning’sheet

2.Use the ‘Design a Robot’ worksheet to design your robot. You must label each part withthe item you will be using

3.Have a look at your design and see if you need to make any changes. For example,maybe you have used small sticks for the legs, but you want to use something that isstronger

4.Once you are happy with your design, start creating! You may need to use masking tapeor glue to put it all together.

5.You will then create a short video explaining how you designed and created the robot.

6.Upload the ‘Design a Robot’ worksheet, a photo of your Robot and the video to Seesawfor your teacher to mark.

*****If you have finished all your work for the day, you may start the project for Week 10. This is anoptional activity****