Year 2
Welcome to Year Two at Runcorn State School. Term One is an exciting term where establishing inquiry-based learning will be our focus. Students will engage in using the learning assets in all curriculum areas. This platform will enable opportunities for critical and creative thinking and reflection as the students become more proficient Researchers, Self-Managers, Thinkers, Collaborators and Communicators.
We look forward to working with you in supporting your child’s education. Please contact us via email if you have any queries, and we will endeavour to respond within 24 working hours.
Classroom Teachers
2/3D - Ms Daglish, email address: mdagl3@eq.edu.au
2M - Ms McIntyre, email address: ecmci0@eq.edu.au
2N - Mrs Deaton, email address: nxdea0@eq.edu.au
1/2C - Ms Cox, email address: cxcox5@eq.edu.au
Important Dates
Week 1 – Day: Public Holiday Monday 27th January
Week 3 – Day: Chin Wag and Snag Tuesday 11th February
Week 8 – Day: Three Way Parent Teacher Interviews
Week 9 – Day: Cross Country
Specialists Lessons
Monday – Religious Instruction or alternative activity (all classes) 2:00-2:30, Parade (all classes) 2:30-3:00.
Tuesday – 2/3D Music 2-2:30, 2M Motor Skills 2:00 - 2:30, 2/3D Motor Skills 10:30 - 11:00,
2N Motor Skills 2:30-3:00, 1/2C Motor Skills 1:00 - 1:30, 2/3D and 2M Library Borrowing 2:30 -3:00
Wednesday – 2N Swimming 12:00 -12:30, 1/2C Music 12:30 - 1:00, 1/2C Health 1:00 - 1:30
Thursday – 2/3D Swimming 10:30 -11:00, 1/2C Swimming 2:00-2:30, 2M Music 12:00-12:30,
2M Health 12:30 - 1:30, 2N Health 12:00 -12:30, 2N Library Borrowing 1:00 - 1:30
Friday - 2M Swimming 1:00-1:30, 2/3D Health 12:30-1:00, 1/2C Library Borowwing 2:00- 2:30
Curriculum Focus
Please click here for a very handy overview of what Year 2 students typically learn to understand and do by the end of this year, according to the Australian Curriculum which guides all our learning.
English
Students will share ideas and exoress opinions about familiar character and their traits.
Students will be assessed by: Reading, viewing and comprehending a familiar story and will present a character to a their peers.
Mathematics
We will be focusing on the following concepts: Numbers to 1000, telling time to the quarter-hour, using a calendar to identify the date and the months included in season, ordering shapes and objects using informal units (length, area, volume, capacity).
Year 1/2C will be focusing on the following concepts: Numbers to 1000, investigating location and direction using maps, chance and data.
Students will be assessed by: Reading and telling time to the quarter hour, identifying the order of the months and seasons, investigating different units of measurement.
Students in 1/2C will be assessed by describing outcomes for everyday events, collecting, organising, representing collected data:They will interpret simple maps of familiar locations and identify the positions of key features.
Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)
Students will be: Exploring significant places, local communities and connection to places.
Science
Students will investigate the properties of different materials and objects.
Students in 1/2C will investigate the question: Is it important to conserve Earth’s resources? What part do we play? They will investigate Earth's resources.
They will describe how Earth's resources are used and the importance of conserving resources for the future of all living things.
Students will be assessed by: Designing and constructing a container to hold a mixture.
Students in 1/2C will be assessed by: To identify different uses of water and describe ways to conserve it.
The Arts
Students will develop a range of skills within Media and Visual Arts.
Students will be assessed by: Creating and presenting a multi-modal procedure.
Music with Mrs Murray: amurr51@eq.edu.au
Students will use melodic and rhythmic percussion in group ensembles exploring melody, ostinato, beat and dynamics.
Students will be assessed on:
Demonstrating a melodic ostinato and beat in time to a sung melody.
Health with Mrs Stirling: sstir16@eq.edu.au
Students apply protective behaviours and help-seeking strategies to keep themselves and others safe. They explain why health information is important for making choices.
Students will be assessed by describing and demonstrating strategies to keep themselves safe.
Physical Education with Mr Brady: lbrad101@eq.edu.au
Students will demonstrate aquatic skills and strokes in a variety of movement sequences and situations. They will perform the recognised strokes of freestyle and backstroke in continuous movement sequences that incorporate the elements of movement: body awareness, effort (flow) and space awareness
Assessment: Demonstrates aquatic skills (entries and exits) and recognised strokes in swimming sequences and situations. Performs swimming skills sequences that incorporate the elements of movement for the recognised strokes of freestyle or backstroke.