Term Three Evaluation: Monkey

English:

Reading:

Independent Reading:

**See written list**

Other Reading Activities:

Reading Eggs online program

30-60 minutes of daily independent silent reading

Literature:

Usborne Beginners King Midas and the Gold

The Borrowers Afield

May Gibbs Gumnut Classics

- Snugglepot and Cuddlepie

- Little Ragged Blossom

Writing:

Copy work using quality literature such as Dr Seuss

Handwriting:

Targeting Handwriting Year 2

Spelling:

daily oral review of weekly lists as sourced from online spelling website

(20 words per list)
written test taken every Friday

Maths:

Maths Plus Year 2 Textbook

Units 17-24 covering the following topics:

arrays of two, 1/2, 1/4, or 1/8, symmetry, measuring capacity, arrays of ten, counting backwards, faces, vertices and edges, comparing mass, doubles and near doubles, division using arrays, flip, slide and turn, digital time, subtraction jump strategies, rounding to ten, gather and compare data, metres and half metres, equal number sentences, number patterns, giving directions, visualising area units, extending addition facts, rearranging numbers to 1000, creating a picture graph, extending subtraction facts, cummutative property, views of 3D objects, the calendar, repeated subtraction, solving problems, modelling 3D objects, displacement

Diagnostic Review 3 

Scripture and Character Building:

Bible Read Aloud:
1 Samuel 10 ~ 2 Samuel 24

HSIE:

Geography/History -

History: 

Read Alouds:

Boomerang and Bat

Meet Don Bradman

Queen Victoria's Underpants

Midnight

(Books below are Aboriginal stories)
Dunbi the Owl

Geography - 

Going to the Rainforest

24 Hours in a Tropical Rainforest

Science and Technology:

The following books were read aloud:

Crabs and Crustaceans

The Usborne Big Book of Sea Creatures

At Home in the Biome: Coral Reef

PDHPE:

walk to and from the library

walk to and from the shops

walk to and from various parks

free play at various parks

riding scooter

Creative Arts:

Art:

Roald Dahl Birthday Craft

Mr Twit Beard craft

Socialization:

Weekly attendance of church and Sunday School

Numerous play dates with friends of multiple ages

Other Activities:

Played a variety of board and card games

• Rummy-O
• Mancala
• Snakes and Ladders
• Skip-Bo
• Chess
• Memory
• Blokus
• Blink

Term School Holiday Events:

Sept/Oct:
Library ~ Bingo

Library ~ Bookmark Craft
ANSTO ~ Sport Science Day