In Mathematics this term we have been exploring repeated addition, otherwise known as multiplication. As well as its cousin, division. We have also been learning about measurement, exploring length and mass in informal units. We have found good methods to measure items of various sizes. We have learnt to heft to determine something that is heavier and those things that are lighter.

In writing this term we have looked at narratives. We have been discussing the different parts that make up an imaginative story. After learning about the structure of a narrative, using a story mountain, we began looking closely at the very first section of a story called an orientation. An orientation introduces the characters and the setting to hook the reader into the story. We found that the narrative story Bilby Moon, written by Margaret Spurling, has a fantastic orientation that some of us used to begin writing our own orientation. This is called ‘patterned’ writing.

In spelling one of our big ideas is onset and rime. We were learning that the onset of a word includes the beginning consonant/s, and the rime is the second part of the word that usually begins with a vowel. We have been incorporating spelling into our reading and writing.

This term, Year 2 has been learning about significant places. Students have had opportunities to research, learn and share some of the significant places in Canberra, such as Parliament House, the War Memorial and Telstra Tower.