In Writing, we focus on creating engaging texts by developing ideas, organising our writing and using language to bring our stories to life. In Term 2, we explored narrative writing through Dreamtime stories, learning about their important cultural purpose and the features that make them unique. We also studied author Aaron Blabey, using his books as mentor texts to inspire our own writing. Students had a wonderful time creating their own Aaron Blabey-style stories, learnin

Our Grade 2 students have been enthusiastically participating in Blitzmaster, completing sessions three times each week. Engagement is at an all‑time high, with many students successfully progressing through levels. Their recent learning in multiplication and division has strengthened their number knowledge, giving them a huge confidence boost, and we’re seeing this reflected in improved Blitzmaster scores. During each session, teachers run targeted clinic groups to support s

In Reading, we focus on comprehension, accuracy, fluency and expanding our vocabulary. In T2, we practised comprehension strategies including summarising, inferring and synthesising. We used sentence stems to help us think about our reading, e.g, ‘At first I thought… now I’m thinking…’. We also studied author Aaron Blabey, discussing the themes and character traits used in his texts. Students learnt how to ‘lift a line’ - explaining what Aaron Blabey meant by what he wr

This term, Grade 2 students have been developing their reading comprehension skills through a focus on visualisation, text connections, predictions, and summarising. They have been learning to strengthen their predictions by using the word “because” and supporting their ideas with evidence from the text. Students have also practised summarising events in order using time connectives such as First , Then , and Next . As a class, we have been enjoying the novel Kimmi, the Queen

We’ve been really enjoying our maths learning in Grade 2 lately. Students have been building their confidence with place value, addition, measurement and exploring 2D and 3D shapes through hands-on activities. Our weekly problem solving lessons have been a highlight, with students trying different strategies and sharing their thinking. The regular Blitz Maths sessions are also making a big difference, with students becoming quicker and more confident with their number facts.

Grade 2 students have been developing their writing through ‘ All About Me’ pieces and recounts, focusing on clearly retelling past events. They have followed the writing process of planning, drafting, editing, revising, and publishing. Students are also building their skills by using time connectives to sequence events and applying “show, don’t tell” to make their writing more engaging and descriptive.

In Spelling, we run Spelling Clinics that target spelling needs in small groups. We also teach 'Word Study' for 1 hour a week, that focuses on letters, sounds and words. We run 'Look, Say, Name' for 10 minutes, 3 times per week to practise our own personal words, and complete a partner spelling test weekly. Our personal words come from assessments and also our writing.