Year 2

MRS SUE JONES

Curriculum Coordinator

MRS RUTH STEVENS MRS SHARON JOSS Year 2 Teachers

We have had a busy and productive time in The Rogers’ Cottages this year. The boys have enjoyed the many diverse activities and opportunities presented to them. They have interacted well as a cohort this year. There were many highlights during Term One. This year was unique for our History unit because of the 100year anniversary of the ANZACS. An excursion to the Light Horse Museum in Mudgeeraba was meaningful and engaging for the boys and gave them an awareness of wartime experiences. We also visited local landmarks and memorials on the Gold Coast. The boys were very enthusiastic about building and constructing in Lego Technology. Weekly lessons, building simple machines and discovering the mechanical principles, held the promise of actually building a machine that worked. Science experiments involved many hands-on activities involving mixtures. Swimming days were very enjoyable during the hot months. There were many special celebrations during Term Two. Our ANZAC Day service had greater relevance for the boys this year. They proudly performed at the Mother’s Day Morning Tea at the Marriott Hotel, created a beautiful Kandinsky-inspired trilogy and made individual flowers and cards for their mums. In memory of Father Phil, ‘Crazy Hat Day’ was a great success. Author and illustrator Kim Toft inspired the boys with her unique and detailed silk paintings and stories. The boys’ musical abilities have been extended through the introduction of the Strings Program this year and they were excited to play for an audience during our ‘Open Day’.

Term Three was exceptionally busy. Each week they learnt a greeting from a new country and for homework researched interesting facts about the culture and landmarks. The boys listened to presentations by adults from various countries. A history walk to the Senior School, led by Mr John Wallace,

gave the boys an understanding of what school life was like as a pupil in the past at TSS. Year 2s great success of first place at the Eisteddfod, was an outstanding achievement. We celebrated 100 school days with festivities. The Athletics Carnival enabled boys the opportunity to display some of the skills that they have been focusing on during PE and Sport Skills sessions. We had visits from two authors. Trevor Fourmile shared his experience and knowledge of Aboriginal culture through song, dance and stories, and Andrew King gave a wonderful presentation on how a book could be created from a simple idea. The boys have enjoyed observing the growth and changes of our silkworms as part of our Science unit on “Watch it grow”. We were revved up and excited by the Gold Coast 600 car race and they enthusiastically completed creative design projects relating to this topic. The boys were most fortunate in the wonderful support from the Year 2 Teacher Aide, Mrs Judy Crook, and the various Learning Support teachers, whose care and encouragement have been invaluable. We would also like to thank the Specialist Teachers who have assisted in the enrichment of their learning. The Year 2 boys have thrived and matured and appear to be well prepared for the challenges ahead in Year 3.

YEAR 2H

SEATED ROW: J. GREAVES, H. FURNELL, T. SKUBRIS, J. GALLIE, J. ANDONAKIS, Z. CONNORS, J. FRENKLAH SECOND ROW: K. GRASSICK, V. PAPPAS, C. IVORY, O. DUNN, M. GALLIE, O. YARED THIRD ROW: N. NOBLE, W. POOLE, W. PICKETT, M. DUNNE-JOHNSON, K. MORRIS, R. LYNCH TEACHERS: MRS J. CROOK (TEACHING ASSISTANT), MRS S. JOSS

YEAR 2J

SEATED ROW: L. NASH, T. KELLY, O. EDDY, A. SAKKAS, T. TAYLOR, A. WALKER, A. HAMADI, L. LLEWELLYN SECOND ROW: H. SHEEHAN, W. MCDOUGALL, A. LEE, R. SLY, J. KHALIL, J. JACKSON, W. NYE THIRD ROW: R. COKER, L. KEARNEY, H. HOWARD, C. CHABERT, A. ZACK-HOLT, H. BERNDT, N. DUNN TEACHERS: MRS J. CROOK (TEACHING ASSISTANT), MRS S. JONES

YEAR 2S

SEATED ROW: J. AHEARN, J. PURZA-PAGE, J. BEETON, H. MOFFREY, E. MASSEY, E. JOHANSSON, C. BENDER SECOND ROW: B. RYAN, C. NYKIFORUK, N. HILL, J. RIGAS, N. BEYERS, H. LYGO, R. TEE THIRD ROW: J. WEBSTER, A. JAMES, C. TOWNHILL, L. KENNEDY, J. BURDEN, C. ARKOUZIS TEACHERS: MRS J. CROOK (TEACHING ASSISTANT), MRS R. STEVENS