Dear Families, Welcome to the second Year 7 newsletter for 2021. I hope everyone has had a great holiday and you have returned refreshed, ready for the new term. Below is an outline of the learning that will take place in Term 2. Mathematics: In Term 2, students will continue to explore the ‘Number’ drawer of maths, and focus specifically on fractions, decimals and percentages. Currently, some of the learning points being explored are: I can explain what a fraction is and how it can be represented as a shape, collection, object or measurement. I can place a given fraction on a number line and recognize equivalences. I can add and subtract fractions with like denominators. I can use fractions to solve authentic problems. I can convert between fractions, decimals and percentages. English: The English program will cover essential skills in reading, writing, listening, speaking and viewing. In writing, students will learn about the text structure and language features of two text types – explanation (procedures) and expositions (persuasive). This will involve students planning, drafting and publishing their own exposition text with the intent to persuade the reader to their opinion. We will continue to use the Seven Steps to Writing Success to frame our writing instruction. Explanation texts will involve students working in small groups to plan, draft and publish a procedural text that younger students would be able to follow in order to play a PE game. Students will be provided with exemplars each lesson and will have a great time both playing and testing their own and their peers’ games. Guided reading will develop reading fluency and reading comprehension. Students will view texts from a variety of genres and be aware of a variety of reading comprehension strategies like inferencing, meaning students ‘read between the lines’ when the author implies something but doesn’t exactly state it. Humanities & Social Sciences: HASS comprises of four subject areas - History, Geography, Economics and Business and Civics and Citizenship. In Term 2, History will be the focus, with Year 7’s concentrating on Ancient Greece, after investigating different time periods, primary/ secondary resources and Out of Africa. Science: This term, Year 7’s will explore Chemical Sciences, where students will develop an understanding of mixtures that contain a combination of pure substances that can be separated using a range of techniques. Students will construct a hypothesis, conduct experiments and draw conclusions, before explaining their findings. Digital Technologies: Students will continue their learning in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) through a range of different challenges designed to test the students on their ability to display leadership skills, communication, and group work and design thinking. This learning will take place in the Hive as an alternative program to Wakakirri every Thursday morning. Parafield Gardens R-7 School 23 Shepherdson Road, Parafield Gardens, SA 5107 Tel: 8258 1816 Fax: 8281 5857 Comments and Feedback to: [email protected] Our SMS number for absences: 1416 906 258 What’s on this term THIS TERM ASSEMBLIES WILL BE HELD ON Thursday morning week 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 At 9:00am in the Hall Room 30 Newsletter Term 2 2021 11th May NAPLAN Reading 12th May NAPLAN Writing 14th May NAPLAN Conventions of Language 18th May NAPLAN Numeracy 30th June Casual Day with gold coin donation Reports go home 2nd July Last day of Term 2 Early dismissal 2:00pm 11th June Pupil Free Day 14th Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday 21st June High school transition visit to Parafield Gar- dens 28th June to 30th June Year 7 Camp to Arbury Park