Patterns

On Mondays 2DP have been looking at patterns. Here is a great site you can use at home to revise what we have been learning in class.


http://www.apples4theteacher.com/math/games/100-number-chart-one.html#interactive100chart

You can colour in every 2nd, 3rd or 5th number and ask your child to continue the pattern. We have been looking at patterns that increase and decrease.

Have fun!

Science-KIDS CARE!

This Term 2DP are looking at how to care for their environment. This week we learnt more about rubbish. Each student had an item and told the class how they would reduce, reuse or recycle it. We had some amazing ideas!

Maths Groups

On Fridays 2DP have been doing Maths Groups. This is a fun way for the children to practice and consolidate their mathematical learning. Each activity focuses on mathematical concepts and skills, and often involves lots of discussion. Activities that we have done previously include Times Table Stepping Stones, Time Memory Game and making 3D Shapes out of playdough. The activities pictured here are the Place Value Game, Number Clothesline, Weighing Objects and Making Patterns.

NEWS

This term, we are going to do news as a class again. The students have a news topic sheet that they have taken home and it has their news day on it. Here are the topics.

• Week Starting 10th October Free Choice .


• Week Starting 17th October Free Choice.


• Week Starting 24th October Science. How my family recycles, reuses and reduces.


• Week Starting 31st October My favourite Book. Bring in a book to share with the class. Tell the class about the characters and setting of that book.


• Week Starting 7th November My friends. Talk about your and what activities you like to do with them.


• Week Starting 14th November Free Choice.


• Week Starting 21st November Love. The things I do to show love to my family.


• Week Starting 28th November Christmas. How my family celebrates Christmas.


• Week Starting 5th December Share your favourite school memories from this year. What did you enjoy doing? What have you learnt?

The Daily 5

This year, the Junior School Staff have been learning some new ways to approach Literacy in the classroom. We have been focusing on ensuring the students are involved in engaging and meaningful work.
The Daily 5 is a concept introduced by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser (The Sisters) that focuses on students becoming more independent and engaged during Literacy.


The Daily 5 consists of:

Read to Self
Read to Someone
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Spelling/Word Work

We have worked on 'Reading to Self' last term and the students have been learning how to choose books they can read independently that interest them.

This week we have been working on 'Reading to Someone'. We learnt the acronym EEKK to help us read with a buddy. This stands for elbow to elbow, knee to knee. Is it a great way to ensure we can hear our partner reading their story and that they can hear us!
Here are some photos of us using EEKK to 'Read to Someone'. If you look closely you might just see Mrs Downes!

Rebecca and Madeleine made a rap about EEKK

'Elbow to elbow
Knee to Knee
Come on everybody
We're doing the EEKK!'

Great job girls!

Welcome back!

Today one of our class members came back from America! He had such a great time and showed us his new bears who had so many different costumes (including rollerskates). Welcome back!

Welcome to Term 4

Good Morning Bloggers!

Welcome to TERM 4!

Wow only one more term of Year 2!

2DP have already started learning about some new topics.

In Writing, we are learning about EXPOSITIONS. We have already written two about banning homework!

In Science we are studying a unit called 'Kids Care'. We will we learning about our environment and how we can look after it.

In HSIE we are studying Built Environments, both man made and natural.

In Reading, we are doing an author study on Pamela Allen. She is an amazing writer and we have already read Alexander's Outing.

In Art we are looking at 'Under the Sea' and later in the term we will be making some Christmas Craft.

In Drama we will be doing some Christmas Plays.

In Devotions we are looking at 'FAITH, HOPE and LOVE' and in Christian Discovery our topic is 'THE FUTURE.


In PE and Sport we will be skipping, playing Oz Tag, Tennis and Modified Games.

Wow, what a busy term it will be. We can't wait!