March - April in the Year Two / Three
What excitement, our assembly. The Year Two / Three ran the Assembly in our new undercover area. It was the day the Undercover area was officially opened. Our class item was songs about pirates and what a dastardly bunch we were.
Goodbye
This term we say goodbye to Kobe. Kobe and his sister have been at our school for a long time and are now moving. We hope Kobe has as many friends at his new school as he had here. Have a great time at your new home Kobe.
Technology Miss Anderton has been teaching us how to use a digital camera. Later this year we will be using cameras to create stories, to record daily activities and important events in the school.
Mathematics
BIG numbers feature this month. Just how big is 1000? Counting by one hundreds, and understanding thousands has been a focus this month. Science
Crystals are such fascinating things. We began by dissolving salt into warm water and adding a little food dye to help us remember which was which. The saturated salt water was then put onto trays. Over a few days the water evaporates and we were left with beautifully shaped small salty crystals. The next week we looked at Epsom salt crystals and salt crystals that form on a piece of string that we dangled into the jar. Imagine our excitement when the very next day our string held a large Epsom salt crystal. The following day it held hundreds of tiny crystals. We left it over the Long Weekend thinking that it would grow even bigger crystals. However, much to our disappointment the crystals had all dissolved and were now reformed on the bottom of the jar. What happened? Something to find out! The salt crystals were slower to grow but are making quite impressive displays. Mikayla’s uncle brought some crystals back from a cave in the north.
Pet Rocks
Who could resist having a pet that mum will let sleep in our bed, sit on the table, and go to school to sit on our desk. Welcome to our Pet Rocks.We searched for and found our very own Pet Rocks. At school we glued eyes onto them. Then we analysed them! We looked at their weight and size. We scratch tested them with our fingers and nails. We poured vinegar over them to see if they would fizz. Some did, they were limestone. We sank them in water to see if they were volcanic and would float. They were very patient while we found out as much as we could about our little special pets. Over the following week we made a home for our Pet Rock and then helped our Pet Rock write its very own Journal.
Sport
We have been divided into two groups. Mrs Veen teaches one group beanbag skills; Mr Harrington teaches the second group ball skills. Over the four weeks the teachers have noticed quite an improvement in skills. Next term we will swap over for more fun. Hockey Unfortunately the Hocky lessons have not taken place because the coach has not been able to get here. Maybe next term?
This term
Language
In Story Writing we have been writing and publishing our stories into our Story writing books. These are very popular during Silent Reading time. It feels good to have other people read our work and we get to read theirs. Lachlan has discovered Shape books and has been writing his own Shape books. He then illustrates the books. Lachlan is such a talented artist.
ReadingThis term the class will be examining reading through the Metacognitive approach. We have looked at how to find out what words mean, how to find information and how to sequence actions as you do in a recipe. Spelling.We have been putting the spelling words into our Homework books each week and learning five each night. Over the term we have noticed that we all take much more care with our spelling.Society and Environment
Several Parents have come into the class to talk about their jobs.
Our first parent was Mrs Ozanne who talked to us about banking. She does the School Banking for us.
Thank you to Mr Lennon who came to speak about his three jobs, announcing at the cricket, calling the football on the radio and being a DJ.Thank you to Mrs Karniewicz who came to speak to us about her many jobs. They include being a School Community Liaison Officer, a Day-care worker, and a Special Needs Assistant. Year 6 /7 are going away on camp. They organized a Fun Day for us.We had a great time.
Easter
Soon it will be Easter Holidays. We would like to wish all the children and the teachers a safe and happy holiday.
