Monday, September 5, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Week Eight
Parents/Caregivers,
Week 8 has been another great week in 2M! This week we have been busy organizing our ‘Design Afternoon’ for you next Thursday (8th) afternoon at 2pm. We have been busy building, creating, planning, drafting, designing, singing, dancing and constructing. We are so excited to share this afternoon with you.
In Literacy this week we have been looking closely at our recount writing. We are really enjoying our writing now and we have great ideas that hook the reader in. Our recount writing has been about our weekends and past events. We spent some time this week planning our own movies and what they would be about. Our imaginations are fantastic and our ideas are endless. Some of us wrote 5 pages!
We also spent time working on our vocab, grammar and punctuation. We are getting better at editing our own writing and re-reading our own writing to make sure it makes sense.
In Maths this week we went shopping in the Woolworths catalogue. We were split up into groups and were given ‘$100’ to spend. We had to buy certain products such as healthy food, cleaning products, baby products and more. The closest group to spend the $100 spent $99. This was an engaging and real life learning experience for us, so if you ever go food shopping we would love to help you! We created our own grids and coordinates this week which was a lot of fun. Next week we get to swap with a friend and find the coordinates.
We are getting better and surprising Miss Renee with our ICT skills and understandings each day. We are reading e-books, using Maths and English programs and using Microsoft programs. We love computers!
This week we tried hard to give each other compliments. A compliment is saying something nice about someone else. A compliment makes somebody feel good. Miss Renee is encouraging us to say nice things to each other, look after each other and be good friends to each other. We had fun writing compliments about everyone in our class and Miss Renee used them to make us a surprise that she will give us at the end of the term!
Thanks for reading about our week and we will have more to share with you next week!
Miss Renee ☺
See you Thursday!
Week 8 has been another great week in 2M! This week we have been busy organizing our ‘Design Afternoon’ for you next Thursday (8th) afternoon at 2pm. We have been busy building, creating, planning, drafting, designing, singing, dancing and constructing. We are so excited to share this afternoon with you.
In Literacy this week we have been looking closely at our recount writing. We are really enjoying our writing now and we have great ideas that hook the reader in. Our recount writing has been about our weekends and past events. We spent some time this week planning our own movies and what they would be about. Our imaginations are fantastic and our ideas are endless. Some of us wrote 5 pages!
We also spent time working on our vocab, grammar and punctuation. We are getting better at editing our own writing and re-reading our own writing to make sure it makes sense.
In Maths this week we went shopping in the Woolworths catalogue. We were split up into groups and were given ‘$100’ to spend. We had to buy certain products such as healthy food, cleaning products, baby products and more. The closest group to spend the $100 spent $99. This was an engaging and real life learning experience for us, so if you ever go food shopping we would love to help you! We created our own grids and coordinates this week which was a lot of fun. Next week we get to swap with a friend and find the coordinates.
We are getting better and surprising Miss Renee with our ICT skills and understandings each day. We are reading e-books, using Maths and English programs and using Microsoft programs. We love computers!
This week we tried hard to give each other compliments. A compliment is saying something nice about someone else. A compliment makes somebody feel good. Miss Renee is encouraging us to say nice things to each other, look after each other and be good friends to each other. We had fun writing compliments about everyone in our class and Miss Renee used them to make us a surprise that she will give us at the end of the term!
Thanks for reading about our week and we will have more to share with you next week!
Miss Renee ☺
See you Thursday!
Monday, August 22, 2011
Week Six & Seven
Hello Parents & Caregivers,
We hope you enjoyed the holiday last Wednesday. We apologise for the late post for last week, the website has been down for a number of days and would not let us sign in! Now we have access we have a lot to catch you up on! We have been busy bees here in 2M as we have been investigating the wind last week and looking at water this week. We learnt all about wind using our 5 senses. We brainstormed all the different activities we can do in windy weather. This week we are looking at water and what a precious resource it is. We are going to break up into groups and create posters that let people around our school know how to save water, because every drop counts!
Meet our friend Wizzy the Water Drop
Last week we looked at the sound the letter/s t and tt make. We looked at words such as little and start. This week our sound is oo, our, or, ar, aw and aught. We are looking at words such as door and forty. We have been practicing our drop on letters in handwriting. We have also been practicing our pencil grip before handwriting as this is the most important element to neat handwriting. Our rotations have been a success as we have looked at Verbs, Adjectives, Nouns, Guided Reading, Modelled Reading, Comprehension Strategies and Punctuation. These are all important topics in becoming literate students.
In Mathematics this fortnight, we have looked at grams and kilograms. This was a lot of fun as we were able to use our scales, weights and different objects around the room. We have also been creating our own counting patterns in 2’s, 5’s, 10’s and making our own patterns. We looked at calendars last week and we found that 2M are experts at using a calendar. Again we have worked hard with our money, clocks and shapes. If your child enjoys the computer, encourage them to use this website which we use at school : http://www.studyladder.com.au/?lc_set=
During Art we have been practicing using our scissors. We cut in straight lines and wiggly lines. We enjoy using our scissors and practicing our fine motor skills. We have been working hard on our ‘Inventions’ which are our end of term tasks. Our task is a modification or invention that helps protect people from the weather. Thank-you to those families that have donated construction materials for our tasks such as; cardboard boxes, plastic bottles and straws.
Thank-you to those helpers that are always dedicating their time in our class. We appreciate every minute of your time!
Miss Renee :)
We hope you enjoyed the holiday last Wednesday. We apologise for the late post for last week, the website has been down for a number of days and would not let us sign in! Now we have access we have a lot to catch you up on! We have been busy bees here in 2M as we have been investigating the wind last week and looking at water this week. We learnt all about wind using our 5 senses. We brainstormed all the different activities we can do in windy weather. This week we are looking at water and what a precious resource it is. We are going to break up into groups and create posters that let people around our school know how to save water, because every drop counts!
Meet our friend Wizzy the Water Drop
Last week we looked at the sound the letter/s t and tt make. We looked at words such as little and start. This week our sound is oo, our, or, ar, aw and aught. We are looking at words such as door and forty. We have been practicing our drop on letters in handwriting. We have also been practicing our pencil grip before handwriting as this is the most important element to neat handwriting. Our rotations have been a success as we have looked at Verbs, Adjectives, Nouns, Guided Reading, Modelled Reading, Comprehension Strategies and Punctuation. These are all important topics in becoming literate students.
In Mathematics this fortnight, we have looked at grams and kilograms. This was a lot of fun as we were able to use our scales, weights and different objects around the room. We have also been creating our own counting patterns in 2’s, 5’s, 10’s and making our own patterns. We looked at calendars last week and we found that 2M are experts at using a calendar. Again we have worked hard with our money, clocks and shapes. If your child enjoys the computer, encourage them to use this website which we use at school : http://www.studyladder.com.au/?lc_set=
During Art we have been practicing using our scissors. We cut in straight lines and wiggly lines. We enjoy using our scissors and practicing our fine motor skills. We have been working hard on our ‘Inventions’ which are our end of term tasks. Our task is a modification or invention that helps protect people from the weather. Thank-you to those families that have donated construction materials for our tasks such as; cardboard boxes, plastic bottles and straws.
Thank-you to those helpers that are always dedicating their time in our class. We appreciate every minute of your time!
Miss Renee :)
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Week Five
Parents/Caregivers,
This week marked the middle of Term 3 and wasn’t it an incredible week.
This week we looked at cloud types, their names and what they look like. We focused on the four main types of clouds; stratus, cirrus, cumulus and cumulonimbus. We also made a cloud finder to help us investigate and determine the cloud types we see during our school day. We also had a lot of fun doing our weekly science experiment where Miss Renee made a tornado in a jar! This is a fun and easy experiment to do at home!
During Literacy this week, we focused on the sounds ‘ir, ur, or and er’. You hear this sound in words such as; bird, fern and word. Our spelling words were related to these sounds, and we became book detectives again and found these sounds in a big book. We did some great writing this week along with fantastic guided reading groups, modelled reading activities with Miss Renee and we have been practicing really hard with our independent reading. It is important that we have the chance to practice our de-coding strategies on our own as well as with the whole class and small groups.
We have been busy in Mathematics this week looking at millimeters, centimeters and meters again. We have been measuring different objects and getting used to using our rulers. We looked at 3D shapes again and we were able to make our own cube from a net. This was a tricky and rewarding task as it helped us understand what a net is and encouraged us to look at the faces, edges and corners of a cube. Miss Alyce gave us a new clock to place into our classroom that is helping us everyday with telling the time. We have also been practicing our problem solving skills and how to be creative when it comes to Mathematics.
This week we have been introduced to our ‘assignment’ for the term. We are to plan, design, build and reflect upon an apparatus that will protect us from the weather. This week we used our imaginations to think of an invention or modification that would protect people form the weather. We are kindly asking if any parents have left over cardboard boxes, bottles, aluminum foil or any construction materials that they could generously donate to the classroom – that would be greatly appreciated!
We have also been keeping up with our ICT skills in the computer lab. Miss Renee is teaching us all to be competent users of a computer, and showing us the important skills and understandings to confidently use computer programs.
Just a few housekeeping reminders:
• Spring Fair – If any parents have any donations of small toys, lollies, hair ties etc. that would be extremely appreciated.
• Our new Library opens this week! We are very excited to start borrowing books again.
• Thank you to those parents who are offering their time in the classroom, we value you and your support!
Bye for now,
Miss Renee ☺
This week marked the middle of Term 3 and wasn’t it an incredible week.
This week we looked at cloud types, their names and what they look like. We focused on the four main types of clouds; stratus, cirrus, cumulus and cumulonimbus. We also made a cloud finder to help us investigate and determine the cloud types we see during our school day. We also had a lot of fun doing our weekly science experiment where Miss Renee made a tornado in a jar! This is a fun and easy experiment to do at home!
dancing clouds from Marco Novello on Vimeo.
During Literacy this week, we focused on the sounds ‘ir, ur, or and er’. You hear this sound in words such as; bird, fern and word. Our spelling words were related to these sounds, and we became book detectives again and found these sounds in a big book. We did some great writing this week along with fantastic guided reading groups, modelled reading activities with Miss Renee and we have been practicing really hard with our independent reading. It is important that we have the chance to practice our de-coding strategies on our own as well as with the whole class and small groups.
We have been busy in Mathematics this week looking at millimeters, centimeters and meters again. We have been measuring different objects and getting used to using our rulers. We looked at 3D shapes again and we were able to make our own cube from a net. This was a tricky and rewarding task as it helped us understand what a net is and encouraged us to look at the faces, edges and corners of a cube. Miss Alyce gave us a new clock to place into our classroom that is helping us everyday with telling the time. We have also been practicing our problem solving skills and how to be creative when it comes to Mathematics.
This week we have been introduced to our ‘assignment’ for the term. We are to plan, design, build and reflect upon an apparatus that will protect us from the weather. This week we used our imaginations to think of an invention or modification that would protect people form the weather. We are kindly asking if any parents have left over cardboard boxes, bottles, aluminum foil or any construction materials that they could generously donate to the classroom – that would be greatly appreciated!
We have also been keeping up with our ICT skills in the computer lab. Miss Renee is teaching us all to be competent users of a computer, and showing us the important skills and understandings to confidently use computer programs.
Just a few housekeeping reminders:
• Spring Fair – If any parents have any donations of small toys, lollies, hair ties etc. that would be extremely appreciated.
• Our new Library opens this week! We are very excited to start borrowing books again.
• Thank you to those parents who are offering their time in the classroom, we value you and your support!
Bye for now,
Miss Renee ☺
Friday, August 5, 2011
Week Four
Hello there,
This week has been yet again another fantastic week! We investigated temperature and what it means to us. We have a class thermometer now that shows us what the classroom temperature is. We are excited to see if there is a change in the temperature from morning to afternoon. We created a thermometer with chalk and key words, which we moved along for different scenarios. Miss Renee gave us different scenarios eg. In the desert, in the snow, at the beach in the shade, drinking a warm drink in Winter etc. and asked us how we would feel if we were there. This was fun because we were able to explore different weather types and temperatures with our imagination.
Rotations were very effective this week. We learnt all about pronouns, compound words and opposites. Did you know that pronouns make our writing not so repetitive? Did you know that there are a lot of different compound words starting with sun eg. sunshine, sunrise, sunset and sunscreen. There are also a lot of compound words starting with under eg. underground, underwater, underneath and undergrowth. This week, we also spent a lot of time working on our reading strategies. We watched Miss Renee as she modelled reading and de-coding the text. We participated in guided reading groups and spent some time after lunch reading independently.
During Mathematics, we learnt all about centimeters, millimeters and meters. We measured different objects around the room and we also measured different leaves. We also worked on coordinates. This was a lot of fun as we had to listen to Miss Renee as we found different coordinates and completed different steps. We also learnt about the hundreds column and played a fun game called “one thousand not out”. Plus, we also had a lot of fun learning more about telling the time. Please encourage us at home to practice these new understandings and skills!
During Art, we looked at texture and the way things feel. We brainstormed a lot of different words to describe how things feel. Feel free to look at our texture display on our classroom window!
What another incredible week we have had here in 2M. We can’t believe that it is nearly half way through the term. Miss Renee also taught us this week that it is all about having a go! If your afraid that you might get the answer wrong it is important to remind yourself that it is not about getting it right, it is about having a go and trying your hardest!
Have a beautiful weekend with your lovely children,
Miss Renee ☺
This week has been yet again another fantastic week! We investigated temperature and what it means to us. We have a class thermometer now that shows us what the classroom temperature is. We are excited to see if there is a change in the temperature from morning to afternoon. We created a thermometer with chalk and key words, which we moved along for different scenarios. Miss Renee gave us different scenarios eg. In the desert, in the snow, at the beach in the shade, drinking a warm drink in Winter etc. and asked us how we would feel if we were there. This was fun because we were able to explore different weather types and temperatures with our imagination.
Rotations were very effective this week. We learnt all about pronouns, compound words and opposites. Did you know that pronouns make our writing not so repetitive? Did you know that there are a lot of different compound words starting with sun eg. sunshine, sunrise, sunset and sunscreen. There are also a lot of compound words starting with under eg. underground, underwater, underneath and undergrowth. This week, we also spent a lot of time working on our reading strategies. We watched Miss Renee as she modelled reading and de-coding the text. We participated in guided reading groups and spent some time after lunch reading independently.
During Mathematics, we learnt all about centimeters, millimeters and meters. We measured different objects around the room and we also measured different leaves. We also worked on coordinates. This was a lot of fun as we had to listen to Miss Renee as we found different coordinates and completed different steps. We also learnt about the hundreds column and played a fun game called “one thousand not out”. Plus, we also had a lot of fun learning more about telling the time. Please encourage us at home to practice these new understandings and skills!
During Art, we looked at texture and the way things feel. We brainstormed a lot of different words to describe how things feel. Feel free to look at our texture display on our classroom window!
What another incredible week we have had here in 2M. We can’t believe that it is nearly half way through the term. Miss Renee also taught us this week that it is all about having a go! If your afraid that you might get the answer wrong it is important to remind yourself that it is not about getting it right, it is about having a go and trying your hardest!
Have a beautiful weekend with your lovely children,
Miss Renee ☺
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Week Three
Hello there,
Week three…how time flies! This week the students have been learning all about different climates around the world. We looked at what climate is and we used a map of the world to investigate the different climates around the earth. We learnt about polar climates, dry climates, tropical climates, moderate climates and continental climates.
This week we made our very own barometer. A barometer shows us what the weather will be like. It can show us whether there is a high air pressure in the atmosphere, which indicates a fine day, or a low air pressure in the atmosphere, which indicates a rainy day.
In Mathematics we have been looking at 3D shapes and their faces, edges and corners. We made our own cubes and rectangular prisms using match sticks and play dough. We again looked at time and refreshed our memory on ‘half past the hour’. We also measured the height of different objects around the room and looked at how 100cm is equivalent to one meter. We also measured the height of each student and arranged ourselves in order from shortest to tallest. We looked at chance and data language such as; possible, impossible, certain, might, likely and unlikely and played a game involving dice and coins.
During Literacy, we have been continuing on with our guided reading groups, modelled reading tasks where we watch Miss Renee de-code the text and learn different strategies to use if we are stuck on a word such as; look at the illustrations, read on, find a little word in the big word or sound it out! This week we started to write our very own narratives about wild weather. Our stories must be interesting and hook other readers in. We have been using our writing wall to help us through this process. This week we looked the letter ‘z’ and how it changes. We have been practicing really hard with our handwriting throughout the week.
In Art, we looked at warm and cool colours and how they make us feel. Warm colours make us feel hot like we are in the desert while cool colours make us feel like we are in a rainforest. We explored these colours with paint and created our own postcards!
We have our art piece on auction this Friday evening. Feel free to make a bid on this artwork that the children have created. Thank you to those parents who have been dedicating their time in the classroom - your assistance is extremely appreciated!
Miss Renee ☺
Week three…how time flies! This week the students have been learning all about different climates around the world. We looked at what climate is and we used a map of the world to investigate the different climates around the earth. We learnt about polar climates, dry climates, tropical climates, moderate climates and continental climates.
This week we made our very own barometer. A barometer shows us what the weather will be like. It can show us whether there is a high air pressure in the atmosphere, which indicates a fine day, or a low air pressure in the atmosphere, which indicates a rainy day.
In Mathematics we have been looking at 3D shapes and their faces, edges and corners. We made our own cubes and rectangular prisms using match sticks and play dough. We again looked at time and refreshed our memory on ‘half past the hour’. We also measured the height of different objects around the room and looked at how 100cm is equivalent to one meter. We also measured the height of each student and arranged ourselves in order from shortest to tallest. We looked at chance and data language such as; possible, impossible, certain, might, likely and unlikely and played a game involving dice and coins.
During Literacy, we have been continuing on with our guided reading groups, modelled reading tasks where we watch Miss Renee de-code the text and learn different strategies to use if we are stuck on a word such as; look at the illustrations, read on, find a little word in the big word or sound it out! This week we started to write our very own narratives about wild weather. Our stories must be interesting and hook other readers in. We have been using our writing wall to help us through this process. This week we looked the letter ‘z’ and how it changes. We have been practicing really hard with our handwriting throughout the week.
In Art, we looked at warm and cool colours and how they make us feel. Warm colours make us feel hot like we are in the desert while cool colours make us feel like we are in a rainforest. We explored these colours with paint and created our own postcards!
We have our art piece on auction this Friday evening. Feel free to make a bid on this artwork that the children have created. Thank you to those parents who have been dedicating their time in the classroom - your assistance is extremely appreciated!
Miss Renee ☺
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Week Two
What a productive week we have had here in 2M!
This week was NAIDOC week. NAIDOC stands for the National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. We have all been busy entering a colouring in competition and listening to our daily questions that help us to celebrate the Indigenous culture.
This week in Science we have looked at the four seasons, why we have the four seasons, which months are in which season and what makes them unique.
Did you know that it takes one year for the Earth to rotate around the sun?
We also learnt that the Earth’s axis is tilted and this is what gives us the four seasons.
We had a lot of fun designing clothes that we would wear for each seasons.
We have had a lot of fun in Numeracy this week. We were introduced to ‘half past the hour’ and practiced this using our class clocks. When the students are at home, we have encouraged them to have a go at telling the time on their own. We have looked closely at subtracting two digit numbers and kept practicing our money recognition, while focusing on giving and receiving change.
During Literacy rotations we refreshed our understanding of nouns, adjectives and verbs. This week our sounds were p, pp, and r, rr and wr. We became book detectives this week and found these sounds in books. We have been looking closely at the structure of a narrative, as we will soon be drafting, editing and publishing our own stories! We have been doing lots of modelled, guided, shared and independent reading, and as a class we have been working on our comprehension strategies. We found out that it can help us remember a story when we stop and retell the story so far.
Thank-you to all the parent helpers and volunteers that dedicate their time in the classroom, we really appreciate it!
Miss Renee ☺
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