THANKS OLIVIA!

Today we celebrated Olivia's time with us in Neighbourhood 2. We will miss her a lot, she was such an enthusiastic and engaging teacher. Olivia is a parent at our school and we are lucky that she will still be around!

THANKS!!!!

School Photo Reminder

Next Tuesday, the 1st of March, our school will begin with class and individual photos. Class photos take place on Tuesday and then our individual photos on Thursday.

Can you guess who this grade 2 child is?

Shoes for Sport

Just a reminder that the children in grade 2 should wear shoes appropriate for sport on Thursdays and Fridays.

Wordle

This week the children will do a word study on adjectives (describing words). They will use Wordle to publish their findings. Here is one I did about myself.

New Lunch Order List

I have inserted the new lunch order list as the prices have changed for 2011.



2011 Lunch Order Price List

Flood Relief Fundraising Day

This Thursday our school will be having a fundraising day for the victims of the recent floods. This will be a day to reflect and to discuss the meaning of "empathy". We would like the children to bring in a gold coin and a game to play (board, card or construction game).

WE RAISED $128.50 !!!!

Tutpup

This week in ICT sessions in the library with Tim, the children will continue to learn how to access the blog and open the links in new tabs. We will be using a website called "Tutpup" which is very useful for practising basic number facts. The link can be found in the "Useful Websites" section under mathematics.

Welcome Picnic

Just a reminder that the Welcome Picnic is this Thursday at Princes Park 6.00pm - 8.00pm.

A Tour of the Grade 2 Neighbourhood

Our learning spaces

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Senses Poetry

Today the students wrote poems based on our five senses of smell, taste, sight, touch and hear. They chose a topic and then used this format to compose them:

I smell...
I see...
I taste...
I feel...
I hear...

Here are some examples from the students:

I hear the loud guns firing,
I see the ancient pyramids crumbling,
I smell the tearing skin,
I feel the hot sand,
I taste the fuming smoke and not a drop of water.
By James

I see the beautiful blue sea,
I feel the cool water lapping at my feet,
I hear the seagulls squawking,
I taste the salty cool air,
I smell the beautiful warm sand.
By Declan

I feel the ice melting in my hand,
I smell the cold breeze,
I see the cold snow,
I taste the cold snow,
I hear the wolves howl.
By Nora

School
I smell the fresh air,
I see happy kids playing,
I taste my yummy lunch,
I feel the cold bars as I do tricks on the play ground,
I hear the happy kids laughing on the play ground.
By Erin

Snow
I smell the slippery ice,
I see the good water,
I taste the frozen islands,
I feel the excellent snow flakes,
I hear the wonderful waves.
By Wil

If you would like to publish your poem, leave as a comment or email Tim!

Plastic Folders

Could all students please remember to bring in their clear plastic folders each day. This should contain the book or books they are currently reading. This folder will also contain notes from school.

Our Inquiries

Here is a list of the Play and Inquiry projects the students in the Grade 2 Neighbourhood have chosen:

Dinosaurs, Germs, Bugs and Insects, Stamps, Sound, Egypt, Robots Tim's Homegroup
Magic, Crystals and Gems, The Red Baron, Cities, Sea Creatures, Chameleons, Puppet Plays, Dinosaurs Kevin's Homegroup
Origami, butterflies, amber jewellry, cyclones/tornadoes, Sweden & Australia, Crystals and special rocks, plants, Snake Island Rita's Homegroup

If you have any resources to share or would like to come in assist with any of these projects, please see myself, Kevin or Rita

I will provide a list of relevent links on the blog as well to assist students in their research.

Fantastic First Day and Rita's Amber Inquiry

What a great first day back at school with the grade 2s! We would like to congratulate all the students for their positive attitude to the new learning environment (and teachers!).

We would like to extend an invitation to all the parents and friends of our neighbourhood to come in and have a 'tour' of the learning spaces - you are all very welcome!

Things we are interested in

On Friday, Rita talked about her interest in Amber. She brought in some pieces that were precious to her and spoke to the whole neighbourhood about how amber is formed.

If you would like to know more about amber, here are some websites that will help:

The ABC show, Catalyst, has a great video about the discovery of amber in Australia.

Amber on Wikipedia

More information about Amber

We would like the children to bring in something that they are interested in to share with neighbourhood and to encourage further inquiry!