Learning Agreement part 2

I may choose from

• Readers Theatre - acting through my voice and expression



• Art space-choose a written story and illustrate this story using pastels



• Music-choose a rap, learn it and add percussion or sound effects



• Dance-choose a story and represent it through dance



• Computers-Ultranet and word documents

The children show their learning to the teachers on Friday and throughout the week.
An overriding theme throughout the first two weeks has been teamwork; what does teamwork look like, sound like and feel like?

This weeks learning agreement

I must

• Investigate 'a' sound in words


• Look, say, cover, write and check my 3 spelling words and spell these words to a partner


• Complete 3 word activities with my 3 words


• Complete my holiday recount


• Write, publish and submit a persuasive letter


• Put a word document into my express space onto the Ultranet


• Read at home every night and write a reflection in my readers and writers notebook


• Interview a parent about learning


• Complete the term calendar and paste it in my maths journal


• Create a number and clues about that number


• Read to a teacher

Mystery Numbers

The children have been working with mystery numbers. This involves working out the mystery number from the given clues e.g.
I am a 3 digit number.
In the ones column is an odd number higher than 5.
The tens column is the sum of 3 groups of 2.
The hundreds column is the answer to 9-6+4.
What is the number?
The challenge for the children is to create a number and the clues for their parents to solve.

Ethan, Kevin, Rita

Excursion

The children wrote a persuasive letter to the teachers explaining why they want to work in the publishing, drama or technology team this term. Today they were allocated their project teams where they will create a group story to perform. Team work will be part of this inquiry.

To deepen our inquiry about stories an excursion has been organised to the Arts Centre on Wednesday August 24th to view a performance on "Emily Eyefinger". Following the performance the children will be given a guided tour of the Arts Centre.

http://www.theartscentre.com.au/discover/education/drama-plus-dance.aspx

Spelling

The children engage in daily spelling activities such as learning selected words and sound investigations.
This week we are investigating the sound "a" in words and letters in the word which represent this sound such as day, rain, baby, eight, came.
ay, ai, ei are digraphs that means 2 letters making 1 sound.
A trigraph is when 3 letters make 1 sound in a word eg learning l ear n ing. 3 letters make the ear sound in learning.
Ethan, Kevin, Rita

Thank you to the parents who have been interviewed by their children about learning and teamwork. Please keep the interviews coming into school.

There are two calendars on the Grade 2 Parent Notice Board outside Room 14 in the hall.
Parents are invited to join us for Book Talk every Wednesday at 9-10am and/or to assist with book returns and borrowing in the library on Monday, Tuesday or Thursday from 2.45-3.15.

Parents are always welcome to be part of our learning.
Kevin, Ethan, Rita

Reader's and Writer's Notebook

Each child has a Reader's and Writer's Notebook.

• This book gives gives children a place to develop ideas as readers and writers and for teachers to track the development of these ideas.




• A place where the children can observe, think about and notice the world around them.




• A consistent structure to respond to literature with creativity and expression.




• A place for children to recognize their development as fluent, creative, thoughtful and imaginative readers and writers.




• It is also a book that we frequently use at school.

It is very important for each child to use this book as part of home/school learning and to bring this book home and to school each day.
Daily home use of Mathletics is also very highly recommended.

Kevin, Ethan and Rita.

Parent Interview

1. What is learning?


2. What did you learn this week?


3. How did you learn it?


4. How do you know when you have learnt?
   


5. What is teamwork?

Parents are kindly asked to answer these questions which the children posed as part of our discussion about a community of life long learners. Please refer to Community of Learners blog entry.

Could your answers please be presented in your child's Readers and Writers Notebook by Friday 22 July?

Ultranet

The children are learning to insert Learning Agreements into their Express Space. The steps for this are

1. Create a very simple word document and click select and select all and copy.


2. Log on to Ultranet and the Express Space.


3. Click Learning Goals.


4. Click add publication.


5. Left click paste.


6. Save and approve.

Classroom Helpers

Calendars are on the Parent Display Board outside room 14 inviting parents to sign up for book talk which will resume in week 2 and assistance at library times with book returns and borrowing.
Please speak to us if you can help with dance, drama or writing a group story and book making.
We value the partnership with parents in learning.

Thankyou to Jessica for her excellent work in the neighbourhood throughout term 2.

Welcome back to Kevin and Ethan!
Interviews for Ethan's homegroup will be held by Ethan and Kevin shortly.

Learning Agreement Weeks 1 and 2

Throughout the first two weeks of term 3 the children will investigate the way the sound "i" is represented in words and the will carry out word investigations. They will compose a persuasive text and a holiday recount. Team building activities will be the focus of Inquiry Learning.
In Mathematics they will work on calendars, time, place value and mental artithmetic strategies.

Community of Learners

Life Long Learning
Our learning focuses and strategies in Mathematics, English and Inquiry will continue to be visible on the learning wall in room 14.
Part of this process is promoting home school links and exploring life long learning.
This week the children will be asked to interview an adult (mum and/or dad) about one thing they learnt throughout the week. The children will be asked to return the answers to school by Friday 22 July. They will also be asked to bring along a photo of the parent they interviewed showing the learning if possible.
The children will share these interviews and parents will be highlighted on our learning wall. Two parents from each home group will be featured each week.
Thankyou to all our community of learners and to Olivia Kelly.

Welcome to Term 3

Inquiry Learning
The children will be invited to write a persuasive submission outlining how they would like to tell a group composed story. The choices are telling a story through drama, dance or publishing books.
We will be focusing on team work activities including accepting other's ideas.
Parents who have expertise in developing team building activities, drama, dance or publishing are invited to work with the children in their workshops throughout the coming weeks.