Bubble Fun

Bubble Fun

WALT / Practising to Count On and Count Back

Today we had a visit from the Science in a Van Roadshow.  

We learnt about mixtures, separation and reactions.  We also had some bubble fun.

We decided to see how many bubbles we could blow in ONE breath and then add them together and take them away - this way we could practise our addition and subtraction and basic facts.

Some of us had to blow a few times to make sure we got enough bubbles to count!

"We blew 25 bubbles the first time and then we blew 16 bubbles the second time.  It was hard to count them all because there were so many and they floated so fast!  When we worked out 25 plus 16 we 20 + 10 + 5 + 6 = 41. When we worked out 25 + 16 + 23 we started with 41 - 1 = 40 +20 = 60 + 4 = 64."

WALT Retell What Happened In The Story

"I like reading Junior Journals.  I like doing the independent cards but I would like more cards to choose from.  My favourite card is the non-fiction card because they are fun."

WALT Write Adjectives

We have been learning to add  describing words to our stories 

to make them more interesting.

Here is a quick describing activity that we did in class.  

We got to choose what animal we wanted to write about.

We used TAGUL to make them into word clouds.

It was easy to write describing words for the snake.  I will try to use more describing words in my story to make it more interesting.  I like to use describing words in my stories.

Showcase Term 4 - Wearable Art

Wearable Art with a Pacific flavour!

Room 9 have spent the last 2 terms creating 2 pieces of Wearable Art.

The first piece was a t-shirt with a painted picture that reminded us of the Pacific.

The girls chose to sketch and paint a Pasifika flower.

The boys chose to draw a sea turtle.

Inside each of these drawings were patterns that we had explored and seen displayed in 

Pasifika artworks.  We practised by sketching these into our art books.

The second artwork created by the girls were hula skirts.  We reused plastic bags and tied them together as we worked in pairs.  At first it was a little tricky but the more we did, the better we got at tying them together.  Like they say - practise makes perfect!

The second artwork displayed by the boys was a Lavalava or Pareu (sarong) 

to compliment their t-shirts. 

 We had a lot of help from Mrs Kong to complete the sarongs, painting of the t-shirts and in the construction of our hula skirts in time for the art show so a BIG THANK YOU to her for all her help!  We couldn't have done it without you.

We hope you enjoy our wonderful creations ... Tamure tamure, e te muremure ra...

WALT Read for Information - Junior Journals

Gordon's Reflection:

"I like reading.  I to work on the cards in our group box.  I like to choose the non-fiction features hunt because it's fun and it's short.  When I am at home I like to read storybooks and discovery books and I like comics too."

WALT Write a Cinquain Poem

WALT Write a Cinquain Poem

Wicked Wings

Gold, White

Yummy, Crunchy, Spicy

Wicked Wings are yummy when they are hot!

Chicken

Gordon

Reflection:

"I like writing. I like free writing because I can write about anything!

To make my writing even better I can try and use more interesting

words."

Showcase - Wheels Day

On Wednesday 22nd of August, the Year 2 children participated in Wheels Day. We were showcasing another way we could get to school in conjunction with our school Travelwise programme.

Maths - WALT identify 2D and 3D shapes

WAL about Geometry.

We have learnt that "Geometry" means shapes.  

We already knew a lot about 2D shapes so spent most of our time learning about 3D shapes.  We went on a shape treasure hunt around the school and took photo's of lots of different 3D shapes.  Some were easy to find and others were hard but it was lots of fun!  We made shape monsters using some of the shapes we had learnt about.

Gordon's Reflection:

"I liked learning about 3D shapes.  It was easy for me.  I found it tricky to find a rhombus shape but we did in the end.  I know all the shape names."

Year 2 Maths Olympiad Winners 2018

A massive congratulations to our Year 2 Maths Olympiad winners who raced ahead for a clear win with plenty of time to spare!

Congratulations Math Wizards - We are so proud of you!

Gordon,  Phontayne, Rory & Aaron - Room 9

Room 9 Principals Award Winner Term 2

Congratulations Gordon - You always work hard to achieve your personal best!!

WAL our Basic Facts

Playing Slide Maths with my friend

Gordon's Reflection:

"I like Maths.  I like working with the teacher on the mat.  We have been learning about adding in 10s.  I practised my basic fact homework I got 28 out of 30 but I ran out of time to finish to 50.  My teacher is proud of me."

WALT Choose Words to Make Our Writing More Interesting

The Moon is like Mercury because they are both grey.

The Sun is like an orange basketball because it is round and orange.

Gordon

Writing Reflection

I like to write about similes.

I am so proud when I do good work.

The next step for me is to use more similes in my stories.

WALT List Characteristics of One Character

"I like reading.  I like reading to my dad.  When I get stuck on tricky words I try to sound it out.

I like Reading Eggs."

Gordon

Showcase Term 2 - Soccer Skills

This term we had fun with two coaches who taught 

us soccer skills.

It was a little bit tricky learning to control the ball 

as we played against each other in the big soccer arena.

We loved playing Shark Attack because we had to protect our ball.

We Are Learning To Draw A Self-Portrait

Self Portraits

This term Room 9/27 have been learning to sketch a picture of our face.

We practised in our sketch books first and it was a very long process.

First we had to get the shape and size of our head right.  Then we had to work on our features like our eyes, nose, ears and mouth and other details that made us who we are.  Then we added in our hair and neck and shoulders.  It was hard work but we are very proud of our finished pictures which we coloured in using pastels.

We Are Learning To Read To An Audience

Gordon's Reflection:

I like reading about animals.

Sometimes reading is hard for me.

When I get stuck on a hard word I try to sound it out.

We Are Learning To Add Detail To Our Writing

Gordon's Reflection 

I like to write about my art. 

Sometimes it is tricky to write the words I don't know. 

When I get stuck I can sound it out. 

We Are Learning To Read Graphs - Statistics Strand Term 1

Gordon's Reflection:

I am learning about graphs.

It is easy for me because the bar and pie graphs are easy to understand.

My friend can help me.

My Welcome post 2018

Welcome to my year 2 Learning Blog. This year I am in 9 and my teacher is Mrs Koroa. I hope you enjoy my blog and leave lots of feedback.