Christmas Advent Calendar

Congratulations Room 8/26 on a wonderful year of learning in Year 2!

Thank you for being so amazing in Room 8/26 this year. I have had a wonderful time teaching you! I am going to miss you all so much next year!

Here is a Christmas advent calendar I have made for you to enjoy with your family at home:

Advent Calendar

Have a great break with your family!

Miss Moston

IAIT follow the beat

I am learning my basic facts

We have been learning our basic facts in class. On the ipads I can play the game, slide maths, with my friends to practice. I loved playing this and look forward to getting better at my maths!

I am learning to answer questions about the text I am reading.

"I am learning to answer some questions. I am proud of myself for finishing it quickly. I found it tricky to answer the questions about the trees."

Jordan

I am learning to create and use simple graphic organisers with support

We have been learning how to use popplet on the laptops/ ipads. This is my brainstorm about my bedroom. 

"I am learning to think of ideas for my writing. I am proud of myself for writing lots. It can be tricky to use describing words."

Jordan

Art Exhibition 2017

For the 2017 Elm Park School Art Exhibition we created our own butterflies. Here is my painted butterfly and also my Kidpix butterfly.

"I am proud of my butterfly because I finished it. I found it tricky to do the dots because they were really small."

Jordan

Writing ALL group

Lego city

Click to read this book, made with Book Creator

https://read.bookcreator.com

I am learning to write a cinquain poem.

We have been learning how to write cinquain poems. We will be successful when we:

•  use descriptive language
•  follow the structure of a cinquain poem. 
•  not repeat the same words.

A cinquain poem is made up of 5 lines. 
This first line is one word (title).
The second line is two describing words.
The third line is three verbs (doing words).
The fourth line is four words to describe a feeling. 
The fifth line is one word.

This cinquain poem is on my favourite colour!

I am learning to use reading eggs independently

Reading Eggs is one of our favourite activities to play on the laptops.

"I like my house and the shop. You need to get eggs to buy things, I get lots of eggs by going on the lessons. I find some hard such as the lesson with handwriting because you have to tap it really fast.  I can get better by going on my iPad at home."

Celebrating Matariki in Room 8/26

Matariki is the Maori New Year, it is an important Maori celebration. The seven stars that make up Matariki are Matariki, Tupu-a-nuku, Waiti, Waita, Waipuna-a-rangi and Ururangi. There are lots of different ways to celebrate Matariki such as through music, songs, food and family.       

In Room 8/26 we celebrated Matariki by having a feast, making star cookies, reflecting on our goals for the term, learning a waiata (song) and going to the Auckland Museum to learn more about Matariki.

We are learning to tell the time.

In Room 8/26 we have been learning how to tell the time. We have been focusing on o'clock and half past. 

Check out our awesome clocks we made next time you are in the classroom.

WALT use describing words

At my Nan's house they have two dogs. Crum is black and really fluffy. She is a girl. She is a black labrador. And the other dog is called Flossy. Floss is little. She is really fast, the same as Crum. When they are tired they are panting sometimes. Crum and Flossy are bad sometimes.

We are learning how to catch and pass small balls.

For PE we have been learning how to catch and pass small balls. 

To pass the ball we need to have our hands up in the shape of a W and push the ball out from our chest. To catch the ball we need to have our hands up ready.

We have been showing our school value of Resilience by not giving up.

I am learning to solve addition and subtraction problems that involve the number 10

"I am learning to count bigger numbers. I am proud of myself for counting forwards in my head. I find it tricky to count backwards."

I am learning to summarise information with the teacher's help

I will know I have been successful when:

• I can find the main ideas in the text
• I can identify the key words in the text

"I am learning to find the main words in the story. I am proud of myself for being able to read longer stories. I find it tricky to say and spell the word generator."

I am learning to use describing words

On Friday it was the schools celebration. We went to assembly after that we went to the hall. One of the games we played was called pass the parcel. The hall was quiet when we walked in. Room 26 and 27 came in quietly.

"I like writing because I am good at it. I am proud of myself for writing two pages. Sometimes its tricky to spell the words, I am learning to use the word card to help me. Next time I could use more describing words."

Room 8/26 Award Winner for Term 1

You have demonstrated our school values of Respect, Responsibility and Resilience, well done!

I am learning about fiction and non-fiction texts

"I like reading. If you don't know a word you can use the pictures to help you."
Jordan

I am learning to use my senses to help me with my writing.

In class we have been using the Quiver App on the ipads. First, we coloured in our animal and then we used the ipads to make it come to life. For writing we used some of our senses to help us write about our animal.

"I enjoy writing about what I want. I could get better by adding more words to my writing."

Jordan

I am learning how to read graphs and talk about them

For Maths we have been learning all about Statistics in Room 26/8. We have been learning about bar graphs, pie graphs and pictographs. I am learning how to read the graph and talk about the results.

"Martin because he has the biggest amount. He has 12. It was easy because I looked at the numbers and I saw his was right at the top."

I am learning to float using a pool noodle

This term we are learning Water Skills. We are learning how to get in and out of the pool properly and how to be safe in and around water.

Welcome to my 2017 Learning Journey

This year I am in Room 26/8 and my teacher is Miss Moston.