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

I am learning to answer questions about the text.

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 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 describe my bedroom. I am proud of myself for writing lots of ideas. It can be tricky to start my writing but I can use my brainstorm to help me."

Sage

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 shaded it from light to dark. I found it tricky to do make it on Kidpix because the outline kept on turning orange."

Sage

I am learning about the 'ay' sound.

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

"I am learning the sound ay. I find it very very easy because you just need to find the letters a and y. I am proud of myself for getting two awards from reading eggs."

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!

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.

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 summarise information with the teachers 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 key words. I am proud of myself for reading all the words correctly. I find it tricky to learn words in a different language."

I am learning to count back to solve subtraction problems

"I am learning how to count back in maths. I find it easy to do this because I know the numbers before and after all numbers. The next step for me is to get faster. I can do this by practising at home."

I am learning to use describing words

On Friday Elm Park schools had a big celebration. It was lovely. After the big quiet assembly I went to the hall. I played party games.

"I sometimes like writing at school. I am proud of myself for using some describing words. My blue word card helps me with my writing."

I am learning about fiction and non-fiction texts

"I like reading lots of books. I can now tell the difference between fiction and non fiction stories."
Sage

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 liked writing about the pukeko. Next time I could do my full stops and capital letters better."

Sage

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.

"Helena because her bar looks taller. It is easy because I can look at the graph and see she has more."

I am learning how to use scissors correctly

Here is my fantastic owl art!  First, we painted my background with a sponge and made a pattern with a stick. Then, we looked at pictures of owls. Miss Moston showed us how to draw the different parts of the owl.  Then, we cut them out and glued them on.

Welcome to my 2017 Learning Journey

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