Aliens in Year 2

As part of our Bounce Back program the students participated in an activity where they had to make an alien mask. Students were asked to imagine that two new students had enrolled in their class, a boy and a girl. They are both from another planet. They communicate by sign language and no one understands. They are only half a metre high.
They discussed;
* How would they feel ?
*What kind of extra support would these new students need ?
*What could the class do to help them settle ?
*What classroom procedures could we change to support them ?

Year 2 Scientists

Year 2 conducted an experiment today. We wanted to find out if sugar, salt and flour would dissolve in water. We found that sugar mostly dissolved depending on how much we stirred it. Salt dissolved in water but flour did not.

Year 2 show their artisitic talents

Year 2 having been studying the art work of Monet as part of our unit on Waterways.  They have painted a reproduction of Monet's "Waterlillies"

Year 2 and The Good Samaritan

Year 2 have been studying the parable of The Good Samaritan. They have made their own scripture story puppets and they are practicing retelling the story in groups.

2 JS play Lean On Me

Hi everyone, Year 2 learned how to play Lean On Me on their instruments today and we recorded a version for you to hear what they sound like.

You can download the mp3 here and listen on your computer  http://www.mediafire.com/?bn6r0ih5qb578q7

Year 2 are Bucket Fillers

As part of The Bounce Back program, Year 2 have been reading a book called "Have you filled a Bucket Today ? It explains to the children that everyone has an invisible bucket. That bucket holds your thoughts and feelings. When the bucket is empty you feel sad. When it is full you feel happy. To be a bucket filler you are kind and caring to others. This fills that persons bucket and also helps to fill your own.

Each child has made their own bucket and each day we are filling those buckets with kind words and thoughts about others. We end the day with a kind word to someone in our class.

Welcome to Year 2 2012

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 Year 2 have been showing their artistic talents this week. They had to present their initials in a creative way using oil pastels.