We are learning to draw a sea lion

Room 10/11 have made the Sea Lion artwork for the Art Show that is taking place in Term 3 Week 9. We observed different features and postures of the sea lion and learned to draw it step by step to make our own sea lions. Then we made our background by blending different shades and tints of blue. We also made rocks by scrunching up some brown paper.

Poetry Recital

I am learning to read and recite a poem of my choice. 

In Year 2, we have been learning many different poems. We had to choose a poem that we liked and had time to practise it in class and at home. 

We had to work on the following:

- Body Language and Eye contact - Standing still and looking at the audience. 

- Fluency - Speaking at a medium pace. 

- Clarity - Making sure we are speaking clearly. 

- Preparation - Knowing my poem when reading it. 

- Volume - Making sure I am talking so that everyone can hear me. 

Sea Creature Inquiry

We are learning about our local environment and how it effects the Sea Creatures 

This Term, we have been learning about Sea Creatures in our oceans and seas. 

We have learnt a lot of things such as: 

- The difference between animals that are endangered and extinct.

- Reasons why animals become either endangered and/or extinct. 

- What we can do to help take care of our animals and sea creatures in NZ. 

We were excited to go on our trip to Eastern Beach to explore our local environment. We got to walk along the beach, looking around to see what is happening in our sea. We found things like Seaweed, Shells and even rubbish! While we were walking, we stopped at did some sketching of our environment. 

Hosting the Junior Assembly

Junior Assembly 

WALT celebrate and share our learning achievement with others

This Term we were lucky enough to host one of the Junior Assemblies. Some of us volunteered to speak while others showed our amazing Harold the giraffe portrait and writing. We worked really hard, practising our items and reading our script. We can't wait till it's our turn next to host assembly! 

The best part of me!

Welcome to Year 2

Wonderful writing

In the beginning ....                           and now!                                        

At writing time we are learning to experiment with new types of punctuation, such as commas and speech marks.

“Actually I am a great story writer now. I can do long  stories with lots of interesting words.”