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Learning in Action

Reading: 

Students are continuing to look at author's opinions and reasons from a variety of texts and how visual elements give information. We looked at what a modal verb is and how they are used in persuasive texts. Students had a go at using modal verbs verbally in sentences with a partner. This week students were forming opinions and sharing statements that support their opinions whilst using the conjunctions 'because' and 'so'.

 

Preview for Learning:

Students will be forming an opinion about a topic from an informative text that we used when learning about Colombia. They will need to support their opinion with 3 different reasons.

 

Writing: 

Last week students learnt about the purpose of commas and when they are applied in writing. Students had a go at using commas to separate ideas in a list. Then students wrote a sentence about things they like to do on holidays and had to use commas to separate their ideas. This week student we focused on the sentence science card 'adverbial how' where students had to use an adverb to describe the verb.

 

 

Preview for Learning:

Students will plan, draft, edit, and publish their persuasive pieces.

 

Maths:  

This fortnight students continued learning about subtraction during our number lessons. They used a bar model to solve problems and applied their knowledge of addition to check if their answer was correct. Students were given problems with missing elements and had to apply a strategy to try to find the missing part. 

During our problem-solving lessons, students created Arithmagons using numbers up to 10 and wandered around the room trying to solve other student's problems. 

We began our volume and capacity unit and students compared and ordered the volume and capacity of different objects around the room. 

 

 

Preview for Learning:

Students will be looking at how to find the difference between 2 numbers and will continue learning about capacity.

 

Inquiry:

Landmarks: Students finished the reflection from the Grade 2 excursion. 

Geography: Students created their own map and had to include specific features such as a key and particular objects.

Intercultural: Students learnt about Scotland and Colombia.

 

 

Wellbeing:

We have continued to discuss the difference between being an upstander and a bystander and applying this concept to social issues out in the schoolyard. 

 

Students have continued to look into stress management and our friendology lesson was on Gratitude.

 

Lex Fisher, Taryn Bailey, Catia Anson, Rachel Manning and Kelly Reynolds.

Grade 2 Teachers

 

Exciting times ahead in STEM!

We are thrilled to share some exciting updates about our STEM program! As we continue to inspire and empower our students to explore the wonders of these vital fields, we are reaching out to our wonderful community for support.

 

Your generosity has always been instrumental in helping us provide enriching educational experiences for our students, and we are once again asking for your support to ensure the success and sustainability of our STEM initiatives.

 

Your support makes a significant difference to our students' learning opportunities and the success of our STEM program. Here are a few ways you can contribute:

 

Opportunities to help: 

  • Donations of Timber/Wood, appropriate for construction E.g. Billy Cart bases or other small vehicles.   
  • If you own or are a part of a company or business who would be willing to sponsor our engineering program. 
  • If you have connections with hardware stores/companies, help us to make contact to obtain suitable engineering resources. 
  • If you have any household STEM-related materials such as; plastic bottles, milk bottle lids, masking tape, balloons, wooden skewers, plastic or paper cups, unwanted CD’s or DVD’s, Aluminum Foil please drop them off outside the STEM room. 
  • Construction Crew: If you're handy with tools and have some basic experience in woodwork or mechanics, we would be delighted to have your help in the upcoming terms to assist with our Grade 6 Science and Engineering program. Please email sophiechamberlain@lysterfieldps.com or melissaadams@lysterfieldps.com

Thank you for your continued support,

 

Melissa Adams & Sophie Chamberlain

STEM Leaders