Spider  I saw a little spider With the smartest spider head She made somewhere inside her A magic silken thread I saw her sliding down it. She dangled in the air. I saw her climbing up it And pulling up each stair. She made it look so easy I wished all day I knew How I could spin a magic[Read More…]

In Grade 2, we are all about our work and PLAY! The Grade Twos have been hard at work the last few weeks, but with all that hard work and GRIT, we haven’t forgotten how to have fun! With lots of new movements songs, and play outside, our Grade Twos are having a BLAST!     

Last week our Grade Twos went on the most amazing Ignition excursion to the University of Cape Town. With extreme excitement, the children boarded the Atlas bus and traveled over the mountain to their most anticipated destination of the term. In the Zoology Department at UCT, the students were treated to interactive lessons which had loads of fascinating facts about bats and spiders. There were fun activities and games and[Read More…]

This week the Grade 2’s spent some time discovering how to work together to achieve a goal… The main objective was to make a square out of string within their groups… BLINDFOLDED! This made communicating a bit of a challenge. They quickly discovered that someone needed to take the lead. We learnt that it’s important to voice your good ideas[Read More…]

“What do penguins do when they want to get better at something?” – “They pract-ICE!” This term we have been going penguin crazy. We started off by learning about the penguin life cycle, going to Boulders Beach to see the penguins in action, and this week we have been creating our very own Penguin Projects in class. We have had[Read More…]

Grade 2s are learning to be patient, kind and forgiving. Valentine’s Day provided an excellent opportunity to focus on love. It reminded us to think about other people’s hearts and emotions, and to love our friends just as much as we love ourselves. It was such fun dressing up and embracing the fun, and love filled day together. The teachers were[Read More…]

This week the Grade Twos discussed what it means to be a team player. Why do we find some people easier to work with than others? How can we learn to work with someone whose personality is the polar opposite to ours? Why is it important for everybody to listen to instructions? Once we had brainstormed together, we put our[Read More…]