We have dived into our final term this year with our children.  And sticking with our year long theme of “Above and Below”, this term we are focusing on our marine life, the environment these animals live in, our oceans and how to protect and conserve what we have. Apart from learning about our planet and its creatures we are[Read More…]

The Grade 2s have been hard at work practicing their paired reading within their classes.  They have also been having deep discussions about what their box books are all about and asking their friends about theirs.   This week, however, the Grade 2s are taking those skills and putting them to use, by writing book reviews on their box books. [Read More…]

This term the Grade 2s have climbed into Enid Blyton’s fantasy, “The Magic Far Away Tree’. Linking to our theme, The Trees, Bees and Me, The Magic Far Away Tree inspired the children to stretch their imaginations beyond the norm and think out of the box, or… up the tree. This week their creativity reached fever pitch when they got[Read More…]

Our Grade 2s have been hard at work reading and preparing their “Giving Tree” pieces.  We decided to take it a step further where we involved friendship and collaboration to develop a passion for reading and teamwork.   Teamwork has been a huge part of our curriculum in Grade 2 where we have learnt that working together always get the[Read More…]

The Grade Twos are buzzing with excitement about their final assembly of the year this Friday. They have been practicing hard, and are so excited to perform for everyone. In keeping with our main Term 3 theme of Bees – the assembly focuses on these busy creatures, and how they work in teams to accomplish so much. The children will[Read More…]

“From little seeds grow mighty trees”   Our Grade Twos have dived into the exciting world of trees and bees.  They have been hard at work learning about the different parts of the trees, how trees grow and what they look like. They have also been learning how to do scientific drawings with labels.     The boys and girls[Read More…]

The Grade 2’s planted their beans two weeks ago, exposing them to different conditions. They have been caring for them, and watching them very closely since then, monitoring every bit of their growth. The beans were planted into soil and sand, to determine which one they would grow best in. The results have shocked even the teachers!  Can you guess which[Read More…]

It has bean a fun, productive week in class! One of our themes this term is the ground and what goes on beneath it. The Grade 2s have just learnt about soil and its various layers. They got their hands dirty, exploring different soils and planting their very own beans in their cooperative groups. Each learner got a container filled with[Read More…]

‘Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!’- Dr Seuss Grade 2 is a special year. This is the year of self discovery, exploration of differences and appreciation of each and every persons uniqueness. In order to help navigate through these times the teachers hold a day that we like[Read More…]

The Grade 2s really dived deep into the theme of Penguins this Term. From learning all about them, to visiting them and then watching them in their natural habitat at Boulders Beach. The one area we’ve focused on and really encouraged, are the threats to penguins and how we can save them. To show our appreciation of the conservation of these[Read More…]