Tall Tales

In writing this semester we have been working on making our work very interesting to read.  One way that stories can become more entertaining is through exaggeration. We read some stories that included lots of exaggeration and we had a go ourselves.  Here is a picture of our Tall Tales.

Banker's Trophy

This week our class won the school banker's trophy! We had thirteen students from our class bring their bank book to school! Well done, 2B!

Measuring Length

This week in numeracy we have been measuring length. We started out measuring our heights using a range of materials such as pop sticks, counters, hand spans, feet and giant's feet We also measured the corridor using giant's feet! We got a lot of different answers!

Later we talked about why it is useful to have a standard form of measure and how we can tell other people measurements of things in centimetres and metres. We can measure centimetres and metres using rulers, tape measures and trundle wheels. We played a game called 'Guess the Length' in pairs. To play this game we needed to pick a card from a deck, guess which line length we thought matched the number shown on the card, measure the line and if we were right we got to highlight that line. We also went outside for a measuring scavenger hunt!

Place Value

This week in numeracy we have been learning about place value.  We went outside for a place value scavenger hunt where we had to find cards hidden around the school with pictures of numbers made out of MAB blocks.  We then had to write down the number represented on the cards.

CALC

One of the activities we did during our Creating A Learning Community (CALC) program at the start of the year was to think about our dreams and goals and what we would like to achieve this year and in the future.  We made a display about the students from our class reaching for our dreams.

Welcome to Grade 2

It is wonderful to be back at school. The students in 2B are very excited to be in Grade 2 and have made a fantastic start to the school year. Some things they are looking forward to about the year include having their very own pencil cases to take care of and the Grade 2 sleepover that will be taking place later in the year. For the first two weeks of school we have been working on our CALC (Creating A Learning Community) program. We have been doing lots of activities to help us get to know each other, think about what makes a great student, teacher and classroom and set goals for the year. We have decided on class rules and each child has been given a special monitor job to do for the term. We sang a song at assembly on Friday with 2A about being friends. This year we have changed our focus slightly for our Student of the Week certificates. We will now be awarding these certificates for students who display one of our Kerrimuir CARE values: * Caring for people and the environment * Achieving our best * Respecting ourselves and others * Educating ourselves for the future We are looking forward to a fabulous year in 2014. Thank you for visiting our class blog. Mrs Peterson

Koonung Creek Wetlands

This term we are learning about water. We've been finding out about the water cycle and how water is constantly moving and changing form, refreshing our fresh water supply. This is necessary for life to exist on Earth. We have learnt about Melbourne's water cycle which includes catchment areas, rivers, creeks and wetlands. All the grade 3 and 4 classes went on a walk to the local Koonung Creek wetlands. We saw how rubbish can enter waterways through drains. We saw lots of rubbish stuck high up in the trees where water levels had reached during storm surges. We saw plants such as reeds which are commonly found in wetlands and provide shelter and protection for animals and help prevent errosion. We could hear frogs craoking and we observed many wetland birds. We saw six differnet species in total; Eurasian Coot, Purple Swamphen, Dusky Moorhen, Little Pied Cormorant, Pacific Black Duck and Chestnut Teal. Some of the birds looked quite similar and at first they were difficult to tell apart, but we were able to spot subtle differences after looking at them for awhile such as slightly different coloured beak or eye feathers.