Do you like our pictures?
We drew how we were feeling on our first day at school.
Who can see worried Mrs Orange? (She's ok now)
Who can see all the happy children?

                                                   

                   Welcome to Team 10

  Year 2

2016

Hi Team 10, and welcome to our Year 2 blog!

How were you feeling on your first day at school?

Scared? Happy? Excited? Worried? Nervous?

 

This is me on my first day at school!

I was excited to start, but also a little nervous too.

It was great to see you all today, and a big welcome to Maya, Max and Thomas who joined us today from other schools.

I look forward to sharing some of your amazing work on this blog .... so watch this space!!

                 Reading with the Baradene Girls

Over terms 3 and 4 a class of Year 8 girls from Baradene have been working on a project in their creative writing class. Their aim was to write a book for  "an authentic audience." Their audience was US!

The girls came in term 2 and interviewed the children. They were asked about their likes and dislikes and their hobbies and interests. Then away the girls went to write their book.

The girls came back yesterday to share their finished work ... and WOW!! The books are amazing.

The work that they put into the stories and the presentation is incredible - over 50 hours! Team 10 were chuffed to have stories written about them.

We spent a lovely morning listening to the girls read the stories to us and we were allowed to keep the books too!

Feel free to come in and look at their amazing work!

                                 Surf to School

Last week the Surf to School lifeguards came to school to talk to Team 10 about keeping safe at the beach and safe in the sun.

Team 10 learnt about the jobs of the lifeguards, how to recognise them on the beach, how to stay safe around water and how to be sunsmart.

                                          Here's Louie getting ready to perform a rescue

                           Louie is about to rescue Inez who has got caught in a rip

      The lifeguards showed us their 'mini' IRB ... Can you remember what IRB stands for?

 The rescue tube that is attached around a person's body when they are being rescued.

                             Cooper is showing us where to  swim safely.

          Have a great summer at the beach, remember the beach safety rules and be                         sunsmart !!

                                            DRAMA!!

This week we've had Megan and Fiona in working with the Junior Syndicate.
They have been teaching us about expression, movement, working at different levels, working as a team, developing confidence and using our imagination.

We worked as team and made all sorts of different shapes  .... Do you reconise any?

The Howick Historical Village

As part of our Term 4 Inquiry, the Year 2's have been learning about toys from the past. We went and visited the Howick Historical Village and learnt how the children from the early 1900's coped without a computer screen!
We played indoor games and had fun trying all the outdoor activities.

As you can see it was a great day, the children AND the parents who came had a super time and the discussions and learning that has taken place back at school have been interesting ... I'm not sure if many of Team 10 would be able to cope without a screen if they were transported back to the 1900's!!

Pacific Mamas at VAS

On Tuesday the Pacific Mamas visited the Junior Syndicate.
We learnt about their customs and culture, through weaving headbands, dancing, drumming and listening to traditional legends. It was a great morning, full of fun, laughter and learning.