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Term 2- week 10: March 13th-17th 2017

We had a great week this week continuing to research and plan for our non-chronological reports on animals.  Student will begin their final draft next week.

Students also enjoyed learning how to use the oxford owl online books website which we will be introducing into guided reading next week.

--Students presented their Timelines to the class.--

Spring is in the air! Students have brought in some lovely flowers from home to decorate our tree! After finding an old bird's nest outside, the students decided we should put one of our toy eggs inside as well. 

Students also found a seed outside and have planted it and are enjoying watching it grow.

Students have enjoyed choosing inventions from the past which they feel are important today.  We then looked at the progression of these inventions over time through organizing photos and discussing what we have learnt.

 

March 25th 2017

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Y2 Weekly Update: Week 10 2017

                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                

	This Week	Next Week
English	This week we continued planning for our Non chronological reports – we did some research in library books and used the information we found on the internet last week to complete the information and summary sections.  We also did some more work on how to divide our ideas into sentences.	·         Complete a big write assessment and writing our own Non chronological reports independently.
Math	·         add 2-digit numbers by counting on in 10s and 1s; subtract 2-digit numbers by counting back in 10s and 1s	Find small differences either side of a multiple of 10, begin to understand subtraction as difference, using counting up, and give change by counting up and use place value and number facts to solve problems
Inquiry	We have gathered some more information, through reading books, organizing photos of the progression of technology. The subjects we chose based on student interest were: cars, houses, computers, phones, trains, money, books, hospitals, glasses and trains.	·         We will begin the going further part of the cycle of inquiry. write questionaires for parents/relatives.
Notices and Events	Trip - permission slips back by Monday please. The trip is on Wednesday and the bus will leave school around 8:00 so please ensure everyone is at school for flag. Students will need PE kit, sun hats, little backpack with water and small snack. The school will also provide water and snacks. Cameras for the trip - we are happy for students to bring cameras on the trip, however the ultimate responsibility for the cameras will be the students and not the teachers.