Year 2: February 2018

Tuesday 27 February 2018

Studying the growth of the Bombyx Mori during Science and Technology Lessons

Today we wrote about the Life Cycle of the Silkworm and then we studied the growth of the larva. We discovered that the larva has six legs and also false legs, the body has segmented parts, there are breathing holes along the side that look like eyes and the body is soft and growing BIGGER!

Friday 23 February 2018

Toys from the past and the present

HIGE lessons are so exciting in Stage 1. We work in collaborative groups.
Our first task was to work out the difference between toys of the past and toys of the present.

STEM - Problem- Create a toy out of the materials provided.
In the past some children created their own toys. They used materials that they could find at home.
Here are the groups working on their toys.

Our Reporters showed the toys that were created.

Thursday 22 February 2018

Wednesday 21 February 2018

HIGE Lessons - Working in Collaborative Teams

Stage 1 are working together to learn about our past, present and future. We started our unit of work on Toys by learning about the Roles the students will play when they work in teams. The roles are the Gopher, the Writer, the Reporter and the Encourager.

The students practised their collaborative skills when they chatted about their favourite toys. Each student was assigned a role and the teams worked together to answer the question. Why do we have toys?

Saturday 17 February 2018

More Games in Maths

Year 2 students had so much fun learning how to write numbers in ascending and decending order.

Each student picked a card from his or her pile and then decided where it would fit in the order of numbers.

Friday 16 February 2018

Personalised Learning

Year 2 students enjoyed an afternoon of investigating topics of their own choosing. We call the lesson, Genius Hour. The students enjoy researching to answer their questions. Well done Year 2 students. You are really working hard and learning so much.