Emmanuel's Group Brainstormed People Who Help Us.

What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?

Welcome to Term 3 and welcome to our new unit "Workers in Our Community". We've been brainstorming different occupations in class but what do you want to be when you grow up?

Hi Year 2

Hi Year 2

It was lovely knowing that you read my blog you have all taught me how to Blog, what good teachers you are! Enjoy your holidays Love Mrs Andre

World of Maths Incursion

World of Maths Incursion,
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It was terrific to see all your mathematical thinking as you rotated through your work stations. Congratulations on how well you worked with your Year 1 partners.

Sydney Children's Hospital Excursion

Doctor and Patient,
originally uploaded by deanne.distefano.

Our excursion to the Sydney Children's Hospital taught us a lot about different workers in the hospital. We met a doctor, a play therapist, a radiographer, a physiotherapist, a teacher, a dietician and even Captain Starlight. Which part of the excursion did you find the most interesting and why?

What did you most enjoy in Term 2?

Watching Chickens Hatch,
originally uploaded by deanne.distefano.

We have had a very busy term, filled with excitement and learnings. We have learned about different type of shelters. We built a shelter for our class pets - our hermit crabs Mr Crabs, Patrick and Lightning.We built Aboriginal style Gunya's out of natural materials. We even had a tent in our classroom.
We created lots of procedures and did a lot of cooking. We made fruit salad, fairy bread and frog in the pond jelly.
We learnt about living things, studied life cycles, visited the zoo and even watched chickens hatching. Wow - what a term. What was your favourite activity?

Engaged learning in groups.

Engaged learning in groups,
originally uploaded by deanne.distefano.

I think you can learn a lot from each other when you co-operate together. This photo shows each group member being an important member of this learning group.

Hospital Excursion Questions

We are getting ready to go on an excursion to the Sydney Children's Hospital. We are going to meet some interesting people such as: doctors, nurses, dieticians, radiographers, and physiotherapists. What questions would you like to ask them. In your learning groups have a think about the questions you would like to ask and post them on this blog.