In maths this term, Year 2 has been learning to draw and describe 2D shapes and they have learnt to transform them using a flip, slide or turn.

They spent some time exploring the school environment to find a variety of 2D shapes, which they photographed, edited and sorted to make a display.  They were able to design pictures using 2D shapes on the laptops and then they used their knowledge about shapes and how they could be transformed to create an artwork.  The children did a great job expressing their creativity.

 Year 2 Excursion to Gold Coast Botanic Gardens

The Gold Coast Botanic Gardens are a special place to explore. What makes the Botanic Gardens different from a park? What distinct features can you discover as you explore the gardens? Students investigated the Regional Botanic Gardens and found out why they are so special.

  

 

   

 

Year 2 Excursion to Gold Coast Botanic Gardens

We are entomologists! Students engaged in hands-on learning experiences as they observed the different species, habitats, life cycles and roles of the largest group of animals in the world – insects.

Visual Arts Workshop

On Wednesday 20th March, artist Georgie Anderson visited year 2 to host a portrait workshop with the students. The year 2 children created personal portraits using a variety dot pens, water colours and oil pastels.  They all thoroughly enjoyed this experience and it was great to have Georgie with us to share her knowledge.

We are learning to collect, organise and represent data to make simple inferences.

The children engaged in a real life task where they had to sort the coloured blocks and create a tally to represent the number of different coloured blocks.  They were learning to collect and organise data.

WALT describe changes to living things
WALT explore how plants and animals are grown for food, clothing and shelter

On Friday, the year 2 students went out to the garden beds near our room to plant some seeds.  We are experimenting to determine what plants need to grow and our aim is to start growing a variety of fruits and vegetables in our garden.