by Stephanie Margaret BATLEY | Apr 2, 2026 | Grade 2
In literacy this week we have worked on blending initial consonants (bl, st, gr, etc) to recognise these when reading texts and to use them in our writing. We have continued working on our handwriting, sitting correctly, holding our pencil correctly and slanting our...
by Stephanie Margaret BATLEY | Mar 18, 2026 | Grade 2
This week in literacy we have been focusing on researching our animal for Sharing the planet. Using the fact we have found, we will turn these into a research report. The students have used a variety of books and online sources to locate the information they need...
by Stephanie Margaret BATLEY | Mar 12, 2026 | Grade 2
In literacy this week, we have met in our new guided reading groups and have been introduced to new reading books – all focused on our on unit of inquiry. Each group will be reading about specific animals or plants in a habitat. We wrote words using new rhyming...
by Stephanie Margaret BATLEY | Mar 5, 2026 | Grade 2
For our new unit of inquiry: Sharing the Planet, we have begun by checking in with our prior knowledge (what do we already know about the topic?) and the students were able to share their understandings by creating a brainstorming map. From there, we came up with a...
by Stephanie Margaret BATLEY | Feb 25, 2026 | Grade 2
For our first week of the Ramadan schedule we have been so busy with the shortened lesson time as I’m sure your child has mentioned to you. We have squeezed in quite a lot over our 4 day week! For our UOI, we have been reflecting on our learning and how we have...
