Maori Greetings

We are learning to use maori greetings in class. Can you tell what the different greetings mean?

Worm Farming

In week 3 Mrs. Elmore shared with our class the importance of reducing our waste. Did you know that most of the rubbish we through out does not have to end up in the landfill? Mrs. Elmore told us that the food scraps we put into the landfills can create harmful gases which could even create an explosion. Sheesh!!! Now that we know how important it is to be Responsible for the waste we put out we are going to do our best to help the environment. In year 2 we are Responsible for collecting the food scraps and feeding it to the worms in our worm farms. These worm farms help our plants to grow around our school.

Do you have a worm farm or compost bin at your house? Tell us about it.

Planting Seeds

This term we are learning about Responsibility. Our school is an enviro school which means we have a responsibility to look after our environment. We decided to plant some seeds with our teacher and are looking after them so they will grow to be beautiful flowers. In one of our discussions, we learnt that plants need certain things to survive. Can you guess what they are?

If you know of anything that will be useful in looking after our flowers can you please let us know. We would love to hear from all you green fingered people.

Our First P.E. Lesson

In week 2 we had our first P.E. Lesson with the new P. E. teacher, Mrs. Heathorn. She taught us how to play heaps of games and we learnt loads about co-operation. It was a bit tricky, working together at first, but we managed in the end. Why do you think it is important to co-operate when you play a team sport? Share your ideas with us.

Buddy Class

This was our first time meeting our buddy class. Everyone buddied up and introduced themselves. Then we went out onto the playground to get to know each other better. It was lots of fun. We love visiting our buddy class. What do you think is the best thing about having a buddy class?

Our Class

This is our class. We were a bit nervous starting 2012 in Year 2. From the first day many of us made new friends and got to know our teacher, Mr. Janse. We all have a special place in Room 20 which reminds us that we are all important. It is going to be a great year and we are excited about our learning journey. Leave us a message and say hi every now and again. We look forward to your feedback whether it's mum, dad, granparents, brothers, sisters, aunties, uncles or just friends.