Students have been working diligently to publish their narratives on Chromebooks, focusing on their individual writing goals, including sentence structure, paragraphing, descriptive language, the use of “show, don’t tell,” and effective dialogue.

This term in Writing, our Grade 5/6 students have been bringing history to life through storytelling. Each student selected a historical event from around the world, researched it, and created their own character who lived during that time. They then wrote a narrative from their character’s perspective, imagining what it may have been like to experience the event. It has been wonderful to see students combine their research with creativity to produce engaging and thoughtful p

This term, Grade 2 students have been developing their reading comprehension skills through a focus on visualisation, text connections, predictions, and summarising. They have been learning to strengthen their predictions by using the word “because” and supporting their ideas with evidence from the text. Students have also practised summarising events in order using time connectives such as First , Then , and Next . As a class, we have been enjoying the novel Kimmi, the Queen

We’ve been really enjoying our maths learning in Grade 2 lately. Students have been building their confidence with place value, addition, measurement and exploring 2D and 3D shapes through hands-on activities. Our weekly problem solving lessons have been a highlight, with students trying different strategies and sharing their thinking. The regular Blitz Maths sessions are also making a big difference, with students becoming quicker and more confident with their number facts.

Grade 2 students have been developing their writing through  ‘ All About Me’ pieces and recounts, focusing on clearly retelling past events. They have followed the writing process of planning, drafting, editing, revising, and publishing. Students are also building their skills by using time connectives to sequence events and applying “show, don’t tell” to make their writing more engaging and descriptive.

In Spelling, we run Spelling Clinics that target spelling needs in small groups. We also teach 'Word Study' for 1 hour a week, that focuses on letters, sounds and words. We run 'Look, Say, Name' for 10 minutes, 3 times per week to practise our own personal words, and complete a partner spelling test weekly. Our personal words come from assessments and also our writing.

In Numeracy this term, we have been building strong foundations in number sense from 0–20. Students have been practising careful counting, recognising numbers, and recording them with increasing confidence and accuracy.   We have also been exploring Geometry by identifying 2D shapes in our environment. Students have been learning to describe shapes using mathematical language, including sides, vertices and faces and can recognising these shapes in the world around them.   Ove

In reading, we have been working on the different strategies readers use to support their reading, such as pointing to words, looking at pictures, and listening for the first sound. We have been enjoying a range of books, including Mrs Wishy Washy (a fan favourite), Brown Bear, Brown Bear, and The Cookie Jar.   We have also been exploring reading comprehension strategies and the different ways we can think while reading. We have practised predicting, making connections to tex

In writing this term, the students are learning what it means to be an author. They have been working on creating their own books, where they explore different ideas, the structure of storytelling, and forming letters using the sounds they hear in words.    Students have learnt the process of writing a story. Selecting an idea, drawing pictures that tell a story, and then having a go at labelling their pictures with the sounds they hear. They then build on their stories by ha