I am Learning to Make Simple Inferences.

I am in Pascal group for reading and we have been learning to make simple inferences. An inference is when you know something even though it is not actually written in the story. You can make an inference by looking for clues in the story and illustrations.

My Reflection

I think that Mrs McFee was funny. It was easy to think of words to describe the main character because I just thought about her. I made some inferences about the story like how she loves flowers because they are on her clothes and hats.

I am Learning to Solve Subtraction Problems by Counting back from the Largest Number.

I am in Toru group for maths and we have been learning how to solve subtraction problems by counting back from the largest number. We do this by holding the biggest number in our heads and counting back on our fingers.

My Reflection

I think that I am okay at solving subtraction problems. It is in the middle, not too hard and not too easy, to solve the equations. I think that I might be able to solve problems with bigger numbers too. Counting back is a good way to work out take aways.

I am Learning to add Detail to my Writing.

Room 8 has been learning how to add detail into our writing to make it more interesting. We can think about the questions: Who? What? Where? When? How? and Why? to help us add this detail.
We have recently started swimming again and chose this shared experience to write about.

One day the class was swimming except me. I pretended that I was sick and got to stay home. When my mum went toilet, I snuck out and went to the ocean. I tamed a megalodon and whale. We went to the pool. My class went crazy and got out of the pool.

My Reflection

I think that I did an okay job of my writing. I could try harder to add detail. It is hard to add detail because you have to write lots. I think that I will try to add detail in my other writing and keep practising.

I am Learning to Draw Patterns.

Room 8 made flower headbands for the Term 4 Wearable Arts Show. We copied and created new patterns to put onto the different petals. We worked hard on our art and had a lot of fun making and displaying it.

I am Learning to Find and Summarise Information in texts by Skimming and Scanning.

I am in Pascal group for reading. We have been learning about skimming and scanning texts in order to find information. If you need to find certain information, it is easier and faster to skim and scan the text instead of reading the whole story.

Reading Response.

Book: Picnic Weather

Name 2 Main Characters:

1. Nick

2. Mum

What was the problem?

Anna's mum says the weather will be sunny and Nick's dad said that it will be cold and Preeta's Grandad said it will rain. Anna doesn't know what to wear to the picnic.

What was the solution?

They watched the weather forecast.

My Reflection

It is easier to read the story fast to find the information than to read it all properly.

Sometimes I can make mistakes when I am skimming and scanning because I am looking so fast.

I am Learning to Work in a Team.

I participated in the EPS Junior Maths Olympiad. We had lots of fun working as a team to solve the problems!

I am Learning to Identify 2D and 3D Shapes.

In Room 8 we have been learning about Geometry. We have looked at different 2D and 3D shapes and their different parts. We learned that shapes have different numbers of sides, faces, edges and corners of vertices.

We had a lot of fun making monsters out of different shapes!

My monster's name is Spongebob. He is a triangle. If he was 3D he would be called a pyramid.

My Reflection
I like my shape monster because he has one tooth and he is blind.
Geometry was okay, there were some easy and some hard bits. Naming and counting was easier on 2D shapes than on 3D shapes.

I am Learning to Write a CInquain Poem.

In Room 8 we have been learning how to write a cinquain poem. These poems have a special order that the words have to be put in. We have practiced writing cinquains in our writing books and published our most recent poems on Spring.

Success Criteria:

- All words must relate to the topic.

- The second line must contain two adjectives.

- The third line must contain three verbs with an -ing ending.

- The fourth line must be a four word sentence about Spring.

Spring

New, red

Jumping, growing, rolling

Spring is the best

Beautiful

My Reflection

I found it easy to write cinquain poems because you only had to write a few words.

I had already learned about adjectives in class, but verbs were new for me.

I feel okay and I am proud of it because I like Spring.

I am Learning to Say Before and After Numbers to 20.

I am in Toru group for maths. We have been learning to say before and after numbers in the range from 1 to 20.

I need to:

- be able to count forwards and backwards from 20

- know what number comes before a number within the range 1 - 20

- know what number comes after a number within the range 1 - 20

My Reflection

I am proud of how I went really fast.

I think that it is easier to say the before numbers than the after numbers.

I can say before and after numbers for numbers that are bigger than 20, probably to 100.

I am Learning to Use Punctuation Correctly.

Last week we celebrated Matariki with a pyjama and breakfast morning at school!

It was lots of fun and gave us good ideas to write about. Our focus in writing has been on using different types of punctuation correctly.

I need to:

- Use at least two different types of punctuation.

- Use the punctuation in a way that makes my writing more interesting.

- Put the punctuation in the right places.

Oh my gosh! I forgot to get into my school clothes! Haha no I didn't in fact all the year 2s wore their pjs to school for the Matariki breakfast. I had toast and cornflakes. After that we went into Room 9 and watched a video.

My Reflection

I did a good job with my punctuation because I put the full stops and exclamation marks in the right places.

It can be tricky because sometimes I don't know know where to put it.

I think that I will try to use exciting punctuation in my writing sometimes.

I am Learning to Recognise and Read Long Vowel Sounds and Silent E.

I am in Sven group for Reading, we are working at Orange level. We have been learning to read and recognise long vowel sounds and silent e in words.

I need to:

- recognise the correlation between long vowel sounds and silent e.

- know the difference between short and long vowel sounds in a word.

- be able to read words with long vowel sounds and silent e.

My Reflection

I am not proud of my reading because I took a long time to read the words.

It can be tricky to read because the silent e changes the whole word.

I can get better at this by trying my hardest.

I am Learning to Try New Things

We took part in a trial soccer clinic. We learned a new game called 'Shark Attack' and played a game of soccer in a big blow up field! The message of the lesson was to try new things and give it a go even if you feel nervous.

Success Criteria:

- take part in the games

- treat peers and team mates with respect and be a good sport

- have fun!

I am Learning to Chunk Words

I am in Pascal group for reading. We have been learning how to break up words into easier to read 'chunks' to help us read new words.

I need to:

look for parts of words (chunks) that I know to help me read new words.

My Reflection

It is easy to read chunked words when there are words that I know inside them.
It can be tricky to read new words.

I am Learning to Float with an Aid

Room 8 has been visiting the school pool on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. We have been learning to be safe in the water and using this time to gain confidence and to enjoy being in the water.

To be able to float in the water with an aid I must be able to:

- feel comfortable getting my face and hair wet

- use a pool noodle correctly (under my armpits)

- keep my feet off of the ground

My Reflection
I am proud of how I feel comfortable in the water.
It can be tricky to hold your breath.
I like being in the water because it is cold and you can play.

I am Learning to Read a Bar Graph and Answer Questions

I am learning to read a bar graph and answer questions

I need to:

*read the question

*read the data (information) on the graph

*identify the lowest (fewest) and highest (most) bars

*read the quantities

*compare the data on the graph

*answer questions about the data (information) on the graph

My Reflection

I am proud of I could see who had the most and least easily.

It can be tricky to know the middle numbers because they are not there.

Next time I can ask my teacher for help.

I am Learning to use Capital Letters and Full Stops

I am learning to use capital letters correctly:

I use a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence.

I use a capital letter for the word ‘I.’

I use a capital letter for names of things.

I am learning to use full stops correctly:

I use a full stop at the end of a sentence.

M name is Dylan. I am 6 and 3 quarters. I have a brother. His name is Anton. He is 3. I love Spongebob and Patrick. If you don't know Patrick's last name it is Star.

My Reflection

I wrote nicely. I found it hard because it took a long time. Next time I could do more words.

Welcome to Year 2 2018

Welcome to my Learning Journey for 2018.

I am in Year 2, Room 8 and my teacher is Miss Clegg.