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

I am in Toru 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 largest number in our heads and using our fingers to count back.

My Reflection

I think that it is a bit tricky to keep the big number in your head and count back on your fingers, but I am trying my best. Counting backwards is a good way to solve take away problems.

I am Learning to Find Information from a Text.

I am in Max Group for Reading. I am Reading at Orange Level 16. We have been learning how to find information from a text.  We read the nonfiction book Guinea Pigs and made a mind map to show the different facts that we learned.

My Reflection

It was easy to find the facts in the book, especially because my neighbour has two guinea pigs. I liked reading about guinea pigs. I like them because they are cute.

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.

I went swimming with my classmates. I went swimming on Friday and we did jump jam in the pool because we always do it on Friday. We do it to practice how to swim. The water was cold but I still had so much fun.

My Reflection

I am proud of my writing because it is a bit long. I think that I did a good job of adding detail. I think that it is a bit easy to add detail because you just have to answer the questions (who, what, where, when, how, why?). I think that I will try to add detail in my writing from now on to help to make it more interesting.

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 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!

I have a monster. It likes to play with my toys. It is an octogon. It likes to eat cake.

My Reflection
I like my shape monster. She looks cute but I tried to make her look a little bit scary.
She is an octagon and if she was 3D she would be an octagonal prism.
I found geometry hard because I haven't learned it before.

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

I am in Thumper group for reading. We have been learning about silent e and how it changes vowels to make a long vowel sound.

Success Criteria:

- Read words without silent e correctly.

- Read words with the addition of silent e correctly.

- Understand that silent e changes the sound of the vowel.

My Reflection

I think that it was a little bit tricky to read the words without the silent e.

It is tricky because I am used to reading it the normal way with the e, they were not real words without the silent e.

I am proud of how I read most of the words right.

I am Learning to Try My Best.

I participated in the Junior Cross Country. We have been practicing every Tuesday and Thursday this term. I came in 3rd place!

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

Fun, hot

Playing, running, swirling

The baby animals run

Lovely

My Reflection

I think that my poem is good because I wrote about the animals.

I think that cinquain poems are really hard to write because it is hard to think of the words.

I learned about adjectives and verbs.

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.

This morning we went to the Matariki breakfast. I had my own cereal! My mum did not notice that the teachers had cereal.

My Reflection

I am proud of how I used the exclamation mark right.

It can be tricky to put punctuation in the right places.

Next time I could try and use some different types of punctuation to make my writing more exciting.

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

I am in Rua 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 think that I said the before and after numbers well.
It was a little bit tricky for me because I had to think about it in my head.
It is easier to say the before numbers than the after numbers.
I tried my best!
I think that I could say before and after numbers for numbers that are bigger than 20.

I am Learning to Recognise Contractions.

I am in Thumper group for Reading, we are working at Green level. We have been learning to recognise and read contractions.

I need to:

- read contractions correctly

- understand that they are a shortened version of two words

- match a contraction with the words they are short for

My Reflection
I am proud of how I matched the similar words.
It can be tricky to match them together because the words look kind of the same.
If I got stuck with contractions in class i could ask the teacher for help.

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 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.

I am six years old. My colour is red. I love my mum is beautiful. I love my dad.

My Reflection

I am proud of how I put full stops in the right places.
It can be tricky to sound out the words and knowing where to put the capital letters.
Next time I could use more finger spaces.

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 can float on my back with the noodle.

It can be tricky to swim on my back without the noodle

I like being in the water because it is cold and then it turns warm.

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 how I could see which bars were bigger and smaller.

It can be tricky to read their names and to tell what number the bars line up with.

Next time I can ask my teacher for help.

I am Learning to Make Rhyming Strings

I am in Meeko group for reading. We have been learning to make rhyming strings to help us read new words.

I need to:

- Think of words that have the same end sound.

- Think of words that make sense.

My Reflection

I am proud of how I thought up my own rhyming words.

It is easy to read rhyming words because they all end the same.

It can be tricky to read rhyming words when they sound the same but are spelt differently.

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.