We are one of the year 2 and 3
classes at Bayswater School. Our
teachers are Dianne Cluett and
Catherine Ford. The teacher aide
working in Room 1 is Peta Lynn. Our
goal is to work together as a
healthy learning community. We aim
to become independent motivated
learners.
Our Week
We start the week by sharing our
news with each other. Every day we
write, sometimes with the teacher,
or independently. Our fitness is
important to us so we participate in
fitness activities 3 times a week.
In maths we usually work on our
number knowledge and the strategies
we use to solve problems. After
morning tea we do a mixture of
shared, guided and independent
reading. We also work on our
spelling and handwriting skills.
During the afternoon, we focus on
our Learning Pathways, which may
have music, arts, ICT, PE, an
environmental, science or social
science focus. We also go to the
library on Wednesday afternoons and
participate in music and PE. On
Friday afternoon we learn from one
another about life skills as we
share our feelings and ideas in a
safe sharing circle. We also learn
about environmental issues and may
even actively participate in looking
after our own school environment.
Homework
From Monday to Thursday, we bring
home our reading book. This may be a
guided text which has been
introduced by the teacher, or a
familiar text which has been chosen
from our fluency box. On Wednesdays
we bring home a library book and on
Fridays a poem to share. Our reading
books need to be returned to school
every day. Library books should be
returned by Wednesday morning and
poetry books need to be returned to
school by Friday. We also take home
spelling words and basic maths facts
to practice so we can apply this
knowledge when we participate in
classroom writing and maths
activities.
Kia kaha!
