YEAR 2-3
In the last two weeks 2/3 have been working hard on their maths skills. We have been thinking outside the box as we tackle multiplication. First, we counted cereal and found the power of equal groups to help us calculate large collections. Then we made arrays using checkered towels, counters and paint. These tasks helped us explore the structure of an array and how it connects to our understanding of a multiplication number sentence.
We have also been investigating the concept of time and took on the challenge of creating a clock that had all the key features of an effective time telling device. Since then, we have been practicing telling the time on an analogue clock and connecting this with digital time representations.
We were also lucky enough to be involved with the Antarctic Classroom on Tuesday the 12th of August. It was a special experience and here is what we learnt:
- I learned all the different species of penguins - Mason
- There are Krillions of krill – Paige
- Blue whales were larger than any dinosaurs that lived – Marcus
- The whale’s voice is really low – Millie
- There wasn’t actually that many whales in the world – Archie
- Blue whales are 30m long – Kate
- I learned all the different sounds of the animals – Conor
- Humpback whales go to Antarctica and then go up to warmer water – Tildie
- Penguins keep their eggs warm on their feet and under their feathers where the warmness of their body goes into the egg- Louie
- Antarctica can get to -90 degrees C – Rachel
- The leopard seals call is really loud – Jett
- I didn’t know elephant seals existed – Yolandi
- I didn’t know whales made a very ear-splitting noise – Harvey
- I learned that there are 18 species of penguins – Elsie
- Emperor penguin is the biggest penguin – Olly
- I learned that there’s live plants in the water (phytoplankton)- Immy
- You need to wear thick jackets to protect your skin and keep you warm – Molly
- I never knew there was a penguin called the Macaroni penguin – Freya
- Where the penguin keeps the egg, its as warm as our neck – Emily
- Penguins regrow their feathers every year – Lahni
- I learned that krill can shrink in winter and regrow in summer – Travis
- Some penguins can lean on their tail to rest – Lewis
- It’s the coldest, windiest, highest and driest continent – Lexie
- You can’t put penguin eggs on the ground because they won’t hatch – Piper
