In primary 2 this week we have been practising our tally marks. We played a game where we were shown lots pictures of pets and we had to quickly write a tally mark and at the end we had to add them all up. We can now group tally marks in groups of 5.

In maths Cameron and Emily were learning to make numbers using hundreds tens and units. “We had cards showing us a number and we had to make them. Once we were finished we made a model using the hundreds, tens and units.”

In topic this week the frogs have been learning to name the parts of a plant. We can also tell people what the different parts are used for. For example, the roots are for sucking water and nutrients from the ground and helping the plant grow. We learned all about plants by going to different stations, we played a game where we had to draw a plant, we had to stick on the names of the parts of the plants, we had an investigation station where we looked at the different parts of the plant under a magnifying glass and we had to research using books about plants.

What can you do now that you couldn’t before…
“I have learnt to add tens and units to tens and units in maths.” Alexander.

“I have been learning about graphs and how to make one. I learned by listening to the teacher and working with a partner.” Alex
“I can read non-fiction books and use an index, contents and a glossary. I learned this by listening to the teacher and comparing fiction with non-fiction books. We even read a non-fiction book from the whiteboard.” Riley

“I can do my number stories of 16 and I can quickly remember them. I learned this by writing out the number stories and practising.” Naomi

“I have learned how to put words in alphabetical order. I learned by listening to the teacher and practising. I know to look at the first letter to help me and then if I have more than one word that starts with the same letter, I can look at the second letter.” Jessica and Ava