What a busy time the Year Two students have had. They are exploring Life cycles in Science and are busy observing how the temperature affects the growth and development of mealworms. The mealworms are slowly changing and the students excitedly check them each day for changes!
In Big Ideas, the students have been investigating the question, "Australia, what's our story?" This is involving how we can tell our story using other mediums instead of words. Through watching the 2000 Sydney Olympics opening ceremony, different Dreamtime stories, reading fairy tales and listening to the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the students are identifying different methods of creating a story. They are also investigating how music can create a story through the adjustment of the tempo of the music and are learning compose their own piece of music.
Pictures and sculpture have also created a story and during LIFE week the students have investigated the story of Australia further, through transport and literacy stories. They have observed how symbols tell a story, particularly focussing upon the story of Sr Irene McCormack and how our House symbols tell us the story of her life.
LIFE Week was great fun and we were able to learn about different stories related to our lives and culture through fun and interesting activities. We would not have been able to do as many different activities as we did without all of our parent helpers who volunteered their time or donated resources to help. The Year Two class would like to express a big THANK YOU to all of our parents for their support.
Mrs Ryan
Year Two Teacher
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