FOUND KEY!!!

Patrick found this key near the tubs outside his room. If it is yours can you please come and get it.   

A SPECIAL VISITOR

Last week Helen visited our classroom to help us learn about adjectives. She taught us about adjectives and how professional authors use them all the time.

Firstly, Helen asked us about adjectives and was really impressed with what we knew. Next she gave us a pile of popcorn kernels and asked us to describe them to a partner.

Once we finished, we popped our kernels and described them again and investigated the difference between our first and second description.

Lastly, Helen explained ADJECTIVALS to us. She explained that adjectivals go AFTER the noun and give us a little bit more information.

The white popcorn THAT WAS WARM AND SALTY

The soft popcorn WHICH WAS DISGUSTING

(The adjective is underlined and the adjectival is bold and in capitals)

Overall, the lesson was delicious!

DESCRIBE THIS FOR ME!

This week we have been looking at ADJECTIVES. Adjectives are words that describe a noun. For example The man wore a black hat.

Patrick asked us to look at a picture and think of all of the adjectives that we could think of.

Here's the picture:

And here are all of the different adjectives that we thought of.

From that poster, Patrick started to circle certain words in an orange texta. It was up to us to find out why he was doing that. We found that the adjectives that we was circling were one that described how the pizza TASTED.

Then Patrick asked us to circle different types of adjectives and we discovered that adjectives can describe all sort of things. They can describe these types of things...

The next day Patrick got asked us to cut out all of our pizza adjectives and place them in the right adjective column.

It was a great activity and it will really help us with making our narrative writing more descriptive and exciting!

CONGRATULATIONS 2/3P STUDENTS!

Well done to all of the 2/3P students who achieved a Studyladder award.

The certificates are awarded when you reach a certain number of points. You get points by playing Studyladder's educational games. You will receive points for attempting a game and completing it.

Well done again!

Remember, don't worry if you haven't got an award yet. Keep working and you'll get one or two or three soon!

WE SURVIVED TERM ONE!!!!

We did it. We made it. One term down. 3 to go.

 

It has been an extraordinary term. Patrick would like to thank all of the Grade 2s and 3s for working so hard and being so cooperative. 

Well done 2/3P!  Bring on Term 2! 

THE PERFECT PUBLISH

On Friday, as a class we discussed what publishing work looks like. We wrote dot points into our own Writing exercise books then came together as a class and created a giant list of the things we have to do when we publish. Patrick decided to make a 'Publishing Contract' that we all signed. Because we signed the contract we HAVE to make sure to do the things that the contract talks about.

THE SUBTRACTION NUMBER LINE

This week we have been looking at strategies for subtraction. The one that we have been focussing on is subtraction using a number line. The Grade 3's have had some experience with a subtraction number line before and Patrick asked them to be 'young teachers' and help the Grade 2's learn how to do it. 

Patrick was very proud of all of the Grade 3's for being so willing to help and the Grade 2's for working so hard. A very good team effort! Well Done 2/3P!