Choosing Time

Do you notice anything about the creative children in these two photos - apart from the fact that it is nearly impossible to get everyone looking at the camera at the same time!?

Measurement

This week we have finished a unit on Weight (sometimes called Mass). We used our new scales and a variety of classroom equipment to explore the concepts of heavy, heavier, light and lighter. We put objects in order, according to their weight. We also used bags of 10 beads to weigh soft toys. We were surprised to find that some of them weighed as much as 200 beads.

Mrs Dakers can you take a photo of this please?

Look at some of the things we create when we have finished our other work. Pretty impressive! Of course I can take photos Kindle 2 - that way we have a record of our creations.

How Many Girls and Boys in Kindle 2?

In Maths we are studying Statistics. We are learning to ask questions, sort objects into groups then count to find the answer. We are learning to display the information we gather. We are learning to make statements about the information displayed on a graph. To find the answer to the question 'How many girls and boys in Kindle 2?' we lined up in a girls line and a boys line. We counted each line. This is what we found out: in Kindle 2 there are 6 girls and 8 boys. We displayed the information by taking a photo and making a graph.

Portrait Pictures

On Tuesday, Kindle 2 went to the Art Gallery. We saw some rather interesting portraits while we were there. Mrs Dakers was given permission to photograph these ones. Hmmmm..... the people in these portraits look familiar somehow. What do you think?

The photographs below show the Kindle 2 artists making and talking about their own portraits. They are displayed on the wall in Kindle 2. The exhibition will run for a limited time.

Road Safety

Constable Parcell has been visiting Kindle 2 to help us learn about Road Safety. Last Tuesday we got to sit in the patrol car and practise putting on our seatbelts.
 

We have learned a little poem to help us remember the kerb drill:

Stop, Look and Listen
Before you cross the street
Use your eyes, use your ears
Before you use your feet.

2012 - The first three weeks

Well here we are! After three weeks at school, we are settling into routines and are well underway with learning.  Look what we have been up to at Discovery Time over the past few weeks: