Holiday Activities

Here’s my list of great places to visit this holidays:

Zoo
Aquarium
Museum
Movies
Imax
Scienceworks (this one’s great and pretty cheap)
Horseshoe Bend Farm (take a picnic)
Library (FREE FUN!)
Eureka Tower observation deck
Tram ride into the city
Barbie exhibition at Federation Square
Bunnings holiday activities

Great things to do:

Kick a footy
Ride a bike
Play a boardgame/card game
Read a book
If you have a friend with a computer, [...]

Painting and End of Term

Well 2JS it is the end of term 2. You are half way through grade 2! I hope we like the room when it is finished being painted. I bet Nathan’s dad did a great job. I will go in on the holidays and set up the tables again for us. Have a great holiday. Relax and [...]

Woodwork Paddleboat Toy

 
Today we all got to make a toy out of wood. I am so proud of all the children in 2JS who safely used tools. Yes, they actually used sandpaper, woodwork benches and a SAW! Some of you might like to decorate your boats (with paint or textas) and show them to me next week. [...]

Toys Page

Yay. All the photos of the children’s toy projects are up on the TOYS page for you to look at!

Favourite Books

What are your favourite books? Is there anything you really love in our classroom library? Leave a comment.
Dr Seuss http://www.seussville.com/ 
Mr Men http://www.mrmen.com/au/
Mem Fox http://www.memfox.net/welcome.html
Paul Jennings  – Rascal the dragon http://www.pauljennings.com.au/
Roald Dahl – The Twits, George’s Marvellous Medicine http://www.roalddahl.com/
 

Long Weekend

What a bunch of sickies in 2JS this week. Including me. I think we had every sickness possible keeping people home for 1, 2 or even 5 days. Hopefully the long weekend will let everyone recover. Enjoy yourself and remember to do some independent reading at home!