Narrative writing

WALT write a narrative.
A narrative is the story or account of something. It may be a true story, in which you describe something that happened to you, or it may be a tale about imaginary people and events such as a novel, a short story or a folktale.

Today we read some narrative stories in our reading groups and we are using the Story Mountain Idea to help us plan our own stories.

We are learning about some of the features of a narrative so soon we will be able to tell our parents all about this type of writing.

Recycling facts from Jessica

Grouping and sorting rubbish.

Year 2 have been wondering about the challenge of sustainability. We have read and discussed the slogan Reduce, Reuse and Recycle and have looked at all the different ways of grouping rubbish.In particular, the recycling codes seen on many plastic or glass objects.

These are some thoughts from Room 4.
1. We classify things as rubbish only when we decide that they are no longer useful to us.
2. Trash isn't always garbage as often objects can be reused or recycled. Today we read a book about Frank who wanted a brother so he decided to make one out of a big pile of trash. He called his new brother Stan. He was a valuable member of Frank's family.
3. Keeping our environment healthy is very important so we must try and be as sustainable as possible

Recycling facts from looking at PET recycling symbols.

Composting in the Apex garden.

As part of our Sustainability Challenge the Year 2 team are learning about compost.

Here is the story Room 4 wrote.

Yesterday all of the Year 2's helped to fill the compost bin. We put lots of twigs, leaves, blood and bone, grass clippings and finally we added water. We used a spade, a shovel, a broom and a rake. We did the composting because Mrs Bridgman came into school to talk to us about the 3 R's. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

Next steps in Reading . . .

Dear Parents 

I will be diving into inferencing next Term (although I've dabbled in it here and there)

I LOVE to start with this book:

It is quite a simple read with MANY opportunities for the children to use their inferring skills.  

I first start off by reading it orally and talking about what inference really means-

Use the text clues

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Use what I know 

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Inference

The kids catch on pretty quickly! 

Then on the second day we use an organizer to fill in our thinking.  I find that this helps those that  need a visual, will understand more clearly after practicing it this way.

The sample is filled in with references to "The Stray Dog," but it could be used with any book!

When reading with your child remember to discuss those hidden meanings and try to let your child respond to the book in their own words.

Planes 2 by Yogya and Abdul.

Planes written by Yogya
Illustrated by Abdul.

We wanted to share our information about planes, robots and spacecraft with our class.

Going to School

What do I learn at school? What do I like doing most of all?
Room 4 have been talking and writing about what they like at school and what they find easy or challenging.
This is the first story, published by Bella. What a wonderful slideshow Bella!

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