Term Two Evaluation: Monkey

English:

Reading:

Independent Reading:

see written list ~ 

Other Reading Activities:

Reading Eggs online program

30 - 60 minutes of silent reading daily

Literature: Read Aloud

Henry and the Paper Route by Beverly Cleary

Henry and the Club House by Beverly Cleary

Ribsy by Beverly Cleary

 Writing:

Institute For Excellence in Writing Program

Teaching Writing: Structure and Style

Over the course of the term Monkey wrote three paragraphs. His topics were spiders and giraffes.

Handwriting:

Foundation Handwriting Year 2

Grammar:

Spelling:

daily oral review of weekly lists as sourced from year 3 lists on the internet

(20 words per list)
written test taken every Friday

Maths:

Maths Plus Year 3

Topics Include:

Connecting addition and subtraction, Comparing and ordering fractions, Angles, The metre, Counting by tens, Thirds, Patterns, Informal mass, Doubles and near doubles, Multiplication facts (10s), Symmetry, Chance experiment, Subtraction jump strategy, Fifths and tenths, Perpendicular lines, Litres, Bridging the decades, Dividing, Modelling objects/nets, Tables, Money, 4-digit numbers, Pentagons, Quarter to and quarter past, Addition patterns, Revising multiplication facts, Collecting data, The kilogram, Empty number lines, Division and multiplication, Following directions, Measuring and recording perimeter, Trading in addition, Number patterns, Describing prisms, The square centimetre

Diagnostic Review 2

Other Math Activities:

Khan Academy website

Cool Math Games website

Independent Reading: (Maths)

Scripture and Character Building:

Bible Read Aloud:
2 Chronicles: 23 - Job 

HSIE:

History - 

Read Aloud:

Simpson and His Donkey by Mark Greenwood

Do Not Forget Australia by Sally Murphy

Midnight by Mark Greenwood

A Day to Remember by Jackie French

Flapper VC - by Mark Wilson

Radio Rescue by Jane Jolly

Geography -

Read Aloud:

Oceans

Australian Habitats - Oceans by Greg Pyers

Coasts by Kay Barnham

The Worlds Most Dangerous Places by Paul Mason

Wonders of the World Uluru

Monkey's Independent History and Geography Choices (silent reading)

Science and Technology:

The following books were read independently:

World's Most Extreme - Australian Geographic

The following books were read aloud:

Finding Out About Platypuses by Greg Pyers

Weird and Wacky Fish by Nigel Marsh

Creatures Close Up by Gillian Watts

Natural Disasters Tsunamis 

Deadly Spiders and Scorpions by Andrew Solway

Deadly Insects by Andrew Solway

Dragonflies by Shane F. McEvey

Take Your Time by Eva Furrow

PDHPE:

walk to and from the library

walk to and from the shops

walk to and from various parks

free play at various parks

riding scooter

Monkey mastered crossing the monkey bars by himself this term.

Creative Arts:

Art:

various arts and crafts activities that pertain to younger brother's Letter of the Week program

Read Alouds:

Picasso's Trousers by Nicolas Allan

Socialization:

Weekly attendance of church and Sunday School

Numerous play dates with friends of multiple ages

Thursday co-op classes

Weekly trips to the library

Other Activities:

Played a variety of board and card games

• Rummy-O
• Mancala
• Snakes and Ladders
• Skip-Bo
• Phase 10
• Chess
• Memory
• Blokus
• Blink

July School Holiday Events:

Attended Bingo at local library

Attended Word Puzzle Game Day at local library

Attended Paper Puppet Craft Afternoon at local library

Attended Lego Themed Pupil Free day at local church