Sep 17, 2020 | Tui - Year 2 blog
We have been learning about electrical circuits during Science time. We now know that electricity travels in a circle, which is called a circuit. A battery or a switch or a break in the circuit, can cause our power to stop going around and our bulb does not work. It...
Jun 24, 2020 | Tui - Year 2 blog
It has been fantastic to come back to school! We have been having a lot of fun together and have particularly enjoyed learning about earning money, spending it, and giving change. We found out all about money and then practiced spending it and giving...
May 6, 2020 | Tui - Year 2 blog
Well, what a different kind of March and April we have had this year! We have been working and learning from home. I feel incredibly proud of everyone in the Tui Class – and the mums and dads. I know it has been very hard juggling all those balls, but everyone...
May 6, 2020 | Tui - Year 2 blog
Bodhi decided to be a Year 2 teacher for the morning! He chose a book and then took it home to learn. Then he brought it back to school the next morning and read it to the class! Bodhi did a fantastic job and everyone loved hearing him read.
May 6, 2020 | Tui - Year 2 blog
Mr Donovan took the Year 1 and Year 2 classes to see his busy busy bees! He dressed up in his special suit, which protects him in case a bee decides to sting, and showed us how the bees buzz all around the trees in his garden and take pollen back into their hive. Mr...
May 6, 2020 | Tui - Year 2 blog
The Year 2 class made some fantastic Self Portraits during Art time. Looking at photos of ourselves, we made sure we added our eyes, noses and mouth exactly where they should be. We finished up with some wonderful pieces of art! ...
Feb 13, 2020 | Tui - Year 2 blog
Welcome to the Year 2 Blog! The Tui Class are exploring Light and Dark during Science time this term and have been looking at how shadows are made. We went outside and tried to make the BIGGEST shadows, the smallest shadows, the funniest shadows and the longest...
Nov 26, 2019 | Tui - Year 2 blog
Today we took advantage of this fabulous weather and got outdoors to explore states of matter. As this was a Science topic from earlier this year, we were pretty sure we knew EVERYTHING there was to know about solids, liquids and gases…until we made cornflour...
Nov 5, 2019 | Tui - Year 2 blog, Uncategorized
We thought we would celebrate the lovely warm weather! What a lovely way to celebrate the sun!
Sep 26, 2019 | Tui - Year 2 blog
Wow, what a performance! All the hard work paid off when we performed our sold out, once-in-a-lifetime show in front of the Gulf Harbour Preschool, the Wentworth Primary and College students, and our parents and whanau. We could not stop talking about it the day after...
Aug 23, 2019 | Tui - Year 2 blog
We recently read a book about growing pumpkins and making pumpkin soup and decided to make our own! It was a great success and EVERYONE liked it!* What a great way to get some veggies into us and keep warm on a cold day. We even saved some seeds to grow in the school...
Jul 29, 2019 | Tui - Year 2 blog
Leo’s recent trip to Taupo got us all talking about the “Hole in One” golf challenge there. Mr Clark says its about 110 metres. How far is 110 metres? Is it as long as our whiteboard? Is it as long as our classroom? We decided to find out how far 110...
