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Here We Go for Term Two! Hello Elementary Friends! Can you believe it is the end of April already?  Time is going by so fast, but I am still trying to squeeze the most I can out of it while we are in Australia!  Term two is under way.  The students came back ready to learn - and I am glad.  We have a lot to get accomplished in the next 9 weeks.  Here are some of the things that are planned for Year Two for Term Two: Reading - continue to focus upon comprehending what we are reading with ever increasing text levels.  What is the author's purpose?  What type of writing is it?  Advance into beginning chapter books and away from simple picture books.  Move from learning to read to reading to learn! Writing - Learn the basics of an explanatory essay.  Continue to expand upon personal recounts and add a prompt question to journal writing every other week.  We will spend two weeks on poetry - simple beginning poetry skills.  Each we...

Report from Middle Earth! Hello Elementary Friends, Since the last post we enjoyed our second week in New Zealand traveling through the North Island. We started on Friday, 15th April with a ferry cruise through the Cook Strait on the Inter-Islander Ferry. Cook Strait   lies between the   North   and   South Islands   of   New Zealand . It connects the   Tasman Sea   on the northwest with the  South Pacific Ocean   on the southeast, and runs next to the capital city,   Wellington . It is 22 kilometres (14 mi) wide at its narrowest point,   and is considered an area of the most dangerous and unpredictable waters in the world.  There have, however, been numerous people who have swam the strait - the youngest being only 11 years old! The  strait  is named after  James Cook , the first  European  commander to sail through it, in 1770.  Here are a few photos of our voyage on the Inter-Islander ...