THE FINAL LEG - FINISHING STRONG

Term 4 is here, sooner than I anticipated. The first week is already gone. The students are refreshed by their break and have been enthusiastic about giving their best during their last term in Year 2. I look forward to lots of hard work and lots of fun and play now that the weather is much more inviting than it was last term.

Apart from the Maths and English and all the subject areas that we do, this term we are also trying our hands in gardening. We are growing some veggies. Just in case you are wondering how that ties in with learning, here are a few things the students have already picked up:

• Planning and working together in effective teams
• What carrot, tomato and spinach plants look like
• The different seeds
• Why worms are good for the soil

Here is a good site that lists more benefits. Benefits of gardening with kids

Over the next couple of weeks, we will tie our learning of the measurement of perimeter and area to our patches. We will also refer to our growth timelines as our plants begin to grow, change and produce fruit.