As we come to the end of Term 3, Class 2 is nearing the end of our Magic Numbers main lesson. Over the past few weeks the children have been exploring patterns and shapes in numbers, practicing solving maths problems using all of the operations, observing the relationships between the numbers in the times tables, and learning different tricks to help our understanding and recall the times tables from 1 - 12.  Some of these patterns have truly amazed me and have grown my own appreciation and awe for mathematics!  It's wonderful to share in the magic of numbers with the children.

The children have also been enjoying recorder practice, and the opportunity to practice each Monday with our Class 6 recorder buddies has been helping the children master several songs in preparation for our class play next term.  I wonder if you might guess the story inspiring our play from our dragon chalk board drawing?  Class 2 is also learning Ode to Joy on recorder - a song with more complex notes and timing for recorder and a lovely song for springtime/Djilba. 

Several children have been very proud to bring their own lyres in, made by our amazing Class 2 parents during the lyre making workshop for Class 1/2 parents.  We've been lucky to have Sophia teaching lyre on Wednesday afternoons this term and we've enjoyed regular practice during our morning circles to accompany our singing and keep up our lyre practice.  The children are learning a beautiful spring song and Sophia has been helping us rewrite the lyrics to fit with our seasonal Djilba observations and incorporate some Noongar language.  We hope to share the song with you at an assembly soon.

In morning fitness the children have enjoyed having Mala's mum Brooke come in weekly to teach some skills in hula hooping.  This has been lots of fun, coordination and fitness!