Class 2 performed our version of an ancient legend - Georgia and the Dragon last week.  We wanted to have a female knight to reinforce the message that bravery, strength and courage are not gender specific.  Being a small class of twelve, many children had several roles and lots of lines to learn for the chorus.  The children all had to draw on their courage and bravery for their performance and did so well.  Well done Class 2 children.

Jewels was very impressed last week to arrive to handcraft and find everyone sitting and started on their knitting.  The children are working extra hard to be able to finish their gnomes this term and enjoying listening to Little House in the Big Woods as their hands are busy knitting.

In form drawing we've been exploring mirror and ribbon forms.  Our ribbon forms are becoming more complicated and supporting the children in beginning to learn cursive writing.  In mirror forms we've been mirroring across the vertical mid-line, which has been a fun challenge.  The children have enjoyed creating their own mirror forms.

Following our play we began our final maths main lesson; Place Value.  The children are playing lots of trading games and learning vertical addition and subtraction.  One of the children's favourite trading games has been one that I came across in our Steiner Schools Day in Perth last term.  In Incan Gold we are intrepid explorers, delving deeper into a long-forgotten temple to discover treasures - but watch out for falling rocks and venomous snakes!  It's a push-your-luck game that involves a lot of maths - including division with remainder and trading for 10s.  It's been so engaging for the children that they forget we're doing maths!