Category: Grade 2

Year 2 Melbourne Museum Excursion!

On Thursday the 5th of March the Year 2’s set off on a very exciting trip to… the Melbourne Museum! Leading up to our excursion, we have been working hard in class during Inquiry learning all about toys from around the world! We have studied various toys from the past and compared them to toys of the present. 

On the day of the excursion, we participated in an educational program and listened to a story about toys kept through several generations of a family, titled ‘My Grandmother’s Toy Box’. We also visited the Mini Mega Model exhibition, Melbourne Story gallery and Bugs Alive.

We made loads of interesting observations and discoveries! A few things we learnt…

  • Clues to identify toys from different periods of time such as, materials used, colours and patterns in clothing, advancements in the way toys operate etc.
  • Marn Grook is a traditional Aboriginal ball made long ago from possum skin!
  • A small cork model of the Colosseum in Rome, made by Richard Du Bourg around 1775, is the oldest model in the Mini Mega Model Museum. 

Interesting fact: Cork was a suitable material for capturing the decayed character of classical architecture!

  • Two steam train models were made of different materials- one wooden and the other metal. Some of us made connections to experiencing the historic Puffing Billy.
  • We even got to use some of our senses whilst exploring the creepy-crawlies in Bugs Alive! We thoroughly enjoyed seeing, hearing and smelling the world of insects, spiders, snails and other invertebrates.

We had a marvelous time at the Melbourne Museum, and did some fantastic creative writing about it the next day at school!

World of Robotics

Grade 2 students delved into the ‘World of Robotics’ today. Students explored the design and technology that goes into planning such a unique life-like machine. 

Thus far in our Term 4 Inquiry unit, ‘Ch-Ch-Changes’, students have explored the evolution and development of technology through the ages. Our unit has a large focus on modern technologies, hardware, software and the commands that make technology function. 

Students overall enthusiasm and engagement in today’s incursion and the unit thus far has been great to see. Here are some snapshots from the ‘World of Robotics’ incursion.


Welcome back Grade 2’s

Welcome back to the final term for 2019! 

The weeks ahead are filled with lots of exciting learning and events. 

The Grade 2 cohort are really looking forward to our sleepover coming up in the next few weeks. Students will engage in some special entertainment, have dinner at school with their classmates and friends. They will enjoy setting up their beds and going to bed only to find themselves still at school the next morning! Students will be involved in a camp style routine to help build their confidence for camp in the coming years. 

In Literacy, we are looking at the features of narratives. Students will be breaking down these features in reading and analysing the way in which they have been used in texts. In Writing students will be using these features as building blocks along with the help of VCOP to be creative writers. 

In Maths, students will be consolidating all four number operations and applying them to topics like money or fractions. We will also be building on our knowledge of 3D shapes, capacity and location. 

Our Inquiry Topic this term is a new topic for Grade 2, students will look at one of their favourite topics, technology. Students will explore the world of technology and coding.

Big Write 

The Grade 2 students are currently in their 3rd year of VCOP. The Grade 2 teachers have really enjoyed reading the creative writing that our students have been producing over the year. Students are consistently engaged and excited by the weekly topics. We have watched them grow in their confidence in their writing and wanting to share their work. Here are some of the great pieces that we have enjoyed!