Year 2 have been really busy in Science this half term looking at ‘Plants and Animals in the Local Environment’ .
They were very lucky to be invited to the Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort to explore the many plants they have in their garden nursery and throughout the resort.
Did you know that the resort [...]

Year 2 have been developing their understanding of shape, form and texture as they learned about sculptures. They started the topic looking at the work of Bell, Rhodes, Eggmore and Goldsworthy and were inspired! They decided to sketch one of their favourite yoga stretches and base their sculpture on this pose.  Can you identify the [...]

Outdoor Adventurous Activities is a unit of study that is part of our PE curriculum. In this unit, children take part in simple orientation activities using maps and diagrams. They are set physical challenges and problems to solve, and work on their own and in small groups.  An important part of [...]

Year 2 have been working out some challenging subtraction number sentences in Numeracy today.  They involved subtracting a two-digit tens number from a three-digit tens number, crossing the hundreds barrier!  We teach children to use mental methods when appropriate but when faced with a calculation that they cannot do in their heads, they are encouraged [...]

I couldn’t resist putting up these great photos of Year 2 thinking about ‘who or what made the tracks?’, today’s daily challenge thinking question. After much deliberation, the class decided that it was elephants that made the tracks.  They chose to work together in groups to create the elephants as junk models.
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One of the many highlights of my job as principal is when there’s a knock at my door, and some smiley faces appear, eager to share with me the outstanding work they’ve been doing in class.
Today, it was these two boys who had worked really well together in their Year 2 Numeracy class.  They excitedly [...]

Years 2 to 7 put on a fantastic end of term show this week.  Audiences were amazed and thoroughly entertained by the extremely talented dancers, singers, musicians and actors.  Some say it was the best Provo Primary Christmas Show to date!  See a slideshow of the main highlights.
Bob (the littlest elf) was rather disgruntled as [...]

Year 2 have been looking at patterns in ‘mother nature’. Take a look at a slideshow of their pencil, computer and printed patterns.
First they went on an adventure walk down to “Flamingo Pond”.  There they collected lots of natural materials.
Using magnifying glasses they looked carefully at the patterns that they found in the collected natural [...]

Year 2 made some delicious healthy fruit smoothies as part of our  ‘Be Active’ Week.
Everyone had a turn at preparing the fruit and choosing what they would like in their own special smoothie recipe.  They used the juicer to make it and then enjoyed drinking it down. Can you spot the smoothie moustache!
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Look out!  The school telephone bill will be very high this month!
During this Literacy lesson the children were asked to express a ‘point of view’ while having a conversation on the phone. As well as putting their thoughts across they had to also listen carefully to what their partner was saying; beginning to learn the [...]

RED
Red is a beautiful rose
Red is the colour of a juicy tomato
Red is the colour of a beating heart
Red is wrapping paper that keeps my feelings in
Red is a juicy cherry
Red is the background of my life.
YELLOW
Yellow is the colour of a sweet banana
Yellow is a dandelion
Yellow is stars in the night sky
Yellow makes me [...]

All of our classes study aspects of the Turks and Caicos Islands (T.C.I) as part of their Social Studies Curriculum. The Grade 2 class did some research about our past and present leaders. They created portraits of each leader using recycled material. These are displayed in the classroom in chronological order. [...]

Swimming lessons for our Kindergarten, Grade One and Two children started last week with great success. The aim of the first session was to assess the children’s confidence, water skills and swimming ability. All the teachers were thoroughly impressed with the children’s efforts and are now ready to further develop the children’s skills in the [...]

Buddy Reading is a fun way to enjoy reading.  Today, our 2nd Graders read together with our Kindergartners. Reading to the younger children gave the Grade 2s a real sense of pride as they modeled their good reading skills.
The Kindergartners liked being with the older children and enjoyed listening to the stories that they chose [...]

In Grade 2 Science lessons this term, the children have been learning about variation of plants and animals.  They have organised them in groups according to their similarities, differences and unique characteristics.  The children have done a fantastic job in creating their own classification keys about different animals.  They answered questions about each of their [...]

This afternoon, the Grades 1-7 ended their theme week with a “Time Travellers’ Walkabout”.  Each class decorated their room with all the things they had been working on this week. Each one looked wonderful and the children were all very proud of what they had done.  Some children dressed as characters and they travelled through [...]

Our Grade 1-7 Sports’ Day was a great success today and was packed full of  fun.  The children were full of energy, determined to do their best and displayed excellent teamwork and sportsmanship.  See the movie below for all the highlights.
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See more movies on each of the teams that took part:  Blue, [...]