KINGSTON CAMPUS NEWS
GRADE 2
On Tuesday, 11th August Grade 2 students had a visit from local author Fiona Levings. Fiona read her book 'Now and Then' showing the town of Margate through the past 80 years through the eyes of two boys who grow up in the same house in Margate. One boy lived in the house in the 1940s and the other boy currently lives in the house.
Grade 2 Blue students have been working on a research project in HaSS. They researched a country that they might have a connection to (either a family member or relative lived or still lives there, a country they may have visited or would love to visit as a grown up). They researched information on the internet and then used the skills they are learning in their English lessons to summarise and write out the important details, as far as possible, in their own words. They researched information about the population, capital city, landmarks, native animals, food, dress, music, currency, religion, famous people and popular sport. They also drew their favourite landmark of that country.
Grade 2 Green have been completing a unit of work exploring how they can use watercolour paint in different ways.
Grade 2 White students have been learning about prayer. Students made a prayer box with a prayer kit inside. They painted their box and decorated it with symbols and words relating to a theme of their choice, such as kindness, gratitude, forgiveness, friendship and the environment. For their prayer kits, students made a prayer cloth, candle, prayer journal, glitter mindfulness jar, a cross with sticks and twine, and a booklet of other prayers as well. The students practised prayer rituals by taking each item of the prayer box reverently and with meaning, by thinking about their chosen theme and having a conversation with God. They then sat in silence while talking and listening to God.
