Sports week

Sports Week

PIRATE ADVENTURE

Peabo bryson & Regina Belle - A Whole New World Lyrics

Arabian Nights- Aladdin (lyrics)

Prince Ali- Aladdin (lyrics)

Field Trip to PURUCHUCO

 Puruchuco on PhotoPeach
On September 12th grade 2 Otters visited Puruchuco, one of the most beautiful arqueological prehispanic sites in Lima. It is located in the district of Ate. Puruchuco is a Quechua word that means "hat of feathers". It was the palace of the Curaca who governed the Rimac Valley.

SPRING FESTIVAL

Prize-Giving Ceremony on PhotoPeach

Children's Day

In Peru, Children's Day is celebrated every third Sunday of August. On this day of the year, Peruvian children would typically would receive presents from their parents. At St. George’s College it was celebrated on August 22^nd. Our kids elaborated beautiful posters, participated in a storytelling and funny games, and also ate pizza and pop-corn. At the end of the day they also did origami butterflies to decorate the posters.

Children's Day 2014 on PhotoPeach
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St. George's Day

Legends of St George’s life have grown over the centuries. However, he must have been incredible in his lifetime for his reputation to have survived for so long. The most famous legend of Saint George is of him slaying a dragon. St. George is remembered as being a brave, courageous, chivalrous, honest knight who protected people. There is now a special day in England to remember and honor him called St. George Day. At St. George’s College we also had a great celebration. Early year kids marched wearing dragon faces, shields and crowns. Lower students represented the story. Grade 2 students sang proudly with great enthusiasm the school song.

St. George's Day on PhotoPeach

Welcome

Welcome Back to school my dear Otters. I hope you had enjoyed the holidays sleeping long hours, visiting friends, travelling, or watching TV. During the third term we are going to learn new words, poems and songs. We will also read two more stories. So it's time to start.....

Family Day

Family Day was an excellent oportunity to share some precious moments together as a family. You, my dear Otters did a great job for the presentations. I'm sure your relatives felt happy and proud of you. Congratulations for the great job!
Family day on PhotoPeach

POOR OLD MUM

THE CAMCORDER

THE WEDDING

This Old man - Nursery Rhymes

Green Grass Grew All Around (with lyrics)

WELCOME BACK

Welcome back to school my dear grade 2 students. I hope you had enough time to rest, have fun and share great moments with your family. 

Reading time

1. Kids who read often and widely get better at it because practice makes perfect in almost everything we humans do and reading is no different.

2. Reading exercises our brains. Reading is a much more complex task for the human brain than, say, watching TV is. Reading strengthens brain connections and actually builds new connections.

3. Reading improves concentration. Again, this is a bit of a no-brainer. Children have to sit still and quietly so they can focus on the story when they’re reading. If they read regularly as they grow up, they develop the ability to do this for longer and longer periods.

4. Reading teaches children about the world around them. Through reading, they learn about people, places and events outside their own experience. They are exposed to ways of life, ideas and beliefs about the world which may be different from those which surround them. This learning is important for its own sake however it also builds a store of background knowledge which helps younger children learn to read confidently and well.

5. Reading improves a child’s vocabulary, leads to more highly-developed language skills and improves the child's ability to write well. This is because children learn new words as they read but also because they unconsciously absorb information as they read about things like how to structure sentences and how to use words and language effectively.

6. Reading develops a child’s imagination. This is because when we read our brains translate the descriptions we read of people, places and things into pictures. When we’re engaged in a story, we’re also imagining how the characters are feeling. We use our own experiences to imagine how we would feel in the same situation.

7. Reading helps kids develop empathy.

8. Children who read do better at school. And they don’t just do better at subjects like reading, English and History. They do better at all subjects and they do better all the way through school.

9. Reading is a great form of entertainment! A paperback book doesn’t take up much space so you can take it anywhere and you’ll never be lonely or bored if you have a book in your bag. You can read while waiting in a queue, while waiting for a friend who’s running late or during a flight delay at an airport.

10. Reading relaxes the body and calms the mind. This is an important point because these days we seem to have forgotten how to relax and especially how to be silent.

The constant movement, flashing lights and noise which bombard our senses when we’re watching TV, looking at a computer or playing an electronic game are actually quite stressful for our brains. When we read, we read in silence and the black print on a white page is much less stressful for our eyes and brains.

I Love My Mom

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe - Mother Goose Club Rhymes for Children

Here we have a fun way to learn
numbers from one to ten. Try to add movement and you'll enjoy it.

My Fish was Small

Memorization and recitation build two different (but complementary) sets of skills. Memorization improves vocabulary and also builds into children’s minds an ability to understand and use complex English syntax.

Let’s teach our kids poems.  They love them because of the rhythm.


This a very nice poem written by  Jack Prelutsky. 

Let's sing!

Here there is a very nice song about OTTERS. Enjoy it and try to sing it.

Grade 2 - 2014

Dear students

Dear kids I’m very excited about being your teacher and to share the many stories, games, chants, songs and learning activities I have planned for you! In second grade we will have lots of fun, developed a love for reading, become excellent writers, learn new and interesting things, and make new friends.