Last term Year 2 had a connected classroom lesson with the seven students from Tambar Springs.
Everyone in 2C and 2R scooted over to the library ready to meet our new friends from Tambar Springs. This small school in the middle of the state has seven students. Their names are Beau, Lucas, Liam, Coby, Damien, Georgia and Phoebe. Coby is their school captain and the only person in Year 6. There were two people in Year 5, Phoebe in Kindy, no-one in Year 1, Georgia in Year 2, Liam in Year 4 and Lu-cas in Year 3. About one hundred people live in Tambar Springs. Their teachers' names are Mrs Adams and Mrs Worsley (the principal). Mrs Adams baby is due this week on 23rd May.
Each student has their own computer, tablet and a laptop.
Mrs Adams, her huge belly and her huge class, led 2C and 2R through a drawing activity. Each student gave us one instruction each to complete a picture. Some gave more than one instruction, especially the school captain. Every-one introduced themselves to us before they gave us their instructions and we could speak back to them. Only one person was allowed to speak at a time. At the end the final picture was a castle, with pigs and a pirate in the front. It was the last picture from a book called, ‘The Pirate Who Never Washed'.
It was really extremely good fun.
On Tuesday, 2C and 2P went back to the library to see our friends at Tambar Springs again. Mrs Smith was encouraging us to come in quickly, as the Easter Bunny was writing messages to us on the Smart Board. He was very cheeky. He asked us if we had seen his favourite movie, ‘Hop'. He promised to bring some chocolate to our houses in a couple of days.
We spoke to our friends from Tambar Springs on the television screen after the Easter Bunny had left the Smart Board. We didn't speak for very long because they had to go to scripture.
Year 2 thought the two activities were really fun. Thank you, Mrs Smith, for helping us to organise the connection. We hope to speak to our new friends in Tambar Springs again soon.
From 2C students