Year 2 have been learning India, to prepare to learn about the physical features of India, we went on a walk in the park to identify physical and human features in our local area. We identified that our school. The church and roads are human features, also that trees hills and rivers are physical features of our landscape.
KS2 took part in some art work activities outside of class time. Art outside of the classroom was part of our ArtsMark Journey. Inspired by the work of artist, and activist, Keith Haring, we produced a collaborative art park for anti-bullying week. We used card and markers to draw figures and messages with vibrant, contrasting… Continue Reading
In Year 2 we have been learning about the properties of different materials. Today we explored the effects of heating and cooling materials on different objects. First we observed what happened when we heated ice. We noticed that the ice changed from a solid into a liquid. Next we investigated how temperature effects play dough.… Continue Reading
As part of our literacy lessons about Little Red Reading Hood, we took a walk around our fantastic forest school. This was to inspire us when writing a description of a woodland setting. While exploring we payed close attention to the things we could see, hear, smell and feel. Then we created banks of descriptive… Continue Reading
In class we read and. Performed the poem, Ten Things Found in a Wizard’s Pocket. After a week of sentence stacking, and a shared write, the children planned and wrote their own independent poem entitled, Ten Things Found in a Witch’s Cauldron. They used some interesting adjectives and some excellent alliteration. Continue Reading
KS1 enjoyed their Halloween Disco last week, playing lots of party games and dancing to some spooky songs! Thank you to the PTA for organising this wonderful event! The children really enjoyed themselves! Continue Reading
Year two have been learning about adding and subtracting tens. Using base 10, we made different two digit numbers and added and subtracted multiples of 10. We recognised that when adding and subtracting multiples of 10, the number in the ones column stayed the same. Continue Reading
In mastering number we have been exploring the composition of the number six. We used rekenreks to represent six using two rows. Then we practised recalling number binds to six and used this knowledge to identify missing addends. Continue Reading
In Year 2 we have been learning about creating art work using the 2 Paint program on Purple Mash. After learning about a range of different impressionist artist, we explored different tools to create desired textures and effects. We created artworks inspired by Piet Mondrain, Georges Seurat and Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Over the unit we… Continue Reading
Today we began making our collages of the school ground. Using the textures we developed following our texture hunt, we began assembling our collage of a favourite area of the school. Continue Reading
