Class 2
11.11.22 Week in Review
admin on: Class 2
Good afternoon everyone,
This week we have got stuck into our new topic 'Journeys' and explore what the climate is like in the Arctic circle! We discovered that during summer, plants do grow and grasslands appear but during the deepest depths of winter the sun doesn't rise and temperatures average -34°C!
In English, we have been enjoying a week packed with grammar and are now experts on nouns, verbs, adverbs and adjectives!
In maths, we have been using 100 squares to take shortcuts when adding and subtracting! We now know some nifty tricks for adding and subtracting 11, 12, 13, 21, 22,23 and other numbers like them!
In our wild area we read a great book called Pumpkin Soup which is all about a group of friends working on a project together and this was definitely the theme of the day for class 2. We made pumpkin soup together in our mud kitchen, worked in pairs to tie knots to make broomsticks and thought of ways to use our leftover pumpkins to make bird feeders.
4.11.22 Week in Review
admin on: Class 2
Hi all,
Welcome back to the new half-term.
It has been lovely to see all the children return so nicely and share with us all the fun things they have enjoyed doing over the holiday.
This week, we have started our new topic 'Journeys' and looked at the Arctic circle. The class used atlases to locate countries that are partly in the Arctic circle and the class were excellent at understanding what it might be like in those areas.
During our English lessons, we have been revisiting some key grammar. The class have been working hard on sorting verbs and nouns as well as writing statements and exclamations!
Maths this week has been all about doubling and halving! We have used lots of apparatus and even games to help us work out half and doubles of numbers.
Have a nice weekend and have a safe bonfire night!
Thanks
Mr. H.
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21.10.22 Half-term in review
admin on: Class 2
Good afternoon everyone,
Well, here we are. October half-term. Where has that time gone?
In one sense, the time has flown by but in another, we have covered so much.
Explorers has been our topic this half term and we have loved learning about the escapades of Sir Ernest Shackleton! The class were amazed that the entire crew managed to return from the 1914-15 expedition!
We have also loved learning about other famous characters such as Amy Johnson, Christopher Columbus and Niel Armstrong!
In maths, the class have enjoyed getting to use money, measuring using different units of measure and working out addition and subtraction sentences in many ways!
In other subjects, the class have been fantastic for our dance teacher Lucy and have enjoyed football with me. We have used instruments to create backing tracks for our sea shanties and explore our woodland during the lovely autumn season.
I hope you all find some time to relax and enjoy spending more time together!
Thanks for all the support from home and have a nice week.
Mr. H.
14.10.22 Week in Review
admin on: Class 2
We are getting towards the end of our explorers topic now and we are finding out about the latter stages of Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic expedition. This week the class has been writing to-do lists for the crew to get on with and writing letters to Ernest Shackleton from the perspective of his family.
We have had the watercolour paints out again this week and tried to emulate the amazing work of explorer artist David McEown. He specialises in painting the vulnerable wilderness areas of earth and the class had their own go. The result were great!
During outdoor learning, we read a lovely book called Little Gooses Autumn this week and found out about lots of ways different animals spend Autumn time preparing for the colder winter weather. Geese are very impressive as they migrate south to warmer countries and then find their way back to exactly the same place when they come back in the spring.
We tried hiding acorns and then finding them again like squirrels do and made some conker squirrel feeders using palm drills.
07.10.22 Week in Review
admin on: Class 2
Hi all,
I hope everyone is doing okay as I know there is a bug going around!
This week, we had the brilliant pleasure of having author Sophy Henn tuning in to give the class a fascinating insight into life as an author. The children loved her enthusiasm and her knowledge of animals, habitats and dinosaurs! Thanks Sophy!
In maths this week, we have been measuring and weighing. Here are a few snaps from one lesson on capacity. The class loved reading how many milliliters of liquid they had so feel free to practice this skill more at home!
