Class 2
8.7.22 Week in Review
admin on: Class 2
We have had transition day this week, and I just want to pass on a message from Miss Watkins in year three. She said that the class were lovely and is excited to have you all next year! Well done class two!
In other news, We have focussed on time in maths and have really challenged ourselves to use five minute increments when telling the time!
In English, the class have loved looking at Australian author Shaun Tan's book Eric! Eric is an interesting character to say the least and has some hidden talents! It has inspired the class to write amazing descriptions and also put together some lovely pencil sketches!
During music, the class were amazing at creating graphic scores to match music they were listening to. I was blown away by the creativity on show and how everyone had their own way of portraying what they had heard!
In outdoor learning, our book this week was Caterpillar Butterfly by Vivian French. We learned a lot about different sorts of caterpillars, what they like to eat, how they keep safe from predators and how they can shed their skins several times before they transform into butterflies. We picked strawberries and foraged for cherries in the woods to make butterfly feeding stations and thought about the symmetrical patterns on butterflies’ wings. We created our own symmetrical wings using natural materials on the brick butterfly that we have uncovered in our wild area.
Thanks everyone!
Mr. H.
1.7.22 Week in a Review
admin on: Class 2
Good afternoon everyone!
This week in maths we have used Geoboards to make shapes. We used elastic bands to create the shape on the boards and then use a mirror to see if the shapes had lines of symmetry.
In music, we have made sounds about different areas of Australia and used graphic notation to write our music. We worked in teams together and used notes to tell each other when to play.
During science, we studied different habitats of the world and designed habitats for some of our favourite creatures!
This week, we have been learning about Uluru. We have been doing paintings and research on the famous landmark.
During outdoor learning, the group made 'wattle and daub' bee hives and worked in super teams. I think making wet mud was a favourite task for all!
Have a lovely weekend everyone!
Thanks Mr. H.
17.6.22 Week in Review
admin on: Class 2
Hello from Class Two,
Maths
We have been working on column addition this week. We did some easy ones to start with and then for challenges we did some hundreds and thousands questions! We also did some work on 3-digit-numbers using sticks and bricks to create thousands, hundreds, tens and ones numbers!
English
We started the week looking at aboriginal people who were singing, dancing and telling stories about the rainbow serpent! We have been learning about Australia and animals that live there. We have been drawing the animals and writing fact files about them! We chose our own Australian animals to research and we used books and computers to find facts about them. We then recorded some notes in our books to use later.
Computing
We logged onto purple mash to make impressionist paintings digitally using fake water to change the depth of colour.
Geography
In geography, we have also been learning about the Australian states and capital cities. We used atlases to learn where the different locations were and what the different states were called. We used a colour coded map to help us learn the states and then had a go at making our own!
Goodbye everyone, we hope you enjoy your weekend!
From Class Two!
10.06.22 Week in Review
admin on: Class 2
Good afternoon all,
I hope you all had nice break during half term!
We have been busy this week and kicked things off with a super author event hosted by Read Bookshop Holmfirth featuring the Barry Loser author Jim Smith. Jim joined us via Zoom and entertained us all with his stories and artwork!
Outdoor learning
We read The Scarecrow's Secret and looked at the wonderful Scarecrows that class 6 have made in our woods. We were so inspired that we had a go at making some scarecrows ourselves. It was quite a challenge to make the framework with sticks and knots but we were pleased with how they turned out!
Maths
During maths lessons, we have focussed on 3D shapes and loved creating shape skeletons with marshmallows and sticks and I was impressed by how much information the class could tell me about their creations! How many vertices, edges and faces the shapes had were just a few points of discussion! Well done year two!
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27.5.22 Week In Review
admin on: Class 2
Hi all,
Here in Year 2, we have had a lovely final week of this half-term!
Down in outdoor learning, the class enjoyed Mrs. Pearce reading Jim and the Beanstalk to them. They then explored the woodland and created giant cafes serving wild garlic!
The children loved guided reading this week as it linked well with our seaside topic. The book of focus was The Fish Who Could Wish and the class came up with their own wishes at the end. Some of them were very interesting!
Have a gorgeous half term all!
Thanks
Mr. H.
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