Class 2
07.06.24 Week in Review
admin on: Class 2
Good afternoon everybody, and welcome back to school after the May half-term break.
This half-term in year two will be based on Australia. So, this week I have introduced the topic by exploring some maps of Australia in geography. The class used atlases and maps to locate Australia on a world map and compare its size and positioning compared to that of the UK. Following on from this, the class learnt how Australia is split up into states and territories and became familiar with their names and some of the cities within them such as Perth, Brisbane and Canberra.
Closely linked to our geography learning, our English lessons have utilised a fantastic book called 'Stories from the Billabong' by Francis Firebrace and James Vance Marshall. The author and illustrator are aboriginal Australians and have collated a collection of stories from their culture which the class have found fascinating.
In maths, the class have been learning a new technique for addition in the form of column addition and the lessons have been a huge success with the children spotting simple ways of adding bigger numbers together.
Music this week also had an Australian theme as we were trying to perform some improvised music that would reflect a certain landscape. Some groups worked on desert music, others on rainforests, coasts and mountains. I can't wait to hear the groups perform in front of the class next week.
Thanks all,
Mr. H.
24.05.24 Week in Review
admin on: Class 2
Good afternoon everyone,
Here we are, at the end of another half-term. Well done to everyone in class two, you have all worked very hard and made progress in your own individual ways.
First off, our wheels and axles DT project has come to an end and the campervans have been sent home! The class are very proud of them and have learned a little bit about the design of wheels and axles and how to measure, mark, cut and fix components onto their own project.
We had a lot of fun in a maths lesson this week! I shared a formula with the class where they had to double a number, add 10 to it, divide it by 2, then take away the original number from their answer. No matter what number they tried, the answer was always 5. We had lots of fun trying to break the formula and disprove it but in the end we recognised that with the ten being added and then halved, five was always going to be in the answer at the end.
Lastly, despite the weather, we had a great PE lesson in the hall with Matt from Thongsbridge TC and the class were brilliant with their running, throwing, catching and racquet skills.
Have a lovely half term all!
Mr. H.
17.05.24 Week in Review
admin on: Class 2
Outdoor Learning!
What a great afternoon! We looked inside cherry tomatoes and planted the seeds, built dens, created art work from leaves and built some creative wooden structures.
On the move!
Whilst some of the class were out doing some outdoor learning, the other half of the group were inside building their model campervans. They punched holes in their models to make room for axles to go through and then glued wheels onto them! They are almost ready to come home!
Very Persuasive!
During our English lessons, the class have worked on writing a piece of persuasive text to convince others to visit Mousehole, Cornwall on holiday! They have all done an amazing job and have put a little bit of themselves into their writing. Well done class two!
Have a lovely weekend everyone!
Thanks,
Mr. H
10/05/24 Week in Review
admin on: Class 2
Good afternoon everyone,
It has been a slightly shorter week but class two have worked extra hard to fit in almost as much as normal!
The children have loved our recap on 2D and 3D shapes in maths. They are little experts on sides, vertices, edges and faces!
In English, class two have finished off their best versions of their Mousehole Cat stories and have moved onto building up a bank of ideas that will be used to convince others to visit Mousehole on holiday. So far, they have started to gather attractions that they have spotted during some research and next week, we will pen some adjectives too, to create a persuasive piece of writing.
Sunny, warm weather! On Wednesday, we had the superb Matt return to Netherthong from Thongsbridge Tennis Club. We headed out on to the warm and sunny playground to enjoy our tennis lesson. Matt modelled a basic backhand and forehand technique and the class practiced this whilst thinking about their control!
During history this week, the class wrote some fantastic descriptive sentences from the point of view of someone from roughly 100 years ago going to the seaside. The class focused on what people were wearing, the transport they took and what activities people were doing.
Thanks and have a good weekend!
Mr. H.
03.05.24 Week in Review
admin on: Class 2
Good afternoon all,
Here in class two, the children have worked extremely hard in maths. We have had a go at a few quizzes over the week and it has been brilliant to see how much information and concepts they have remembered from over the year. Brilliant effort all around.
In PE, the class loved getting outside in some sunshine - finally! They worked with Matt from Thongsbridge Tennis Club and developed their ability to return a ball to their partners. I'm looking forward to next week, when they will start working on rallying with each other.
I hope you all enjoy the long weekend and fingers crossed that the sun makes some form of appearance!
Thanks
Mr. H.