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07.06.24 Week in Review
Posted: Jun 7, 2024 by: Greg Hobson (GHobson) 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.
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