Scratch
During ICT this half term, we are using Scratch Jr to learn how to code. In our first lesson this week, the children were experimenting changing characters, backgrounds and using instruction blocks to give commands. Gradually over the next few weeks, the children will develop core skills in…
Covid information update
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From Monday 17 January, people who are self-isolating with COVID-19 will have the option to reduce their isolation period after 5 full days if they test negative with a lateral flow device (LFD) test on both day 5 and day 6 and they do not have a temperature. For example, if… |
Arctic Animals!
This week, the children have been researching Arctic animals. They have created these beautiful fact pages!
Antarctica and Shackleton!
We’ve had a superb start to the term and our new topic, Frozen Kingdom. We’ve been investigating members of Shackleton’s 1914 expedition crew and looking at the behaviours of ice bergs by simulating a scaled down version in our classroom! Check out the photos to see our fabulous enquiries.
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Congratulations to our Vice Principal, Mrs Murton!
I have two hands – the left one helps the right one and the right one helps the left. Trying to do things one handed can be very tricky!
In our school family, everyone has different responsibilities and different jobs to do. That’s why we are so successful – we all work together to help one…
Covid update!
Confirmatory PCR testing following a positive result on a lateral flow device (LFD) has been temporarily suspended from Tuesday 11 January.
This means that for all education and childcare settings, staff and students who have tested and reported a…
Exploring Stones & Rocks - In the Moment
We have been exploring stones and rocks. This is because one of the children brought a little stone into school to show his friends. He really loved the shape of the stone and said it looked like a dinosaur tooth.
We all had a look and a feel of the stone and we also thought that it looked…
Learning new skills!
This week the children have enjoyed learning about how to use 4 and 6 figure grid references to locate mountains on a map. We worked together in small groups to find the mountain then used the along the corridor up the stairs method to work out the grid references. The children used their…
Exploring Ice Paints
To continue with our Winter Wonderland topic, we explored ice paints. Yesterday we made a colourful mixture of water and paint and popped it into the freezer. When we checked today they had frozen. We covered our table in paper and explored the marks it made as the ice melted. We loved the feel of…
Frozen Kingdom!
To begin our new topic 'Frozen Kingdon', we made an iceberg! We froze water in containers overnight. Once frozen, they were removed and placed in a large container of water. The children predicted what would happen when the iceberg was placed into the water. They observed how the iceberg sat in…
Scented Garden
Year 2 have had a wonderful week in school enjoying seeing their friends and starting their new topic 'Scented Garden'. Although the trip to our local garden centre was postponed, the children enjoyed having the opportunity to observe, smell and taste a selection of edible herbs in the…
A great first week back!
It has been wonderful having the children back at school and working so hard. They have returned to school after the Christmas break with a fabulous attitude to learning, motivated to learn new skills and wonderful behaviour.
We have been learning to use coloumn mulitiplication this week. It…