New week – new learning! WE have focused on shape this week in maths (2D shape in particular). First, we recapped on some of the 2D shapes that we already knew and did a little more learning on some more… pentagons, hexagon, octagon, rhombus etc. We did a carousel of activities and they did such… Read more »
Science: the skeleton
This week, Class 2 and 3 took their learning outside to put on ‘outdoorsy’ spin on the human skeleton. We have been looking at the skeleton, what it’s purpose is and the bones that we have. We worked in groups to make our very own skeletons out of whatever we could find outside and labelled… Read more »
Chinese New Year!
Yesterday, Class 2 and 4 celebrated the year of the Tiger with a food tasting activity. Class 4 made numerous rice dishes for Class 2 to taste – it tasted and smelt delicious! Thank you for a lovely afternoon Mr Hopegood and Class 4 Mrs Archer and Class 2
Zones of Regulation (ZoR)
Hello all, Just wanted to do a little recall about the Zones of Regulation and how we are using it in school. The Zones of Regulation is a curriculum and it uses a systematic, cognitive behavioural approach to teach self-regulation (how we manage our feelings). ZoR helps to teach mindful behaviour by categorising all the… Read more »
Division – online games
Happy Sunday all! There has been an activity set on My Maths today for our new maths topic, division. This is not a my maths activity – it will be a message where you will find links to alternative games our students can play instead. Further learning is scheduled tomorrow, which will be My Maths… Read more »
Cave Drawings
Yesterday, in Class 2, we imagined what it would be like to be in a cave. We turned off the lights, closed the blinds and went underneath the tables to create our very own stone age drawings. This week we have looked at drawings that would make up stories and symbols that would be linked… Read more »
Stone Age – building Stonehenge
Yesterday, we learnt a little more about people in the Stone age and about Stonehenge. We even tried to build it using a range of materials!
Hockey skills
In Class 2, we are currently learning skills to help us play Hockey. This week was all about ball control and how to use our sticks properly. Everyone did such a great job! Mrs Archer
Science experiment – how polar bears survive…
Good morning everyone! Yesterday. we have been learning about how polar bears survive in the Arctic and how they their fur keeps them warm. We looked at oil and water in our experiment. First, we poured our oil into big, glass vase so we could clearly see what would happen. Next, we poured half a… Read more »
Spelling using BSL.
Hello everyone! We have had a very busy day in Class 2 today. Not only have we done a coding Maths mystery we also spent a little time practising our spellings using British Sign Language (BSL). Our BSL skills are improving and we are becoming more confident to show our spellings and to recognise them… Read more »