In computing this week, we have used our music knowledge to make digital music.

We used Chrome Music Lab to explore pulse and rhythm using the rhythm app. We know the pulse was the heart beat of the music.

Then we used Kandinsky to explore how music can create images and images can create music. First we listened to Neptune by Holst and created our own images and then explore how painting on the Kandinsky app created sounds. We found we could change the pitch by placing the picture higher or lower.

Finally, we explored the tempo in the music maker. We created repeating patterns using only one note and then varied the tempo to change how the fast or slow the music played.

In Science, we have been growing plants. We wanted to find out what happens when a plant is given everything it needs- water, sunlight, air, soil. We planted our bean seeds and once they had germinated measured the growth every three days. We were amazed our beans grew from 2cm to 15cm in just 3 days!

In R.E. we have been finding out how Muslims prepare for prayer. We learnt about the steps of wudu and created a simple leaflet to teach others. We also began to designed our own prayer mats trying to create symmetrical designs.

Have a lovely holiday everyone from all in Class 2.

Good morning everyone!

Maths

In Maths this week, Year One have been working hard in their Geometry topic. It has been tough for the children to remember left and right as well as half turns, quarter turns, three-quarter turns and full turns. It’s been tricky but we have persevered! Check out some of the lovely Geometry work from this week.

Phonics

Year One have been working their socks off this week. We have continued to practise all of the sounds we have learned as well as using the sounds in our dictation lessons. Just look at Chloe’s lovely dictation work using the ‘oy’ sound. We are so proud of all of the children and are happy to see the children feel motivated to do their phonics quizzes after half term. Well done to you all!

PE

Year One are experts at warming up their bodies ready for exercise. They know the importance of warming our bodies up and we discussed why and how our heart and lungs work when moving around. We concluded our dance topic this week. We focussed on the season ‘summer’ this week and looked at how the beautiful waves move at a sunny beach. We realised that not all waves are the same height or the same speed so we used this knowledge in our dance performances. We worked on working as a team to create wave movements that had different heights and speeds. We then create a wave sequence when all of the teams had to re-enact the waves at the beach. When one group built up their wave and crashed it into shore, the next team then did the same then the next team etc.

RE

Year One have been focussing on saying sorry this week. We acted out different situations that involved a wrong choice. Some of us thought of wrong choices like stealing another child’s toy and destroying it, breaking personal equipment, physical harm and calling each other names. We then thought of ways of how to say worry and how to show that we are sorry, just like Zacchaeus did in the bible story Luke 19: 1 – 10.

Art

We are so proud of the children’s art work over the Spring and Summer term that we had to put some of their work up on the corridor’s display! Check it out when you’re passing – we are sure you will be impressed!

Have a lovely half term holiday everyone! Mrs Morgan and Mrs Days.

Year 2 have had a really busy week! We have completed some quizzes to show what we have learned across KS1- and what an amazing job we have done!

We have given each quiz our best and actually really enjoyed doing them- lots of the adults have commented on our enthusiasm.

Mrs Pearson and Mrs Days are really proud. Each one of you has shone like the star you are!

In Music, we have been learning to play the ocarina. It takes a lot of concentration as we have to listen to the music and move our fingers at the same time. Just listen to our practice.

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Have a lovely, restful weekend Year 2- you have earned it.

Good morning everyone!

History and Computing

Year One are continuing to enjoy learning about Kings and Queens. We made our very own timeline of famous Kings and Queens and even placed other important people and events on the timeline such as when William Shakespeare was alive. The children sorted these using the computer so needed to use their navigation skills to move around the screen using the touchpad. We had such a great time doing this and learned so much about when previous Kings and Queens were born and when they sadly passed away.

Year One have been fascinated by the royal family tree so were created our very own in the classroom! We started the family tree from our last reigning monarch, Queen Elizbeth II. The children were then quizzed on what exactly our display means and answered questions like ‘who is our current reigning monarch?’, ‘who was on the throne before our reigning monarch?’ ‘how does someone become a new king or queen?’ and ‘who are the most likely people to be the future monarchs?’

The children know so much about the royal family and the history behind this famous family!

Phonics

This week, we have been focussing on the /oy/ sound. On Thursday, the children sorted words into the different spellings of oy and then looked in our Sounds Write books to find other examples of words using the oy sound. We placed these on our Phonics display.

Art

Year One have finished their wonderful Art topic on painting and collage. On Tuesday, the children made beautiful rainbow fish using a combination of materials that have been cut, torn and glued to add texture. Just look at the amazing creations Year One made!

Well done for a fantastic week Year One! Mrs Morgan and Mrs Days.

We have finally created our bridges in Year 2!

We have shared a lot of the stages in practising and creating prototypes but today we used our plans to create a bridge which fit our design brief. We had to create a bridge for the Three Billy Goats Gruff. It needed to span the river, be free-standing and the goats needed to be able to get on an off.

We use a range of skills we had explored to make our flat paper stronger. We also joined 3-d shapes in a stable way and used triangle braces to make the shapes stronger.

Finally, we tested whether the bridge would hold the three goats. We have shared everyone’s bridges this week as Mrs Pearson is so amazed with our fantastic constructions!

Last week we really enjoyed celebrating the coronation. We learned about how working together can create a great outcome. Then we learnt about what happens at a coronation and all of the different symbols and rituals to watch for. We were fascinated by the different crowns and even created our own St Edward crown.

In Science, we have been planting seeds. We have found out that if seeds are not kept warm they won’t germinate- now all of our seeds are in the warmth they have started to sprout. In addition to the nasturtium seeds we have planted bean seeds. We are going to measure them for a whole month to see how quickly they grow with the right conditions- water, sunlight and temperature.

Have a lovely weekend and watch out for trolls!

Hello everyone!

Phonics

Year One continue to work hard in their Phonics lessons. This week, we have been focussing on the /ue/ sound. We’ve been doing lots of sound sorting and practising finding the different spellings that represent the /ue/ sound. Well done Year One! Look at Joshua’s and Chloe’s lovely presentation in their books.

Science

Year One have started their new Science topic all about ‘Spring and Summer’. We reviewed our learning from previous seasons and discussed what the Winter Solstice meant. This then led on to learning about the Summer Solstice which usually happens on 21st June each year. We discussed that after this day, the Earth begins to tilt further away from the sun gradually meaning that the amount of daylight begins to get shorter in the lead up to the next season after Summer which is Autumn. We talked about events that happen between Spring and Summer, the children had lots of brilliant ideas such as going on holiday, eating ice-cream at the beach, sunbathing and even celebrating their birthday! Here are Lucas’, Isaac’s, Chloe’s and Emily’s lovely work.

English

This week, we have started a new book called ‘Small Knight and George and the Royal Chocolate Cake’. We have only read a couple of pages so far but we absolutely love the story so far! The beginning of the story shows a very important letter written by King Wildred the Wonderful to the main character in the story, Small Knight. Small Knight has been informed that the King and Queen are visiting and would like him to organise a royal party, play kick-a-ball and ask Big Cook to make her very special chocolate cake. The children imagined they were Small Knight and wrote some very important invitations!

Art

Year One have been focussing on the artist William Morris, the great environmentalist. We used natural resources to create our own collages. We had lots of collage ideas such as animals and landscapes. Here are just a few of the amazing art work we had!

Well done for another fantastic week Year One! Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Morgan and Mrs Days.

It may have been a shorter week but year 2 have managed to fit an awful lot in!

In D.T. we have created prototypes of our bridge designs. It was a great opportunity to try out ideas, modify our work and improve it. However it was really quite tricky dur to our building materials- spaghetti and marshmallows!

We showed great determination and managed to create some free-standing structures.

In Maths, we have blown Mrs Pearson and Mrs Day’s sock off! Not only have we learned how to tell the time to the o’clock, quarter past, half past and quarter to but we can now tell the time to 5 minute intervals! We are going to have to keep practising but we have worked really hard. Look at this fantastic work from Ellen and Arlo.

In English, we have enjoyed reading and learning about dragons. We have even created our own instructions on how to grow your own dragon- but be warned it is not an easy task.

See if you can follow Hannah and Luke’s instructions.

Have a fantastic weekend and enjoy the celebrations!