Odd socks day
Next week is Anti-Bullying Week.
This year’s theme is ‘United against bullying’ and we will be taking part in Odd Socks Day on Monday 16 November.
Odd socks day is to raise awareness of our differences, individuality and personal choice. There is no need for any payment – your child should simply wear odd socks and join in the fun!
Thank you for your support.
Last week in Year 2
Last week, we were learning about nouns in our writing sessions. The children were able to sort common, proper and collective nouns. They also had a go at writing their own.
Next week, we’re moving onto adjectives.
In living and learning, we reminded ourselves about the ‘vampire sneeze’.
This is helping us to keep everyone safe and not spread germs.
In PE, the children have been practicing their dribbling skills. I’ve been impressed with some of the amazing footballers we have in Year 2!
In our history topic, we’re continuing to learn about The Great Fire of London. Come back next week to see what we’ve been finding out!
Consent
In class, we often take photographs of the children and their learning. We use these images as part of our school displays and in other printed publications like the school website. Every time we take a photo of a child or a piece of learning, we ask the individual for their consent. The children, in Year 1, are getting used to hearing “Is it ok for me to take a photo?”
Regularly asking for consent means the children are becoming familiar with these type of questions and more aware that they have a right to say no.
Can I take a photograph of your learning, Tom?
Yes, that’s ok.
Thank you.
Science: sound sources
In today’s science lesson, we’ve been learning about how sounds are produced.
We used tuning forks and drums with rice to see the vibrations causing the sounds.
Reading: Ancient Greece
A nice, calm start to the morning in Year 4. Milk and a gory Greek Myth!
Athletics!
This week, we have started a new P.E. topic: Athletics!
Ask your child at home which activity there favourite was! Was it sprinting, shotput, speed bounce or something else?
Here are some pictures of us in action!
History: chronology of Ancient Greece
This week, we’ve been learning about a period of Ancient Greek history and the key events during that period. We’ve learnt about the golden age, a dark age and the things that happened prior to the golden age which enabled Greece to make such impressive advances.
Wolf Brother
This week, we’ve been thoroughly enjoying our new class novel Wolf Brother!
In reading, we ‘unwrapped’ the book by analysing and discussing its front cover, title and blurb.
Our task was to comment on:
- likes and dislikes
- connections or links to what we’ve seen, heard or read before
- powerful vocabulary
- questions we had
Ask your child about their favourite part so far! What predictions do they have for the rest of the book and why?
If you want to listen to part of it together at home, check out the audio version (chapter one – part one) read by Ian McKellen.
History: presentations
What were the main differences between the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages?
Y6 know!
They were tasked with researching each age using the internet and History books.
Check out these amazing presentations:
When asked about which age they’d have preferred to have lived in, Albie said, “The Iron Age because it was quite violent when the Romans invaded and I’d like fighting.”
Daisy said, “I’d pick the Stone Age because I would have loved to have been a hunter-gather and hunted animals.”
Muhammad said, “I think I’d have picked the Bronze Age because they were quite good at farming then, it was more advanced than the Stone Age and more peaceful than the Iron Age.”
What’s been happening in Year 1 this week?
Every day, when the children arrive at school, there is always a task to complete. Today’s task was to create monsters. Using three coloured fingerprints, the class had to design creatures. As you can see from the photos below, we had some very interesting additions to our class!
For our writing lesson, the children listened to the sound of fire. They had to describe what they could hear.
I can hear the fire crackling.
I can hear a sizzling sound.
Next, we listened to the sounds during The Great Fire of London.
I can hear people shouting.
I can hear buildings falling down.
I can hear water splashing on the fire.
For their task, the class wrote sentences about The Great Fire of London. Here are a few examples.
To end the day, Mrs Burgess enjoyed a firework art lesson with the children.
Using pattern, glue and sequins the class created their own firework pictures.
