Practical maths
Year 1 have had lots of fun working practically in maths. Their knowledge of place value within 100 is coming on wonderfully!
Transition day fun!
This week we have held our transition day. We were sad to loose our wonderful year 2 children but we were very excited to meet our new friends who will be joining us in class 2 in September. To get ready for our first topic, traditional tales, the children began by guessing what our topic would be…
Coding wonders!
Class 2 are reaching the end of their coding unit of work and their skills are impressive! Using scratch jr they can make images come to life with wonderful animations. They have learnt how to changed backgrounds, sprites (the characters), code individual sprites and add it altogether to create…
Twycross zoo
What a brilliant day we have had at the zoo! The children took part in a workshop called ‘Grubs up’ which complimented our school learning perfectly! The children enjoyed visiting all of the animals in the zoo and the sun shone for us all day! Well done to all of class 2 for being such wonderful…
How do we use the toolbar?
Learning to use the Chromebook is very tricky but lots of fun! Today the children learnt how to type capital letters and investigated the bold, italic and underline tools on the toolbar. Great work everyone!
Budding historians
The children became wonderful historians putting clues together to answer the question, “What was life like in Tudor times?” The used their knowledge to make for sale posters for Tudor houses.
What can we do with a paintbrush?
This week we started our final art topic of the year. We are exploring our painting skills. The first lesson focused on brush strokes. We explored how different sized brushes could be used in different ways to create different effects. Lots of fun and learning!
Is it living, not living or never been alive?
Class 2 have started their final topic of the year in Science. They have thought about whether things are living, not living or never been alive. They learnt the mnemonic Mrs Nerg to help them check if things were alive. Great investigating everyone!
Great fire of London experience day
What a fabulous day we had joining our friends at Richard Crosse for an end of unit Great Fire of London day experience! The children enjoyed making houses, creating artwork and being a part of theatre group performance in the afternoon. So much fun to finish a wonderful half term of learning!…
How can we identify deciduous and evergreen plants?
We have enjoyed taking our learning outside today to investigate deciduous and evergreen plants. The children showed a great understanding of the concept and enjoyed finishing their learning off with a game of leaf bingo. So much fun, learning and outdoor time. A perfect spring afternoon. Well…
What changes can be observed during Spring?
As part of our science unit, the children are investigating seasons. This week we took our learning outside into our beautiful local village to investigate the changes we could see happening at the start of spring. The children spotted many signs that spring is on its way and the sun shone…
Handball
Class 2 had a wonderful time learning the rules of handball with sports coaches.