This week in Year 1 we are exploring the artist Jasper John. Today we have been experimenting with colour and lines. The children have been practising how to make their brushstrokes thinner and thicker, as well as creating a lighter and darker shade of a given colour.
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Year 2 Outdoor Learning
Year 2 have been thoroughly enjoying their outdoor learning sessions. This week they have been creating artwork using natural resources.
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Year 1 Family and Friends Curriculum Day
We had a Curriculum Day on Friday to launch our new topic ‘Family and Friends’. It was a slightly different curriculum day (as we did our learning jobs in class), but we were able to complete activities set by different teachers from across the school who had pre-filmed lessons for us to do!
Our favourite activity was the Art activity where we created our own crowns. Take a look at some of the pictures of our work examples! We are also really proud of our ribbon weaving on the fence outside our classroom too.
Set Up Safe: Internet Matters
Internet Matters have designed a simple checklist to give families peace of mind regarding their child’s safety on the internet. You may find it useful to take a look at the poster below for guidance with this.
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Welcome to our Year 2 blog!
Welcome to our Year 2 blog! Please check in weekly to see what we have been up to at school.
What a brilliant first week back! The grownups have been so impressed at the resilience shown by all of the children in the way they have returned to school during such unique circumstances. We have spent time focusing on how we can all do our bit to help keep everybody safe, whilst catching up with our friends and doing lots of fun learning!
In Maths, we have been ordering numbers and using our knowledge of tens and ones to help us count amounts to 100. Our topic is all about plants and we will be sending home a seed with each child for them to use their expertise to look after and grow!
Please check your Seesaw accounts weekly, as that is where all home learning activities will be posted this year. Your login is the same as it was last year but if you have any trouble, please contact us.
The Year 2 team
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Week One in Year One!
We have had a fantastic first week in Year One! The children have been so passionate and excited about their learning which has been fantastic to see.
In class, we started reading a new book called ‘Here We Are’ by Oliver Jeffers which the children have really enjoyed. Inspired by this, the children created their own planet stained glass windows.
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Mindfulness apps (free)
In this testing time, it’s always beneficial to take a few moments to reflect and be calm.
Take a look at this list of the top 5 free mindfulness apps, available to download for both Android and Apple devices. (Please note, this link redirects to Pure Gym and as such we are not responsible for the content posted therein).
How many items can you label?
How many things can you label in your house? Use Fred talk to help you!
The Gingerbread Man
Time for a story! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U89dkGrsYZY