Matisse inspired artwork in French
Class 2 have worked hard consolidating their knowledge on Henry Matisse by creating their own French art designs inspired by him. They used the shapes and objects that he used in his collages and described their work in French.
Local History Adventures at Letocetum
What a fantastic morning we had at Letocetum Roman site and museum. As part of our history topic, we explored the impact the Romans had on our local area, adventuring through the historical military site and exploring what would have been there. We then handled artefacts investigating what they…
Making Karah Prasad
We have enjoyed exploring our RE topic on Sikhism and have learnt all about the Gurdwara. This week we explored the sacred food Karah Prasad which is offered to all at the Gurdwara. We then made our own to taste test.
Making music in class 2
We really enjoyed applying our science knowledge to creating new musical instruments. We then investigated how the sound was made and how we could adjust the volume.
Can I find patterns between pitch and sound and features of the object that produces them?
In science today we investigated how the amount of water effected the pitch and volume when tapping the glass. We measured the readings in decibels and calculated our averages. Lots of scientific skills shining through!
The Year of The Snake
In French this week, Class 2 explored the story of the Chinese Zodiac. They then got creative to make springy snakes to celebrate the year of the snake.
String Cup Phones
This week in science our enquiry question was to discover the best way to create a sting cup phone. We tested different cups, materials of strings and lengths of strings to discover which made the clearest sounds. We used our knowledge of vibrations and how sound worked to adjust and measure the…
Super Sound Investigations
In Science today we investigated how sound works.
We used a range of resources to explore vibrations and how we can see, hear and feel them.
Where is the best place to dry our washing?
In science this week our enquiry question was, “Where is the best place to dry our washing?”
The children applied their knowledge of evaporation to plan a fair test investigation.
Where do you think our washing dried the quickest - outside, the radiator, in the cupboard or on the…
Roman Invasion - do we or don’t we?
In history we discussed why the Roman’s wanted to invaded. We then discussed reasons for and against and set up a conscience alley drama in the hall. We then had to debate with each other trying to persuade the emperor to side with us.
The for side won and learnt that Emperor Claudius did in…
Merry Christmas
What a fantastic festive week!
a beautiful Christmas dinner, visit from Father Christmas and a festive walk to Electric Avenue.
From all of us here, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Carol Service at St Peter’s Church
We had a lovely Carol service at St Peter’s church tonight. The children put on a fantastic drama discussing the true meaning of Christmas and closed in a beautiful Christmas prayer.
Well done to all involved - you were fab!