Class 2

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.

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…

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.

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.

Year 1 and 2 had great fun classifying animals. They brought in a stuffed animal from home and began by thinking about the animals characteristics of their animal. They then learnt about the different groups that animals belong to and sorted them into groups. Year 2 had an extra challenge to sort…

Class 2 have been learning to import sounds and have started to plan their podcast ready to share with the school next week. They can’t wait! 
 

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!

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.

Class 2 have enjoyed their PE unit focusing on health related fitness. They have completed a fitness test each week trying to beat their previous score. Great work getting your pulse rates higher children. We even finished off with a little meditation. 
 

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…

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.

Today class 2 explored blending and smudging with pastels. They then applied their skill to a picture of a lighthouse. Great messy work everyone!