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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 week class 1 have had exploring the book ‘Whatever next!’ They have explored the lovely story, created a class rocket and made their own cardboard box creations just like Bear did in the story.  Such a busy but fun week!  
Next week we will have more space fun especially with our…

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.

As part of our learning about Chinese new year, one of our friends brought in some yummy chinese treats for us to try. Thank you to you and your family for sharing these with us. 
 

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 1 have had a great week exploring Chinese new year. They enjoyed practising using chop sticks in the role play Chinese restaurant, measuring snakes, learning about ‘The Great Race’ and performing a dragon dance for the rest of the school. What a super fun week we have…

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.