Temple Newsam Trip 2C
KS1 have had a wonderful day today visiting Temple Newsam Farm!
We started off the day with a fun 15 minutes on the playground before having a snack and visiting the animals on the farm.
We then did a workshop about the Three Little Pigs. We went to visit ‘Katie’ the pig in her pen. She had recently given birth to lots of little piglets. They were very sweet! We learnt that despite their stereotype, pigs are one of the cleanest farmyard animals. They make nests to live in, so we decided to make some structures, much like the houses in the Three Little Pigs. We made these out of sticks and putty!
We saw some more lambs, guinea pigs and chicks before having lunch and getting back on the coach.
WE HAVE HAD AN AWESOME DAY!!
Thank you to all adults at home, we wouldn’t be able to do these trips without your support. A HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers. We wouldn’t be able to go on these trips without you.
1A – Topic – cylinder silliness
During the last lesson of Topic, we learnt that the cylinder was the strongest 3D shape because it doesn’t have any corners. We laid books on top of a paper cylinder and counted 12 books before it collapsed. We had such a fun filled afternoon this afternoon experimenting further with the strength of the cylinder shape.
Everyone made their own cylinders using paper and masking tape. The children displayed such awesome team work and everybody was so willing to help one another. It was lovely!
Once all our cylinders were made, we taped all of our groups cylinders together to find out whether adding more cylinders weakens the structure or strengthens it. We laid books on top of our super-structures and counted to see whether they could hold more or fewer books than one single cylinder. We found that amazingly, our super-structures weren’t just a little bit stronger… they were MUCH stronger!
After that, we went one step further still – we used the super-structures we had made and created a super-duper structure by taping all of them together. It was buzzing in the classroom! Everyone was so excited that we were going to try and see if the super-duper structure would hold the weight of a person! We had a brave volunteer who stepped up. We could hardly believe it – the super-duper structure worked!!!
Help at home: Why don’t you try the experiment at home? You could tape paper cylinders together to find out how many you need to hold the weight of different members of the family.
Living and learning : relationships
We have be learning about healthy relationships and boundaries in our Living and Learning sessions over the last few weeks.
We read a story called ‘More than one friend’. It made us think about leaving people out, having more than one best friend and being ourselves in friendships.
Friendships should make us feel happy and safe. If children have worries about friends, we encourage them to Start Telling Other People. Talking to an adult they trust – at home, outside the family, or at school.
Design and Technology – stable structures
This half term, KS1 are taking part in some Design and Technology.
First, we looked at the design process.
PLAN – MAKE – EVALUATE
This week, we have been looking at what makes a stable structure.
A stable structure is strong, has as flat base and is free-standing.
We moulded playdough into different 3D shapes and made predictions about which would be the most stable and why.
In our classes, we placed each structure on a flat surface (a whiteboard) and tipped it. We measured how high we could lift the board until the structure started to roll off.
In 1A and 1/2B, the pyramid was the most stable. In 2C, the cuboid won!
After this, we made some structures using paper and masking tape. We balanced books on each structure to see which was the strongest and most stable.
The cylinder was the strongest because it does not have any corners or weak points. This meant the weight of the books was distributed more equally.
English – Michael Recycle
We have been reading Michael Recycle by Ellie Bethel. It is teaching us all about recycling and looking after our planet.
We have also used it to spot rhyming words and write rhyming sentences.
The sky and the river are smelly and brown.
Soon fifty-foot bugs will take over over your town.
Help at home by involving your child in recycling your household rubbish.
1A’s target treat
We have been working hard on following the target ‘standing smartly in the line with a silent voice’ and we have earned the last healthy pizza topping on our chart. Well done 1A! As a reward for all of our efforts we watched an episode of Bluey today.
Our next target is ‘to be ready at carpet time.’
1A – D and T – fruit bars
This week we set off for The Hub to cook some healthy fruit bars. We practised lots of skills including:
peeling and chopping,
slicing using the bridge grip,
mashing,
and mixing.
All the children took turns and listened to instructions well and we were all excited to see the end result. Some children liked the fruit bars… but some didn’t.
“I liked them because I could taste the coconut.” – VB
“I didn’t like them because there was too much raisins.” – MH
Help at home: by looking at other recipes with your child. Perhaps you could follow them and prepare a meal for the family. The programme ‘Big Cook Little Cook’ on CBeebies has lots of ideas for child friendly recipes that you may like to try.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/big-cook-little-cook
1,2B DT food – making fruit bars
We completed our Design Technology (Food) project for this term this week. We made fruit bars. We enjoyed the mashing, cutting, measuring and mixing.
Help at home by making the recipe (or a different one) at home with your child to help them develop these skills.
DT – fruity bars!
What a fantastic first few days back at school we’ve had in 2C.
On Tuesday, we completed our last cooking lesson in Year 2. This time around, on the menu was fruity flapjack bars.
We peeled, chopped and mixed the ingredients before baking for 30 minutes. It was great to see all of the children try the food they prepared. Most of the children enjoyed the fruit bars!
‘I loved it. It was awesome!’ – MG
‘ I didn’t like it so much because I didn’t like the ingredients mixed together.’ – TS
Take a look at what we got up to, and our delicious finished product!
Well done for a brilliant half term 2C!
What a fantastic half term of learning we’ve had in 2C!
It’s been a jam-packed 5 weeks due to bank holidays, but what a pleasure it has been. A huge well done to all of the children for producing some fantastic pieces of work.
A highlight has definitely been History, where the children have been extremely engaged with our learning about Nelson Mandela and Leonora Cohen.
Here are a few photographs to sum up the half term. Lots of sunshine and outdoor learning!
