Wildflower garden – bug hotel
The new bug hotel was installed last week and we’ve started filling it to encourage the tiny animals to visit and live. We have added dry grass, fallen leaves, twigs, sticks, stones and pine cones so far.
We saw a ladybird, ants and a spider web in it already!
Help at home by sending in any small natural materials to fill the spaces or by creating your own bug hotel if you can!
Living and learning : Health and prevention (sleep)
We have been talking about the importance of sleep this week. We discussed activities that might help us relax or sleep and those that would not.
Help at home by ensuring your child gets enough sleep and has a regular bedtime routine.
Another fantastic week
Well done 2C for another fantastic week in school. It’s been a scorcher this week, but children have been very responsible in wearing sun cream, hats, sunglasses and drinking lots of water.
We have been continuing to measure this week but have focussed more on metres than centimetres. Did you know, our KS1 playground is 27m long and 14m wide?!
The children have produced even more fantastic handwriting this week, using their leading lines and joining up some of their words! Well done everybody, and a special well done to this superstar for winning our handwriting trophy this week!
Our Living and Learning statement this week has been ‘I know the importance of sleep’.
NL – ‘I think sleep is the best thing I do.’
OAS – ‘I definitely get enough sleep because I go to bed at 7pm and wake up at 7am.’
Sleep is very important. It helps our bodies and brains re-energise, ready for the following day.
We are LOVING our current History Topic this half term, learning about Nelson Mandela. Nelson is a hugely important historical figure because fought for what he believed in! He ended Apartheid and this resulted in equal rights in South Africa.
Mad about measurement
For the last 2 weeks in school, the Year 2 children have been learning about measurement.
We know that a centimetre is a small measurement. We each have a 30cm ruler on our desks at school.
SFK ‘I know that 100cm is equal to 1 metre.’
We have been measuring length and height. The length of an object is how long it is and the height is how tall an object is.
We have also been measuring ourselves.
We also measured our school playground, benches and outdoor equipment.
Help at home by using the vocabulary ‘longer’ and ‘shorter’ when discussing objects within the house.
Living and learning : allergies
We learned about allergies in our Living and Learning lessons this week. We talked about allergens and allergic reactions. We talked about how to help other people who may have allergies.
Help at home by ensuring your child knows if they have an allergy.
Wildflower garden
We enjoyed our first visit into the wildflower garden this week at playtime on Thursday. The flowers are starting to grow and some are blooming. We spotted quite a few very small creatures in the ‘bug hotel’ log pile areas and enjoyed the peace and tranquillity.
Welcome back 2C!
It has been great to get back to school this week – only 12 weeks left of this academic year!
I am very impressed at how well each member of 2C has come back into school. It looks like they brought the sunshine with them too! Let’s hope it stays…
The children settled back into their routines very well and have already produced some fantastic pieces of work! We are all using leading lines in our handwriting now and in maths our number fact knowledge is strong!
Well done to this superstar for winning the handwriting trophy this week!
In Maths this week we have been looking at measurement with a focus on centimetres.
We found out that some children were the same height as the largest recorded watermelon in history, the back wheel of a tractor and a male baboon!
Our Living and Learning focus has been about allergies, signs to look out for and what might causes allergies.
Help at home: by practising handwriting (with a focus on weekly spellings), using leading lines. Please see our handwriting policy for reference.
Welcome back 1,2B
We can’t believe it’s Wednesday already! 1,2B have come back to school eager and ready to learn in Summer term. we have welcomed a new member to our class soo who has settled in quickly. We enjoyed talking about what we had done over the holidays but all agreed we we glad to be back.
I am happy to be back at school!
I ate lots of chocolate eggs at Easter.
I went on holiday with my family but have missed my friends.
Author Event
This afternoon, our school librarians were fortunate enough to attend an author event held at Allerton C of E Primary School. They met author, Dermot O’Leary, who discussed his inspiration and anwered questions.
Living and learning: losing something
This week in our Living and Learning lessons we were talking about feeling sad when we lose something. We talked about objects, animals and people we have lost. The children could talk about feeling sad, heartbroken and devastated. We also talked about feeling disappointed, angry, worried or scared too.
Help at home by talking about emotions and how to recognise them and how any one emotion doesn’t last forever.
