In R.E this half term we have been studying ‘Who is a Christian and what do they believe?’ today we had a very special visit from Reverend Kirsty, who came into our class and discussed what it means to be a Christian and described some beliefs that are important to Read more
Today the children celebrated World Mental Health day. We dressed in yellow and raised money for YoungMinds. We took time out to discuss the 5 Ways to Well-being and thought about each one.
Today we had lots of fun celebrating international day of languages! We completed the register in French, sang some French songs and learnt how to say hello and goodbye in French, Spanish, German and Italian! We then coloured some pictures in and played a French game.
In todays lesson, we looked at different Bibles focusing on the covers, gold edges and pictures in them. We discussed that there are many different kinds of Bibles. Then we explored that the Bible is a collection of writings by many different authors, divided into two parts- the Old Testament Read more
This week we have celebrated recycling week in year 2 by completing fun activities around recycling. We discussed why this is important and we coloured in a picture to remind us of how we can take care of our world. We then went outside and cleaned up our playground by Read more
In this lesson, we chose a feeling card and demonstrated a positive helpful response and a negative unhelpful response. We then discussed the responses and why we should respond to people’s feelings in different ways and that some responses can be more helpful than others.
A big warm welcome back to all of the children in year 2 Elm. We’ve had a busy week getting to know each other and Miss Wilde has been really impressed with how well everybody has settled. We have been learning all about the great fire of London in our Read more
We had lots of fun and enjoyed our treat for receiving 500 DoJos at the park.
We had a great time at our last Science club this week making volcanoes. The children used scientific vocabulary and predicted what would happen when the vinegar and baking soda mixed together and how big the explosion would be. The children conducted the experiment and then discussed the science behind Read more
This week we have been celebrating Art Week. We have been looking at the technique pointillism and studying the artist Henri Edmond Cross. We looked at different pieces of art and chose our favourite one to recreate using paint and cotton buds to create a mood board. We then studied Read more