Geography Work
The children used images of Brisbane, Australia and Formby to discuss similarities and differences between these two locations.
37The children used images of Brisbane, Australia and Formby to discuss similarities and differences between these two locations.
37We worked creatively this morning to create a stop motion animation film!! The children worked together to design a setting and characters before making the animation!
29A big thank you to this parent this afternoon who delighted and informed the class about life as a Muslim! The children contributed with such knowledge and showed great respect!
36We had a very special visitor in school on party day, every class had the opportunity to visit the grotto and they left with some gifts.
154Such rich discussions this morning during Diversity Day! We thought about the impact of Martin Luther King’s life and speech, then formulated a question for the class!!
34A lovely start to the new term this week as the children started their yoga sessions again! Thank you Georgia, good to have you back!
38Class 2 took the opportunity to relax at the end of their yoga session!
43The class were introduced to objects relating to their new English book today. They had some wonderful ideas, predictions and questions!!
34Class started their new PE topic for the half term by practising different ways of travelling before demonstrating a range of balances!
33The class began their DT topic this half term by researching wheels and axles, using Lego to make vehicles!! There were some wonderful examples!
36We loved Little Richard’s fantastic piano playing during our first music appraisal of the half term!!
32The children enjoyed a practical activity this morning, finding equal groups as they begin their division topic in Maths.
34The class listened attentively to the importance of Martin Luther King Jnr today, in a week where his inspirational life was remembered in the USA.
30The children were familiar with the ‘Fab Four’ from Year 1 and they loved listening to ‘Help’, particularly enjoying the music clip of John, Paul, George and Ringo.
28The children worked well this afternoon to assemble their wheels and axles onto their vehicle body, even trying them out on the classroom floor!
The children enjoyed creating a city setting this afternoon, giving a car instructions to drive through the scene!
33As Holocaust Memorial Day approaches this week, the children of Class 2 listened attentively as they learned about this time in history and the theme of discrimination.
37The children enjoyed listening to singer songwriter and musician Joan Baez this afternoon, enjoying the acoustic guitar playing!!
28The children were excited to use the school apparatus this morning, practising balances, rolls and climbing skills!
30The children worked diligently as they began using their designs to make their vehicles for our wheels and axles topic!!
37The children began their topic today, thinking about celebrations which are important before looking at the important Christian festival Easter and retelling the story.
34The class enjoyed listening to author Lucy Farfort this morning, after enjoying her book ‘In our Hands’ – a book about hope, unity and positivity! They also drew characters who would transform the world! The book links in well with the upcoming Mental Health and Wellbeing Week.
31As the class began to assemble their vehicles, the children displayed great sawing skills as they cut their axles!
30Lots of memories brought back (for the adults at least!) as the class listened to Lynn Anderson’s country hit ‘Rose Garden’. One girl in particular loved this style of music!
33The children worked hard again this afternoon, using a hacksaw to cut dowels to the correct length – these would act as axles on their vehicles!
32The children discussed the importance of being safe online this afternoon and the need to make common sense decisions and always speak to a trusted adult.
27The children learned that their voice matters – by expressing their feelings and understanding their rights, children can improve their mental health.
27As part of their topic on festivals across faiths, the children discussed what matters most to believers at Easter.
31The children ended the half term listening to ELO’s ‘Mr Blue Sky’ enjoying its happy, bright tune and the animation too!!
Using Tom Percival’s ‘Meesha Makes Friends’ as a stimulus, the children produced some excellent instructions of how to make friends before completing a P4C session with the question ‘Should there be rules for making friends? Would rules make it easier?’
27The children were excited to start their Art topic this afternoon, looking at different types of cameras and discussing their uses.
27Today in science we learnt about our heart rate and if we do exercise our heart rate will be faster. We went out to the playground to test this.
22The children enjoyed the pulsing sound of Survivor’s ‘Eye of the Tiger’ this afternoon. It was certainly familiar and had the children using their air guitars!
25The children enjoyed a fantastic afternoon taking photographs of objects, patterns and places of interest, as part of their Art topic.
25The children ended their topic about how and why people celebrate special and sacred times, by comparing the festivals of Easter, Passover and Eid. They then completed a quiz, which was lots of fun!!
30The children took some wonderful photographs this week for their Art topic, looking at landmarks, objects or patterns around the city centre before choosing and editing their final choices.
24The children listened to two legends this afternoon, as Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney sang ‘Ebony and Ivory’. They enjoyed the song and discussed its message.
30The children discussed strategies on how to deal with worries this afternoon – why sharing worries is important and which adults can be trusted to speak to. The class also watched a 1Decision clip before choosing the best action.
22The children wore some wonderful costumes and outfits today, as they celebrated World Book Day in style. There were superheroes in class, along with wizards and princesses! The children were also excited to take home their free book.
27The children loved the rock sounds of Guns’n Roses this afternoon with their classic ‘Sweet Child ‘O Mine’ – there were some fantastic air guitars!
26The children listened attentively to how women in the past fought for equality and talked about inspirational women – as Class 2 learned about International Women’s Day.
27The children enjoyed the acoustic sounds of Oasis this afternoon, with their single ‘Don’t look back in anger’. They enjoyed the guitar sounds especially!!??
24The children remembered Bobby Colleran today and listened to the importance of crossing the road safely and cars obeying the speed limit.
27Our PSHE lessons have been focusing on the emotions of worry and anger this half term.
26Class 2 enjoyed the acoustic sounds of Tracy Chapman in our latest Listen and Appraise session, with children commenting on her distinctive voice.
25The children were practised their musical notes with Mrs Grindley and impressed with their knowledge and application.
29A fun lesson with Mrs Grindley, the children learning the names of farm animals in Spanish!
27This Morning Class 2 has been exploring Databases. To begin we had a class discussion about the different types of information you can have and what private information is. Children then moved onto look at the type of information you can have and what an ‘online’ and ‘offline’ database is, we listed some different examples. As a class we then created an offline database about Class 2 and children explored and collected information from an online database.
24Well done to all the children today, completing our Diversity Day work using the book ‘Specs for Rex’. The children discussed how it is ok to be different and everybody has something unique about themselves. In the story, Rex was worried about wearing new glasses, but he soon found they had positive effects!!
35After researching different types of chair and their features, the children tried constructing their own using Lego sets!
28The children thought carefully this afternoon about the things that should and shouldn’t be shared online. They made a common sense decision using the 1Decision clip!
26The class used a variety of ‘attachment techniques’ this afternoon, practising the skills required to construct their chairs!!
23The children demonstrated excellent maths skills this morning, knowing how to split numbers to reach ten to help with subtractions.
30The children loved the energy and tempo of ‘Hey ya!’ by OutKast this afternoon!
26The children welcomed Georgia back this half term for their yoga sessions – excellent poses Class 2!!
19Amazing skills from the children this morning as they practised tennis skills, balancing the ball, hitting and throwing. Well done everyone!!
26The children began their new computing unit by discussing the features of a keyboard, identifying some important keys.
24The class started making their chairs this afternoon, using cardboard, tape and lots of hard work!
29The children did brilliantly today, giving reasons for and against banning the dark!
24The children discussed the five ways of well-being this afternoon, then looked at what the word community means and how we can give to others.
22The children made the finishing touches to their chairs this afternoon – there were some wonderful designs and plenty of hard work too!
30Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake it off’ was certainly the most popular song for some time in our Listen and Appraise session. The children loved it!
29Wonderful examples of work on our washing line, as the children immersed themselves in our new Literacy Counts unit.
23The children worked hard this morning to create a database of animals! They looked at things like height, weight and life expectancy.
24This morning Year 2 have been continuing with their presenting data topic, by creating top trump cards about different animals. Children conducted research and gathered records and fields about 4 animals of their own choice. Using excel we then inputted the data to create a digital version of a top trump card.
22In Class 2 we are learning about musical elements. We learnt a song called ‘Rhythm in the way we walk’.
27In PSHE today, the children recapped the benefits of healthy eating and choosing the right foods for a sensible diet. They watched a 1Decision video before making the correct choice for the character.
The children began their RE topic by discussing what it means to care for others and why it is important. They watched the story of the Good Samaritan and thought about what it means to be a good neighbour. Some of the children acted as the injured old man receiving help!
The children loved the distinctive sound of Pink this afternoon, listening to ‘What about us?’. They were surprised to know she is playing part of her tour in Liverpool this summer!
The children enjoyed practising their tennis skills this morning in P.E. – using forehand and backhand!
As part of their History topic ‘Changes in our city’ the children visited Liverpool Cathedral today to learn more about this famous landmark and its history.
The children enjoyed putting the equal parts together to recognise halves, thirds and quarters.
The children loved the familiar sound of Alicia Keys this afternoon, singing along to her hit ‘This girl is on fire’. Very popular indeed!
The children practised recognising fractions today and their written notation! Well done Class 2!
We recapped everything we have learnt this half term. We also enjoyed some of our favourite Spanish songs.
The children listened to important safety messages today about Rail Safety and how to stay alert when near rail lines.
We watched a video about the creation story and then we drew pictures to match what happened on each day. The children thought about how powerful God must be and the importance of looking after the Earth.
Here are a couple of examples of our writing contributions this half term, based on ‘The King who banned the Dark’
Class 2 planted some bulbs today and when we come back from half term we will see how much they have grown.
After arriving safely, the children began building shelters in the woods!
107The groups enjoyed rock climbing and abseiling this afternoon – a great demonstration of bravery, skills and resilience!
109After a fun afternoon of activities, the children enjoyed some of the play equipment in Barnstondale.
108After a good night’s sleep on their first night, the children enjoyed a lovely breakfast in preparation for another day of activities!
106The children worked really well together to complete the canon run and then supported each other in a rope walk!
106Another example of teamwork this morning as this group completed a harnessed river crossing!!
119The children practised their shooting skills this afternoon, using a rifle to aim at a target.
114A lovely end to another day at our Barnstondale residential, a campfire with marshmallows, songs and stories!
115The class listened carefully this morning in collective worship, learning about the events of D-Day on the 80th anniversary of this significant event.
Thank you to everybody at Barnstondale who made our residential such a memorable time!
The children began their new topic by practising their throwing and catching skills!
Class 2 listened to a song from Somalia. The children really enjoyed the song and the music video.
Today we spoke about how to be safe on the Internet. We used a traffic light to determine if a website was safe or not.
Today we listened to some classical music and used egg shakers to follow along with the beat.
Today in science we looked in some plant pots to find some creepy crawlies. We found some woodlouse and a slug!
The children produced some amazing sculptures this week as the class ended their art topic!
Listening to Ed Sheeran’s ‘Lego House’ this afternoon, the children enjoyed the gentle ballad, while one member of the class recognised the actor who appeared in the music video.
The children spent the afternoon completing their pre-task – using an atlas to find countries within continents.
Thank you to our visitors teaching us the importance of staying safe in and around water. We learnt techniques how to keep ourselves safe and what to do if we see anyone in need of help.
111We ended our topic with a quiz, but before this we thought about how Muslims and Jewish people care for the world and others.
The class practised their cricket skills this morning, using throwing skills, aiming for the stumps and acting as a back stop.
The children marked continents on a world map this afternoon before discussing places in the world they had visited and using Google Earth to explore!
Today in class 2 we did conscience alley trying to persuade Jack to either go up the Beanstalk or not!
The class modified images they’d saved onto iPads, by cropping or adding filters, resulting in some eye-catching effects!
Each week in Forest School Club the children enjoy an activity of their choice, this weeks task was a “Bug Hunt”. We had so much fun exploring the Early Years outdoors looking for different insects.
19In class we spoke about what it means to be an Olympian. The children said it takes resilience and a great attitude to be an amazing Athlete.
Class 2 spent their computing lesson using Apple pencils & iPads to create a digital piece of art. Children have been looking at the artist Henri Matisse, they created a design on a piece of paper and then using Sketchpad and apple pencils recreated it to be a digital piece of work.
15Today class 2 had the opportunity to be apart of the Spanish Olympics. Some class 5 pupils lead different activities that involved class 2 showing off their Spanish skills.
It was fantastic to see Year 2 listening and speaking about politics this afternoon!! The children learned about voting and choice, and had lots of questions to ask!
In class 2 we looked at the effects of loneliness and how we can help others.
The children watched a video about bullying this afternoon before making a decision! The class thought about the effects of bullying and how we can stop bullying.
This week we have been demonstrating our knowledge of partitioning, using equipment to show how many tens and ones in a number.
12We showcased our chopping, cutting and grating skills when making our salads. We used our planning to select ingredients to make our delicious salads and we cannot wait to taste them!
9This week some of the children worked in our new building to show off their fantastic SPAG skills. We have been focussing on using words like and, because or so to add more detail.
7After reading our comprehension text, we worked together to label a diagram, using the information from the text to help.
10What a fantastic trip to the fire station this week! We were able to compare what we have learned about The Great Fire of London to the equipment they use today.
25To help us prepare for our writing, we produced and rehearsed a story map. We are going to use the images to help us with our writing.
Today we found out about the life and events of Martin Luther King Jr. We shared the book ‘Martin’s Big Words’ and listened to some of his famous speech. We spoke about our dreams for ourselves and the world. In P4C we discussed the question – should you always treat everyone the same?
3Today, we recapped our knowledge of the word algorithm. We then inputted code to control the Angry Birds, helping them to navigate their way to the target.
In computing we discussed the words bug and debugging. We know that when code doesn’t work, it might be because of a bug so we have to work hard to debug and fix the problem. We worked together to do this, entering code to pick the corn. We then read the book, Stevie and the Big Project which explained that mistakes and failures are just First Attempts In Learning.
To help to prepare us for our writing, we worked together to retell the story with actions.
This week we worked hard to explain our likes and dislikes about different toys. We use ‘me gusta’ and ‘no me gusta’ to discuss our preferences.
3we really enjoyed having the NSPCC and Buddy in class to teach us how to ‘Speak out and Stay Safe’.
15We learned the names of all 7 continents and worked hard to label them on a world map.
3Class 2 have been researching the different types of habitats and the animals that may live there, we then researched and created our very own. We enjoyed creating habitats from forests to desserts and also designing the animal that may live there.
LikeWe explored different feelings using music as stimuli. We then got into partners mirroring each other to a piece of music, we enjoyed being slow and delicate to a calm piece of music or fun and energetic to a fast tempo piece.
Fantastic work class 2!
Class 2 looked at a set of instructions on how to build a beautiful home for a Bog Baby. First we read our instructions and checked we had all of our equipment, we then followed our instructions carefully to create a beautiful home. We then generated verbs and adverbs to describe the actions.
During science class 2 have been looking at habitats and how some animals survive in extreme cold weather. We carried out an investigation about blubber, this involved holding ice in one hand then ice covered in ‘blubber’ in the other to see how ‘blubber’ works.
Class 2 began our maths lesson sorting and matching the correct 2D and 3D shape to its correct name. We then discussed our shapes and how many sides a pentagon, hexagon and octagon has.