Year 2 visited the Winter Gardens as part of our Science topic on Thursday. We learnt about the different materials which are in the environment and which properties are best for certain objects. Josh, our instructor, showed us some of the best materials to use for being waterproof and strong. Then we had a little bit of time to go and play in the
Today we have had Mrs Walmsley come into school to answer some questions about what life was like in Southwick in the past. She showed us some lovely pictures and answered some of our questions about school, homes and shops. Thank you Mrs Walmsley!
We have been investigating the book ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’ and discussing the different feelings the characters could have. We used speaking listening and drama to show how the characters would walk and speak to other characters. We thought about what would the character’s eyebrows look like if they were angry or surprised and lots of other feelings. Take a look at some
Year 2 have worked together in groups to investigate the features and landmarks of the countries in The United Kingdom. We looked at a variety of physical and human features and had to match them to the correct country, using the information provided. Here is our lovely work!
We have had the best day at Beamish! We took part in a Victorian school lesson, visited the farm, the old town and the sweet shop. We are all very tired!
We had a brilliant session in the hall on Tuesday afternoon where Mrs Hughes had set up 10 different stations with different exercises for us to complete. There were box jumps, cycling, skipping, hand weights and many more. We had a great time!
The KS1 yard has got a new role play area this week! The children have been playing ‘schools’ and have been practicing their reading, writing and maths. Bella said “I love this set up!”
Year 1, 2 and 6 spent some time sharing their stories in their pyjamas to support Pyjamarama Day on Monday. We use lots of different areas to share stories and the reading was fantastic!
Yesterday afternoon, Year 1 and Year 2 gathered together to release the butterflies we have been caring for, over the last 2 weeks. We opened up their net and they flew away! It was beautiful to see them stretch their wings and fly off into the trees.
Year 2 have been learning about different life cycles and have had some special visitors into school. They started off as tiny caterpillars and have grown into huge caterpillars. They are now in their chrysalis’ and we are waiting for them to turn into butterflies.
