Clare Magrath

This morning, Glynn came to teach us some basic judo moves. He showed us how to warm up our bodies and then how to hold, pin and ‘throw’ an opponent. Judo is about control and respect but also having fun! Here are some photos from our workshop.

Year 2 have been learning all about the Great Fire of London. They have investigated why the fire spread so fast around the city. We tested paper houses and discussed how the materials of the houses in 1666 made them burn so quickly and many collapsed. Here are photos of our trip to the fire pit.

Year 2 have been thinking about what they are grateful for during Harvest Time. They worked together as a team and made some bread to symbolise the farmers collecting in the crops from the field. Here are some photos of our bread.

Year 2 have been learning about place value to 100, investigating the tens and ones in numbers. We had to match the tens and ones to the correct number. There were some tricky ones so we had to look carefully!

Year 2 have been on a walk around the local area to see if they could spot what makes buildings look old and new. We looked at the type of bricks and discovered that some buildings have dates on them, showing when they were built. We are going to use this information to build a time line of how Southwick has changed and developed.

Year 2 went to Southwick Community Centre to watch a production called ‘Strange Creatures.’ It was a story about an alien, called Beegu, who fell to earth and had no friends. She had to make friends and find a way to make it back to her family. In the show there were some fabulous musical performers using violins, violas and cellos to play different

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As part of our Hinduism studies, we learnt about the different gods that Hindus can pray to. We discussed how they make an offering using sweets or home made bakes so we made our own to try. Here are some of our photos.

We have been looking at ways we can be a kind and useful friend in Year 1. We looked at different situations and sorted them into ‘being a good friend’ and ‘being a bad friend.’ There were lots of ways we could discuss to make the bad situations better! Well done Year 1!

Year 1 have been learning about the main parts of the Easter Story. We looked at what happened over Easter Week and then looked for symbols for why we celebrate Easter today. We had great fun role playing the story and thinking about using different facial expressions for how the characters could be feeling.

Year 1 joined Mr Woolley from Beamish on Monday afternoon to go searching for some toys. These toys were special because they are what children used in the past. There were no ipads, games consoles or computers! We had a fantastic afternoon playing with ‘cups and balls,’ flick books, Pick Up Sticks and marbles. Here are some of our photos.