Working Historically in Y1

By Miss T LITHERLAND10th October 2020

Today we have been learning about history again and how to work historically. We have learnt lots about Antarctica already and know that it is really cold there and that there is ice in the sea! We also know that we have not always known it is there because it is so hard to reach!
We used sources of evidence to look at different boats and ships and had lots of discussions about why we thought they were old or new and if we thought they were able to get to Antarctica and why. We had lots of fantastic discussions then ordered the boats and ships in chronological order.

Our Y1 Historians

By Miss T LITHERLAND4th October 2020

Year 1 are learning how to become historians – we have looked at what ‘history’ is and even got to see a VERY old photograph of Mrs Yardley to help us to begin to understand chronology!

We have been using sources of evidence to identify things that are from the past and things that are from the present – we looked at photographs and paintings and had fantastic discussions with our classmates about why and how we categorised the sources we looked at.

Drawing Queen Elizabeth I

By Miss T LITHERLAND16th March 2020

In Year 2, we have been using our artistic flair to draw portraits of some of the most memorable monarchs over the centuries.

We found Queen Elizabeth I fascinating as we loved her lavish dresses and found lots of differences between her and Queen Elizabeth II.

We used pencils as our media and observed and drew her face, patterns on her dress by adding dots and lines and have begun to explore the use of lines of different thickness to create texture and tone.

 

Bailey is this weeks Y2 Reading Champion!

By Miss T LITHERLAND25th February 2020

Bailey loves to read at home and reads every night to his little brother Jaidon – well done Bailey! Reading superstar!

My favourite books are The Snail and the Whale and The Gruffalo. I also love Oliver’s Vegetables. My favourite part in the story is where he finds all of the vegetables and eats them for dinner then he realises that he likes them!

 

Safer Internet Day in Y2

By Miss T LITHERLAND24th February 2020

Today in Year 2 we carried out lots of discussions about what the word ‘identity’ means and how we need to keep our identity safe whilst we are online.

We had lots of in-depth discussions about what we do online: websites, APP’s and games and which ones we shared information with other people. We talked about why we shouldn’t share personal information online and how to avoid doing this.

First we created an avatar to use as a username which would allow us to keep our identities hidden whilst online.

Then we created logos for the things we all access online such as Youtube, Netflix and online games and thought about which ones we had to be careful to keep our identity safe.

 

 

 

Frankie is this weeks Y2 Reading Champion!!

By Miss T LITHERLAND11th February 2020

Frankie is a superstar – she is not only brilliant at reading but she loves reading too and knows lots about different authors. Well done Frankie!

I love reading books like The Owl Babies. I am reading ‘The Smartest Giant in Town’. I really like this book. I have lots of books by the author Julie Donaldson including: Tiddler, The Gruffalo, Room on The Broom, Tabby Mctat and Stick Man.

As well as reading the books, I like to look out for the hidden Gruffalo illustrations.

My favourite book though is ‘Owl Babies’ by Martin Waddell. When I read it with my Daddy, He says I am really good at doing the voices of the baby owls. I got this book from Father Christmas, he also brought me ‘Mog – The forgetful Cat’ by Judith Kerr. I really like that book too. Mog forgets everything and he forgets about his cat flap and a robber steals from Mog’s house while every one is asleep but Mog meows at the window and he scares the robber who gets arrested.

Timelines of Queen Elizabeth II

By Miss T LITHERLAND4th February 2020

Today in Year 2 during our topic lesson we were historians. Each group had a selection of photographs all of Queen Elizabeth II and some of the most significant events in her life.
First we discussed what we thought was happening in every picture then we had to order them in chronological order. We learned lots of new facts about her which we then wrote onto a timeline!

 

 

 

Charlie is this weeks Y2 Reading Champion

By Miss T LITHERLAND4th February 2020

Charlie is this weeks Year 2 Reading Champion because he loves to read! He always reads at home and has so far read lots of classics such as George’s Marvellous Medicine.

I am reading different poems from the Mother Goose book.

I have Read 100 poems from it and there is even a cheese on toast poem which is my favourite because it is funny.

I always read at home and I like reading at weekends and in the morning.

Well done Charlie! It is fabulous to hear and see children enjoy reading!

Molly is this weeks Y2 Reading Champion!!

By Miss T LITHERLAND29th January 2020

Every week, the Y2 staff will be choosing a pupil to be crowned ‘Reading Champion’ to encourage the love of reading and for the children to share and read books at home and in school.

This weeks reading champion is Molly who is currently reading George’s Marvellous Medicine! Well done Molly!

I am reading George’s Medicine and I am really enjoying it. My favourite part is where the Grandma and George are mean to each other. He is so polite but his Grandma is mean to him. 

I have got up to the part where where Grandma can no longer fit in the house because George has made a medicine so that she has grown so tall. 

I really like reading at home and I always read at bedtime. by Molly 

 

 

Everyday Objects and Materials

By Miss T LITHERLAND21st January 2020

in science this term we are studying materials. Today we walked around the school grounds to identify everyday objects and what materials they are made from.
Our investigation showed that in the school grounds we have many different materials everywhere such as metal fences, wooden benches, rubber tyres and glass windows.
We discussed why each object was made from the material it was made from.