Digital Photography

By Amy JEFFREY18th November 2022

Digital Photography

This half term, Year 2 are learning all about digital photography. Over the next few weeks, the children will recognise different devices can be used to capture photographs and will gain experience capturing, editing, and improving photos. Finally, they will use this knowledge to recognise that images they see may not be real.

So far our children have carefully analysed whether a photo should be taken in a landscape or portrait format and explored reasons why a photographer may favour one over the other.

They have also evaluated photos, taken themselves, and improved a photograph by retaking it.

 

religious weddings

By Sophie Dale14th November 2022

This week in RE, year 1 learnt about and compared different wedding traditions. They looked into Christian, Muslim and Humanist celebrations.

In Christian weddings, the children discovered that couples exchange rings and make promises to each other and God.

At a Humanist wedding, people celebrate with their friends and family and light a unity candle which represents the joining of two families.

A Muslim wedding is often bright and colourful and can last up to three days. The night before the wedding, a brides hands are decorated with henna to wish her good luck and good health.

Signifiers!

By Mrs E PEARSON11th November 2022

In English this week Year 1 have been learning the signifiers for their new story ‘Little Red Riding Hood’.

We read the story as a class before learning the signifiers. The children then practiced in their groups before performing them to each other. We can’t wait to explore the story further next week!

 

Writing number sentences.

By Sophie Dale11th November 2022

This week in maths we have been looking at writing number sentences relating to part-whole models.

We explored this practically first by using counters to complete a part- whole model. On our whiteboards  we then made  the  same  part-whole  model  using  numerals.  Finally  we  wrote  the  number  sentence  to  represent it. With their partners, they then made their own part-whole model between them and enjoyed writing the number sentences. Well done Year 1!

Away in a manger

By Mrs K SMITH11th November 2022

This week in music Year 2 are very excited to start thinking about songs we are going to perform in our church Christmas service.

We have begun by appraising and singing ‘Away in a Manger‘

Year 2 talked about how gentle and soft the music sounded and how our voices needed to be the same. We had to practise the song lots as there are some longer notes we found a little tricky.

We could hear the piano in the music and talked about the different notes it was playing as well as how these notes were soft and soothing.

Away in a Manger made us feel calm.

Adding and Subtracting Tens

By Miss P STATHERS9th November 2022

Year 2 have been learning how to add and subtract a tens number. They used base 10 to represent their tens and ones.

They noticed a pattern and learned the rule that when adding a tens number the ones always stay the same!

 

 

The Star Maker’s Apprentice

By Miss P STATHERS9th November 2022

Year 2 have started their new fiction unit this week; The Star Maker’s Apprentice. To immerse themselves in the story. The children learned the signifiers for the story and used them to retell the story.Image

Then they drew story maps and acted out the story!

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Glockenspiel

By Mrs K SMITH28th October 2022

Year 2 have spent this half term working hard to learn notes on the glockenspiel.

We began the term by understanding how to look after instruments as well as how we play them.

Year 2 discussed how a glockenspiel is a percussion instrument and how each key makes a different sound.

Year 2 are able to play several notes on the glockenspiel including the C, D, E, F and G. We used the notes we know to make simple tunes and had the opportunity of performing these each other.

When we were confident with the notes we composed our own piece of music which we again had the opportunity to perform to each other.

NSPCC PANTS

By Miss P STATHERS21st October 2022

Year 2 have been learning about the NSPCC Pants rules in PSHE this week. We loved learning the Pantosaurus song and the we designed our own pants!

 

Learning to play the glockenspiels!

By Miss P STATHERS20th October 2022

 During the autumn term the children in Year 1 have been learning to play the glockenspiel.

In this unit we focused on exploring and developing playing skills as well as introducing         the language of music.

We initially introduced the notes E and D and the children identified where these were on the instrument and then took turns to play them in time with the music.

Throughout the term we progressed to learning notes C, D, E, F and used these whilst playing the glockenspiels to a range of music.