Class 2 Chinese New Year Day

We have had an exciting day in Class 2 learning about Chinese New Year.  This finished off with us making Chinese Horses because this year it is the year of the horse.

 

Some very intricate work and concentration needed!

Maths - weighing and measuring

Our maths topic this week is weighing and to put it into a real life context we have been making rock cakes!

It's a serious business this weighing - need to get it correct!

 

 

Checking Riley's got it right!

 

 

Still measuring - in a different way - need to make sure the sizes of the rock cakes are roughly the same so they all bake at the same time!

 

 

Smiling now - job done!  We get to take them home and eat them - perfect!

 

 



Maths Investigations and problem solving

We are working on money and tried an investigation today - tricky thought Mrs Marshall, Mrs Barnes and Mrs Richardson!  Not so thought the children!

 

Working it out - trial and improvement!

 

 

Thinking time!

 

 

 

Got it!

 

 

Talking and sharing and explaining our thinking!

 

Fabulous maths session - not tricky at all!

 



Chocolate Topic

As part of our Chocolate topic we are looking at hot and cold - surfaces and water this week - Chocolate next!

 

 

 

Testing different surfaces - it's good to be outside!

 

 

Jasper testing boiling water - following health and safety requirements!

 

 

Testing iced water - really concentrating!

 

Watch out for next week when we are testing chocolate!

Cadbury World Visit

Our topic this term is chocolate and to support our learning in this we visited Cadbury World in Birmingham.  The children were excellent representatives of the school - as always and thanks to the parents who helped us.

 

We arrived early so we had time to play!

 

 

Tasting liquid chocolate - happy children!

 

 

Writing our names in chocolate - not as easy as it looks!

 

 

Welcome back everyone and music lessons

We have now settled in and the year 2 children are familiar with the totally different routines in Class 2.  Mrs Richardson has been been employed as teaching assistant supporting the class every morning and Mrs Barnes will now do one extra afternoon a week supporting the class.  This means we have a good ratio of adults to children to support learning and our high expectations.

Mrs Kearsley is a music specialist and our music lessons are always fabulous.

One of our first music lessons!

 

 

 

Practising - the enjoyment on the faces shows it all!



Our trip to the river!

Our topic work this term has been about rivers and we visited the river Witham at Hougham today.  Thanks Lucy for drawing us a map!  We were armed with nets and buckets and were very excited!

The view from over the river.

 

 

I stood on the bridge over the weir to get a better view!

 

 

Whose turn is it next to use the net?

 

 

We've caught a lobster! 

Actually it was a crayfish.  We also caught a stickleback, a caddis fly larvae, several water snails and some other as yet unidentified creatures.

 

We played 'pooh' sticks on the bridge and Mrs Marshall saw a Kingfisher

- the highlight of her afternoon!!!

 

Although the children were enthusiastic they were extremely well behaved and followed the health and safety instructions as well as making sure all gates were closed.