Author: Mrs Platten

For the last two weeks we have been learning about the Maasai Tribe of Kenya. We have found out about their way of life; what they eat, what they wear, what animals they keep, what jobs the adults do and…

On Thursday morning the children were very excited to be able to look at, hold and touch a range of African creatures! (They were braver than me!) My favourite has to be the pygmy hedgehog. The children have all written…

Here are some links to maths games and songs we are currently using in addition to Purple Mash activities. 2 times tables, halving and doubling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWcrmsDRmQw https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=dartboarddoublesandhalves https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/306/Maths-Fishing-Multiplication Most of these are tablet friendly as well as desktop and…

We have made the most of today’s Autumn sunshine by going on a mini-beast hunt. The children made a tally chart of what they found (including a newt and a large toad!). When we got back in the classroom, they…

Following on from the excellent ‘Giraffes Can’t Dance’ artwork, class 2 have been painting wonderful African sunsets and adding silhouette animals. Some of these are now on display on the board near the hall and also in our classroom.

Class 2 have worked very hard on their artwork linked to the story of Giraffes can’t Dance. Please have a look on Friday during library time if you get the chance.

Some of our class have brought in and shared things linked to our theme of Africa.

This week we have started the curriculum proper and have settled down to spelling and handwriting work, geography work and exploring the text of Giraffes Can’t Dance. The class have worked their socks off so far and I couldn’t be…

What a brilliant first few days we have had in class two. Everyone has excitedly recounted what they did over their summer holidays and has settled down into the new routines of class two. The children have had time to…

It hardly seems like two minutes since we were just starting out in the Autumn term and now we are nearly at the end of the school year and class 2 pupils are starting their transition into Key Stage Two.…