Term 2 Week 2!

🌰 Another Great Week for Our Wonderful Walnuts!

Another great week passes, and what a busy and exciting one it has been! We have enjoyed a week full of creativity, curiosity, discussion and new challenges. Here's a little look at what we have been up to!

🎨 Art – Recycled Animal Creations

We have started an exciting new art project inspired by Michelle Reader, who creates wonderful animal sculptures using recycled materials. Along with the rest of Lower Key Stage 2, we will be creating animals from different environments: Sea, Land or Sky. Walnut Class has been given Sky, so we will be making sky animals, particularly birds and flying insects!

To help bring our designs to life, please could each child bring in:

• One empty toilet roll tube (cardboard only) – essential!
• Other recycled materials based on their design, such as bottle lids, small boxes (no bigger than a cereal box), feathers, crisp packets, buttons and tin foil.

We cannot wait to see the children's creations take flight!

🏀 PE – Basketball and Gymnastics

In PE, we developed our basketball skills by learning to dribble with control. In gymnastics, we practised forward and side rolls, building our confidence, coordination and balance.

🔢 Maths – Multiplication

We explored multiplying by 3 and 4 this week in our Maths, using these key facts to solve problems and recognise patterns.

✏️ Literacy – Writing and Debate

We began by exploring the suffixes -tion and -ate, before investigating effective story openings and having a go at rewriting one ourselves. We then revisited our previous learning of expanded noun phrases, nouns, pronouns and similes to create descriptive narratives.

We also explored the importance of debating and considering different viewpoints. The children took part in their own class debate, taking on the roles of deforestation activists and farmers/property developers. There were some fantastic arguments and thoughtful contributions!

🔬 Science – Classifying Living Things

We learnt that living things can be classified in different ways, focusing on the five groups of vertebrates: mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians and birds.

🎄 RE – The Meaning of Christmas

We began exploring the true meaning of Christmas for Christians, investigating the origins of familiar traditions and objects, including Christmas cards and Christmas pudding. We also reflected on our own thoughts and beliefs.

🌍 Geography – Exploring the UK

We explored the different regions of the United Kingdom, using our iPads to research and locate a chosen area, developing our geographical knowledge and research skills.

🎵 Music – Exploring Duration

We continued learning our song while developing our understanding of musical duration and how long different sounds last.

🌱 Class Conference – Environmental Respect

Our class conference focused on respecting the environment. We discussed how our everyday choices can make a difference and how we can all help look after the world around us.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support. Have a lovely weekend, and we look forward to seeing all our Wonderful Walnuts shining brightly on Monday! 🌰✨