The year 2 members of the class have been very excited this week as the preparations for the Christmas play have well and truly started. The roles have been given out, with many children in the class having learnt their lines already. Keep practising key stage 1, we can't wait to see it!
Literacy
We have had a grammar week this week as we fine tune our editing skills. We have been self-checking work for spelling mistakes, missing letters and words and ensuring everything is the the correct tense. We have also been learning how to use apostrophes for omission and possession. This work has all been based around the animated short 'Taking Flight'.
Maths
In maths, we have been continuing with our shape unit. We have used mirrors to identify lines of symmetry in shapes and we have also been identifying different types of lines such as perpendicular and parallel.
Geography
In geography, we have continued our trip around the world as we used both globes and the iPads to learn about the northern hemisphere, the southern hemisphere and the equator. We researched different facts such as the average temperature, rainfall and the population of different countries. We just could not believe how many people lived in China!
Art
In art this week, we have been looking at the work of Piet
Mondrian and Kandinsky as we learn about colour theory. We have been using primary colours to mix and create secondary colours and we have also been looking at changing tones by adding white or black to a colour.
In other news...we had a visitor this week, who came to teach us all about car safety. We did some experiments with catapults and observed how using seat belts in a moving vehicle can seriously increase our safety.
Finally, don't forget to order your tickets for the Christmas play as seats are going fast!
No comments:
Post a Comment