Year 2 and Year 3 are working together in PE to help get Year 2 ready for their big move from KS1 to KS2. We are having lots and fun and showing each other different games and activities.
WOW! What a busy spring term Year 2 have had… first we found out all about the magnificent Walt Disney, then designed and created our own Disney finger and glove puppets. We were so good we managed to sew our puppets using the running and over stitch!
We then moved onto our second topic Africa! We researched the different African animals and wrote our own non chronological reports about them. Did you know cheetahs use their tails to steer their bodies when they are trying to catch other animals? We also looked more at African art, and made African necklaces and our own tinga tinga animals.
We loved singing ‘I just can’t wait to be king’ for our Grandparents at our annual Grandparents concert. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! 🙂
Welcome back! I hope you all enjoyed the holidays.
Our topic this term is the magnificent Walt Disney. Throughout this topic the children will be exploring the history of Walt Disney and finding out how and when the magic began.
Our literacy work this term will focus on the exciting world of traditional tales, giving the children the challenge of creating their own traditional tale. We will also complete some work on character profiles, using lots of adjectives and connectives. We will continue to focus on our phonics and spelling to improve both our reading and our writing. Phonics Play is a great website which has free games and activities you may find useful. www.phonicsplay.co.uk.
In maths we will continue to develop our understanding of number, any help you can give your child on number bonds to 20 would be great. I would also really appreciate any help and support you could give to your child in their understanding of money, time and multiplication (x2,x5 and x10).
Thank you!
Mrs Franchi
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Year 2 loved spending the day at the Cenotaph in Monkton Village.
Year 2 have enjoyed finding out information about Remembrance Day, and we are all looking forward to our visit to our local Cenotaph next week.
Last half term Year 1 and Year 2 were learning about toys and decided a trip to a toy Museum would be a fantastic idea. We visited the Monkwearmouth Station museum and completed an exciting toy trail. The children were also able to delve into an old toy treasure chest and explore the toys with their friends. They investigated the similarities and differences and discussed the properties. We thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon!
Did you know Mr Potato Head was invented in the 1950s? When Mr Potato head was first invented, children were given just the different parts which they put onto an actual potato.
Year 5 have been reading ‘Arthur High King of Britain’ by Michael Morpurgo this half term. The children have really excelled themselves and shown not only can they understand and analyse a text but also interpret it in their own way.
The children rehearsed scenes from the story and made them suitable for a younger audience. We tested how suitable they really were by performing them in front of the Year 2 class. Both classes loved it! Year 5 were quite the ‘drama kings’ and Year 2 were a fantastic audience. A lovely afternoon had by all, sharing our Oscar worthy work.
Year 2’s topic this half term has been all about Toys. We have enjoyed exploring old and new toys and looking at the similarities and differences. We used The Tiger who came to Tea to create our very own stories, which we named The Toy Who Came to Tea. We also planned and created an information page about our own favourite toy. We had great fun sharing them with Year 5!
Year 5 also had great fun acting out scenes from King Arthur. We felt like we were in a theatre! Well done Year 5.
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Today the children of Bede Burn took partin our second SHINE ‘Wear it Yellow’ day to raise funds for the charity SHINE. Grace, in year two, has Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus which the charity raises money to aid research and treatments. As this week is the national awareness week for the two conditions we asked the children to wear something bright yellow (being the charity’s colour) and bring a small donation for the privilege of not wearing their uniform.
A massive thank you to all of the children and their families who supported this cause and helped Bede Burn to raise £242 today! An excellent effort!
Check out the pictures of the children working and playing in bright yellow…
For more information about the charity SHINE, click here.
