Year 2 library

Hello again!

A reminder that we are looking for any suitable Year 2 appropriate books to go in our class library - we love short novels, information books and comics!!!!!!!! If you have any that you would be happy to donate then please drop them into year 2!!!!!!

Many thanks,

Mrs. Johnson and Year 2

Home Learning over the Easter Holidays

Year Three- Research Project using this WEBSITE

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/vikings/

You are on a “VIKING FACT FINDING MISSION”!

Your QUEST is to find information about these aspects of VIKING HISTORY:

Viking Gods

Viking Ships

Viking Warriors

Viking Towns

Viking Women

Viking Farms

Viking Houses

       

Write some notes in the boxes.

DM

No orchestra this week

Just to let you know that orchestra will NOT run this week. Apologies, but it will return the first week back after Easter for all players.
Thank you!

Mrs Mewett

Fun at the Farm

We enjoyed our trip to the Farm today. In spite of the cold weather we all had a good time. We saw lots of ewes with their lambs.

Home Learning Friday 22nd March

For some "Home Learning" this week I have asked the children to do some writing and/or artwork about their experiences during "Ancient Technology Week". This could include any or all of the following: ploughing, digging a trench with bone tools, "cave painting", creating a dance and music, making "Cranborne Soup", baking bread, maps and coordinates in Maths, a reflective prayer to the Sun and dragging an enormous stone across the field!
We have been busy, so there are plenty of interesting things to write about!

Thank you,

DM 

Monday's Farm Visit

Just a reminder that we are going to spend Monday morning at Maiden Castle farm.
Any parents who would like to join us for the morning would be very welcome.

Don't forget waterproof coats, gloves, hats and wellies.

Request from Year 2!

Hi from Year 2!

As we are really getting excited about reading we have been talking about creating an exciting, inspiring and cosy reading area in our classroom. One of the things we would like in it, is our own class library! We wondered if you had any books that you no longer read, maybe have grown out of, and that would be appropriate for Year 2 readers that you would be allowed to donate to us? We love all sorts of books from picture books to short novels, we also love non fiction books and comics too!

If you can help then we would really appreciate any book donations, so please drop any in to us in Year 2............

Thank you very much!

Stoneage Dance- + costume for Friday if possible

Yesterday we worked on a "Stoneage Dance" with some visitors to the school.
We will be performing this dance as part of the "Celebration Ceremony" on Friday afternoon.

We hope that you can come and see this.

We are hoping that the children will be able to wear some sort of costume for this event. (earthy coloured play clothes, hessian sacking, fake fur, wooly hats, etc)

(Sorry about the short notice for this.)

DM

Ancient Technology Activities

Well done for remembering the wellies and outdoor clothes.

We had fun dragging the piece of Portland Stone down across the Thomas Hardye sports field.
The Year 3 children worked very effectively as a team and learned how heavy objects can actually be moved quite easily using rollers and ropes.

DM

This week in Orchestra...

Those instrumentalists I need this week for Orchestra are Violinists, Ukelele players and Guitarists. If your child was selected by their music teacher they would have received a letter from me inviting them to attend. Children need to come to the school hall for 3.30pm, bring a snack and drink, and then we’ll rehearse. Finish time is 4.15pm; please come around the back of the hall for pick-ups.

Home Learning- Road Safety

I have asked the children to write some sentences about "Road Safety" for their Home Learning this week.

DM

Vegetables Please

Dear Parents,
We would be very grateful if you could provide some vegetables or herbs to contribute towards the Vegetable Soup that we are intending to make during our "Ancient Technology"activities next week.

Thank you

DM

Class Assembly Tomorrow

Just a quick reminder that tomorrow at 9.20 we are doing our Red Nose Assembly.

DM

Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah

In RE this week the children learned about the Jewish festivals of Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah. We talked about the ideas of forgiveness, saying sorry, making things up with friends and families when we have fallen out and the idea of ATONEMENT, or being at peace with yourself and others.

Next term, in RE lessons, Year 3 will be learning more about Christianity, specifically the life and teachings of Jesus as described in the New Testament.

Orchestra this week

Just a reminder that we are now in the third week of orchestra (Thursday 14th March)

Those instrumentalists I need this week are Brass players, Drummers and recorder players. If your child was selected by their music teacher they would have received a letter from me inviting them to attend. Children need to come to the school hall for 3.30pm, bring a snack and drink, and then we’ll rehearse. Finish time is 4.15pm; please come around the back of the hall for pick-ups. The recorder and ukelele players were super last week, I've been really impressed so far!

Thank you, Mrs Mewett

Home Learning

For their "home learning" this week I have asked the children to have a go at decorating an old Tshirt in readiness for it to be worn during Friday's Red Nose Day (and our Class Assembly on that day).

Next week I will give the children their "lines" for the assembly.

I will be asking them to spend some time practising their "lines" at home.
                                                                                       DM

Hannukah

Yesterday Year 3 learnt about the Jewish festival of Hannukah. We designed Hannukah cards, cooked potato latkes and played the game of dreidel. Mr Farrington told the story behind the miracle of the oil in the synagogue lasting for 8 days. Perhaps the children could do tell you how to play dreidel?

Class Assembly- Friday 15th March

Our Class Assembly is at 9.20 on Friday 15th March.

We are doing a "Red Nose Assembly".

The children's "home learning" this week is to write down some ideas that we can include in our assembly.
We hope that you can come along. Please wear your Red Noses!

Mr. MacBean

Ancient Greek Myths

The children are writing their own adventure stories

in the style of ancient Greek myths.

We have shared ideas and spent some time planning and talking together about what our stories are going to be about.

Now it's time for the writing!

The children are very enthusiastic about this!

Perhaps they could tell you their ideas:
Who are the heroes? Who are the monsters?
What is the reason for the quest?

Mr. M

Sweatshirt in our "Jumper Dumper"

Dear Parents,
We seem to have accumulated lots of un-named sweatshirts in our "Jumper Dumper". If you are getting short of school sweatshirts at home then please come in to take a look. The "Jumper Dumper" is next to the sink in the classroom.
Thank you,
Duncan MacBean

Second week of orchestra

Just a reminder that we are now in the second week of orchestra (Thursday 7th March)

Those instrumentalists I need this week are Ukelele players and recorder players. If your child was selected by their music teacher they would have received a letter from me inviting them to attend. Children need to come to the school hall for 3.30pm, bring a snack and drink, and then we’ll rehearse. Finish time is 4.15pm; please come around the back of the hall for pick-ups. The violinists and pianists set an excellent standard for the first week, so the challenge is set!

Thank you, Mrs Mewett.

Home Learning Friday 1st March

For their "home learning" this week I have asked the children to write or plan something to contribute to our Class Assembly. Our assembly is on Friday the 15th March. 
This is "Red Nose Day". Consequently we have decided to have a "Red Nose theme" to our assembly.
I have suggested that the children might like to tells some jokes, sing some songs, tell us a bit about the history of "Red Nose Day" and find out about who benefits from the money that is raised.

We do hope that you can come alond to the Class Assembly
9.20 am on Friday 15th March.