In Year 2, we have been learning to subtract two 2-digit numbers (crossing 10). We discovered how practical resources can be used to help us work out tricky subtractions. The children learned how to exchange one ten for ten ones to help them solve subtraction equations when crossing 10. In partners, we completed a practical …
On Friday, pupils, parents and teachers were treated to a class assembly by Woodpeckers. We saw some Topic, French, English, Music and some very crazy dancing! We hope you all enjoyed our performance.
This week, the children have created their own globes using a blue balloon. They have carefully placed each of the continents and oceans onto their globe and have labelled them correctly. These will be referred to throughout our topic work this half term to help us identify and locate them.
Today in Herons, we have been been learning how to add and subtract 10s. We completed a carousel of activities in small groups using practical resources to help our learning. We used our whiteboard pens to fill in the laminated sheets. We got to choose whether we wanted to work independently, in pairs or in …
In Our Topic this half term, Journeys and Transport, we have been learning about the United Kingdom including the 4 countries, 4 capital cities and the seas. We have also revisited the 7 continents. Today, the children spent time looking at world maps, atlases, globes and an atlas app on the iPads to locate the …
In Herons, we have been looking at different animal poems. We have discussed the 3 important R’s: rhyme, rhythm and repetition. The children were introduced to a poem called Here a Bear, There a Bear and learnt to read it in small groups. Once they had practised learning it, they worked in their groups to …
Today, Year 2 have been learning methods to subtract when crossing 10. For their activity, they had to choose a subtraction problem, build it on the tens frame and represent it on a number line. Well done, Year 2!
On Friday, it was Penguin Awareness Day – a time to celebrate our black and white feathered friends! In Herons class, we learnt new facts about penguins and how we can protect penguins. We finished off our learning by drawing our very own penguins!
On Friday, we compared the suitability of different everyday materials. Each group were given a description of an object and they had to work together to decide which material would be the most suitable to use. Each group explained their reasoning to the rest of the class, including mentioning the properties that the material has …
Today saw the big finale… the moment that Herons class got to enjoy their wonderful small world areas that they worked hard to create. The children thought carefully about which vehicles should appear in each area of their mat (rail, road, air and sea transport) and had great fun interacting with their creations. What a …