Rowan class spent their morning thinking about things we love in nature. We started with a game of ‘go find it’ and then went on a hunt with our heart finders. The children said they loved the sky, the leaves, the trees and the grass.
Year 2 - History
This week, Year 2 have been learning about significant figures in History. The children have been exploring the lives of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., asking thoughtful questions and showing a deep interest in why these individuals are so important to history.
The children especially enjoyed re‑creating the story of Rosa Parks. Working in role, they acted out the moment when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus. They took their roles very seriously and produced some fantastic little performances.
Acting out the story helped the children understand the events more clearly and supported both their writing and their historical understanding. It was wonderful to see their confidence grow as they brought this important moment in history to life.
Rowan Class
Mulberry Class
Here is a short video for you and your child to enjoy about Rosa Parks!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MnQEfvVq-k
Well done to all the children that have received certificates this week!
Walnut
E for Excellence: Daniel
Star Writer:Layla
Resilience: Eden
Beech
E for Excellence: Remy
Star Writer: Lara
Apricot
E for Excellence: Emem
Star Writer:Ade
Resourcefulness:Charlotte
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Resilience - These children have demonstrated perseverance, managed distractions, noticed patterns and been absorbed in their tasks.
Reciprocity - These children have shown interdependence, collaborated effectively, listened to others, displayed empathy and have imitated effective ideas and methods from others.
Reflectiveness - These pupils have planned carefully, revised ideas, identified key features and can talk about their learning.
Resourcefulness - These pupils have been curious about their learning, made links between ideas, shown imagination, reasoned methodically and capitalised on resources.
This week in Literacy, the children enthusiastically began exploring a new story about a very small but adventurous snail. They developed their comprehension skills by answering retrieval and inference questions, discussing where the snail lives, what she dreams of seeing, and how she feels as she gazes out at the vast sea. Using a "Role on the Wall" activity, the children explored the snail’s appearance and personality, describing her as not only tiny but also curious, brave, and adventurous. They then used these ideas to inspire their own descriptive writing, supported by phonics lessons focusing on the ‘ai’ sound in words such as snail and trail, and the ‘y’ suffix in words like silvery, tiny, and swirly. We were incredibly proud of all our writers, who challenged themselves to write simple descriptive sentences, listen carefully for sounds in words, and share their wonderful vocabulary and ideas with confidence.
This week in RE, the children have been learning about Muslim beliefs and Allah. We discussed how Muslims believe in Allah and explored the idea that not everything that exists can be seen.
To help us understand this, we used a balloon as an example. The children could not see the air inside the balloon, but they could see the effect it had by making the balloon expand. We talked about how, in a similar way, Muslims believe that although Allah cannot be seen, He is always present.
After learning that Allah is important to Muslims, the children enjoyed sharing the people who are important to them and the reasons why.
In our science lesson, the children learned about day and night and how the length of daylight changes during the summer. They created a Day and Night Paper Plate Craft by drawing a daytime scene on one half of a paper plate and a nighttime scene on the other. The children added a rotating arrow to show whether it was day or night. To deepen their understanding, the children took part in a practical demonstration. One child held a torch to represent the Sun, while another child acted as the Earth and slowly turned around. They observed that when their face was towards the Sun it was daytime and when their back was towards the Sun it was nighttime. This helped the children understand that the Earth rotates and that the Sun shines on different parts of the world at different times creating day and night.
Well done Year 1 for an amazing week - keep up all your brilliant work!
Well done to all the children that have received certificates this week!
Mulberry
E for Excellence: Ellie
Star Writer: Noah
Reflectiveness: Riya
Resourcefulness: Arya
Resilience: Gracie
Reciprocity: Devansh
Pine
E for Excellence: Mason M
Star Writer: Chalva
Reflectiveness: Karen
Resourcefulness: Chalva
Resilience: Almir
Reciprocity: Emir
Teacher Happy: Keon
Rowan
E for Excellence: Emir
Star Writer: Oceann
Reflectiveness: Zenaya and Vedasri
Resilience: Yoyo
Reciprocity:Medhansh
Teacher Happy: Andrei
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Resilience - These children have demonstrated perseverance, managed distractions, noticed patterns and been absorbed in their tasks.
Reciprocity - These children have shown interdependence, collaborated effectively, listened to others, displayed empathy and have imitated effective ideas and methods from others.
Reflectiveness - These pupils have planned carefully, revised ideas, identified key features and can talk about their learning.
Resourcefulness - These pupils have been curious about their learning, made links between ideas, shown imagination, reasoned methodically and capitalised on resources.
Year 2 Sing Their Hearts Out
On Friday, our Year 2 children had the exciting opportunity to take part in the Havering Music Festival at Hilldene Primary School.
We were joined by several other local schools for a wonderful celebration of music and singing. Each school performed its own individual song, and our children proudly sang Count on Me by Bruno Mars. They sang with enthusiasm, confidence and great reciprocity, making us all very proud.
As well as performing their own song, the children also joined together with the other schools to sing several songs as part of a mass choir. It was a fantastic experience for them to perform alongside so many other young singers and to be part of such a special event.
The children represented our school brilliantly throughout the day. Their behaviour, effort and enthusiasm were excellent and they demonstrated great resilience when performing.
We are incredibly proud of all the children who took part and would like to thank them for their hard work and commitment in preparing for the festival.
It was a memorable day and a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the joy of music together.
