Year 2 (Class 6) - History - Skipton Castle School Trip
Class 6 had an amazing time at Skipton Castle or (sheep town castle) as it was formally known.
We learnt all about the history of the castle, from the Clifford Family who were the Lord and Lady who lived in it, to Mr Mason, Mr Cook, Mr Carpenter who helped build and work in the castle.
We…
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Year 2 (Class 5) - Science - Properties of Materials
In science we are looking at the properties of different materials.
This children had to think about the words ‘stretch, bend, squash and twist’ and discuss if certain objects could complete those movements.
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Year 2 (Class 6) - Science - Manipulating Materials
Class 6 have been manipulating materials.
They completed an experiment to discover what could be stretched, squashed, bent and twisted.
They discovered that some materials such as plastic could be bent in the case of a whiteboard, but not bent in the case of a pen.
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Year 2 (Class 5) - Kinds & Queens Day
Class five have had a fantastic day acting as kings, queens, knights and soldiers.
We made our own crowns, shields and swords. We then had a fashion show to show off our fantastic outfits.
We then watched the kings coronation and acted out our own coronation.
To end the day we created…
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Year 2 (Class 6) - English / History - Kings & Queens Day
Class 6 have thoroughly enjoyed Kings and Queens day.
We have designed and made crowns to suit our royal status. Become knights creating shields, swords and masks so that we can defend our castles.
We designed a medieval banquet including meals of swan, turtle soup, veal, gosling and…
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Year 2 (Class 6) - PSHE - Anti Racism Day
Class 6 have been learning about racism.
They all wore red to show their support for the day, discussed scenarios and what they would do in certain situations and discussed theirs and others similarities and differences.
Class 6 then celebrated how different they all were and how it was…
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Year 2 (Class 5) - Maths - 3D Shapes
This week we have looked at 3D shapes, some children went on a shape hunt around the school to find different objects and identify the name of the 3D shapes.
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Year 2 (Class 6) - Maths / Oracy - 2D Shapes
Class 6 have been working hard making and labelling the features of 2D shapes.
Using straws for the sides and playdough for the vertices pupils were proud of their complicated shapes.
We then discussed the shapes using our oracy skills, building on other pupils ideas and adding more…
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Year 2 (Class 6) - Computing - Learning to Type & Saving / Opening Documents
Class 6 have been working hard on their computing skills.
They have been trying to type with 2 hands, save and retrieve their work and format their writing.
Some children have become very independent in their information technology.
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Year 2 (Class 6) - P.E - Throwing and Catching
Class 6 have been working hard in their pe lessons on their throwing and catching.
They have been focusing on the strength of the pass and aiming for a target.
Their focus and resilience was lovely to see as well as how they cheered each other on.
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Year 2 (Class 6) - Science - Bouncy Balls
Class 6 created an experiment to discover how bouncy balls were.
They worked together to drop the balls from a certain height, measuring its bounce against a metre stick. They then recorded their results and ranked the balls from bounciest to least bounciest.
They also worked very well in…
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Year 2 (Class 5) - English - Sentence Types
Today the children in class 5 were investigating different sentence types in English.
They worked in teams to identify statements, questions, exclamations and commands using sentences from the story of Rapunzel.
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