Year 2 (Class 6) - History - Grace O'Malley

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In history, we have begun our new topic - we are going to be learning all about Grace O'Malley.

Today we have looked at pictures of lots of different pirates and discussed what we think makes them a pirate. 

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History

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Year 2 (Class 7) - Computing - Stop Motion

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Year 2 have started a project on animation in computing, they made a film out of pencils using stop motion animation. 

They all did a fantastic job for their first attempt. Have a look! 

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Computing

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Year 2 (Class 7) - Religious Education - Parent Visitor (EID)

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Year 2 had a visit from Mrs Albalki who taught the children all about Eid and Ramadan.

She taught the children why Muslims celebrate Eid, how they celebrate and when it occurs. She also told them all about fasting in Ramadan, how it reminds them of those who don’t have food and helps remind…

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Religious Education

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Year 2 (Class 5) - Easter Egg Donations

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Class 5 would like to say a big thank you for the donation of Easter eggs. 

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Year 2 (Class 6) - Geography - The Great Fire of London

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In geography, class 6 enjoyed designing the rebuild of London following The Great Fire of London. 

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Geography

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Year 2 (Class 7) - Computing - Microsoft PowerPoint

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Class 7 have created their own powerpoints about London. 

They had to choose a slide, type the heading about a London landmark and format it, changing its size and colour. Then they had to type with 2 hands, sentences about their landmark, which they created themselves. They then had to format…

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Computing

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Year 2 (Class 6) - Geography / Oracy - 3D Map of London

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Our geography lesson had an oracy focus in class 6 this week.

We were working on the social and emotional strand as we worked in pairs to navigate around a map of London, using directional language, including compass points.

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Geography Oracy

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Year 2 (Class 6) - Commando Joes - 3D Map of London

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In class 6 we worked together in Commando Joes to make a 3D map of London.

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Commando Joe's

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Year 2 (Class 6) - Design Technology - Designing & Making Fire Engines

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Class 6 really enjoyed making fire engines in DT.

We made the chassis and axis, discussing what materials would be the best choice to use.

We then made lots of elements to make our fire engine more realistic, including ladders, sirens, lights and fire hoses.

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Design Technology

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Year 2 (Class 7) - Design Technology - Designing & Making Fire Engines

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Class 7 have designed and made fire engines in design technology. 

The children joined the wheels and axils to the chassis, before creating the fire engines body. 

They then made hoses, ladders and sirens to make their engines complete. 

They did a fantastic job working independently,…

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Design Technology

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Year 2 (Class 7) - Leeds Tour

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Class 7 went on a mini bus tour of Leeds. 

Mrs Watson was the tour guide and told them all about the landmarks of Leeds. The children took notes on their clip boards and took pictures of the landmarks like real tourists. 

They had a fantastic time and will be making guide books all about…

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Year 2 (Class 7) - Music - Playing Glockenspiels

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Class 7 have been working hard learning to play a piece of music on the glockenspiels. 

They have also copied each other’s repetitive rhythms, found the pulse in the music and performed with their heads held high. 

They are now working on identifying genres and the mood of a type of…

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Music

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