Hello,
Welcome
back to all the students for
semester two, we are hoping that
this semester can be as
interesting and successful as
the first one.
Language
Arts: We had a busy time in
Language Arts last semester. We
began by looking at a variety of
traditional stories such as
Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and
the Beanstalk and Goldilocks.
Also we learnt all about what
makes a good explanation text
and were able to use a variety
methods to explain different
processes, from how cheese is
made to how a sunflower grows.
Maths: We
continued to look at word
problems and had a go at using
different methods and techniques
to solve different problems. We
started to look at fractions and
identifying fractions of
different shapes and numbers.
This semester we’ve started work
on symmetry.
The
students worked in pairs to
create symmetrical patterns
of their own.
Science: In
Science we were looking at how
plants grew well. P2 planned and
investigated what plants need in
order to grow well and in the
end we even had a go at growing
our own beans. We also had a
whole week where we looked at
‘how things fly’. We had lots of
fun testing kites, designing new
vehicles that we thought would
fly and we even made our own
parachutes.
These are
some ideas of how we could
improve planes.
This is
what we decided is most
important for flying.
Theme: We
took a step back in time to
learn all about the Tudors. We
were able to use pictures and
sources to gain a good insight
into what the Tudor times were
like. P2 also compared the rich
and poor people in Tudor times
to see how life was like for
different people in those days.
For further
information on how to understand
the English levelling system
please see the head teachers’
news.
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