David Hockney Week

This week in Oak Class we have created our own David Hockney paintings. We had to collage our own person to put in to the pool. But first we had to paint the swimming pool. We learnt about tints and tones then we explore patterns. To create the water effect we used 3 different methods. One was taking your pen for a walk, another was wiggly lines and the last method was wax resist.

In PSHE we have been learning about dental health. We are experts at how to brush our teeth now!!

School Trip

Our new topic this term is Out and About.
We went on a school trip to Rickmansworth Waterways. We went on an old canal boat called the Roger, we spotted different things on out canal boat trip. Rob told us when we got there that there were 3 activities. We had an important rule to follow which was no running. One of the activities was Victorian washing.
The next day in English we used pictures and put them in the right order. We then wrote about our whole day.


In Maths we have been learning about multiplication. These means we have been putting numbers in to groups and in PSHE we have been learning about healthy choices.

First Rehearsals

This week we have started to rehearse our spring play. We are doing well at remembering our lines and singing the songs. Parents and carers please support your child at home with learning lines.


We have also been learning about the sequence of time in Maths and how characters behave in stories.


We have planted some seeds as we had the question....
Does the biggest seed, grow the tallest plant?


On Friday we had our treat afternoon as we had achieved our 5 year 1 stars. We also won Paddington for the most improved attendance

Another week of learning

In English we have been reading the story 'I want my hat back'. We asked questions and we recorded why the bear liked his hat so much. We also spoke about why the rabbit stole the hat.


In Maths we have been learning to subtract. One subtraction is 5 - 2 = 3. Our rule for subtraction sentences, is that you start with the biggest number.


We have been doing some dictation in Guided Reading to help us with our phonics and handwriting.


Science has taken 2 weeks! This is because we have been learning about crystals. A crystal is made when liquid starts off hot and then cools. We made a crystal in the classroom it looked like a flower.

School Trip week

This week we went to St Albans Cathedral on a school trip. When we got back we learnt how to write a letter and we wrote thank you letters in our English sessions.


In Topic we used our William Morris designs to make our printing tile. The prints were fantastic and Mrs Byrne thought they were Year 2 work.


In PSHE we are thinking about staying safe. This week we thought about medicines and liquids.

Lots of writing!

This week Oak Class have been working hard in English. They have produced non-chronological reports about India and written the story of the Three Little pigs. Finally today they had a chance to write their own creative story. Well done Oak Class I was very impressed with the progress you have made in your writing. Mrs Tavender


Also.......


In Maths we have been looking at numbers. We have been showing different ways to make numbers and finding missing numbers.


Tuesday was Safer Internet Day and we looked at how to stay safe on the internet at  school and at home.


In Science this week we looked at different ways to make bubbles. We thought about fair tests and what solutions worked best and why.


Have a happy and safe half term!

NSPCC Number Day

This week at school we have been learning about India. We learnt facts and then in  English we wrote the facts down so that next week we can write a non-chronological report.


Today has been NSPCC number day. We wore clothes that have numbers on them and we spent some time solving number problems. We have also been learning about money this week and added money together to make a total.


We have also been thinking about people who are important to us and the jobs that people do.


Reminder
No school on Friday the 10th because it is an Inset Day.