Friday 12th February 2021

Even though it has been the final week of the term,  Form 2 have continued to maintain their strong work ethic and have consistently produced a high standard of work.

In Maths this week we have been focusing on dividing by 2, 5 and 10 as well as looking at odd and even numbers. The children have been using a variety of methods to solve division problems including: sharing and grouping as well as using representations such as arrays and number lines. Towards the end of the week the children challenged themselves further by using the inverse to check their answers and to solve missing number problems. Their recall of both division and multiplication facts has astounded Mrs Neild, many of the children expressing that they have remembered them from using Times Tables Rock Stars! Great work Form 2!

In English we have continued to look at the book ‘Diary of a Wombat’ by Jackie French using our inference skills to explore the events in the story from the viewpoint of different characters. Some of the children had the opportunity to ‘hotseat’ as the characters whilst the rest of the class asked them open ended questions to find out what their character thought and felt about particular situations. This culminated in the children writing their own diary entry detailing Mothball the Wombats escapades from the viewpoint of the family using first person and past tense.

In Science, we completed our topic on ‘Everyday materials’ by looking at individuals who had invented new materials. One such person is John McAdam who developed a new method for building roads, a process which is still utilised today. The children completed some fantastic fact files on John McAdam detailing his life and the significance of his invention.

Form 2 have maintained high levels of motivation throughout the term and continue to amaze me with the effort they put into each and every lesson. Enjoy the half term break Form 2!

Year 6’s adventure this half term has come to a finale in space during this week’s English lesson. We have studied Tim Peake’s missions to space and written diary entries about his time on the International Space Station. We have also learnt about some of the women who worked in NASA, such as Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson and their struggles for equal treatment.

In mathematics we have been exploring different methods for solving arithmetic questions. The year 6’s have shown some particularly impressive multiplication and long division skills. Check out Kitty and Layla’s amazing work. 

We ventured out to the Bermuda Triangle in this week ‘What Lies Beneath?’ Learning Challenge lesson. We learnt about the famous mysterious cases and created timelines to help us try and solve some of the mysteries. Finally, we researched different theories about what causes theses mysteries in the famous Bermuda Triangle.

In RE we finished our exploration of freedom and justice by creating our own comic strips highlighting the role of justice and freedom in the exodus story. 

In PHSE we have been learning about how to keep our money safe, an essential skill before we head to our secondary schools. We have looked at how we can use banks and financial help lines to ensure we keep our money safe and know how to spot unsafe transactions. 

In our final science lesson of the half term, we have stayed a little closer to home and examined the movement of the earth. We have looked at how this effects the seasons and the daylight hours.