Blog Author: Mr Manning

Today, we were first making 2D shapes and then turning them into 3D ones. 
 

This afternoon, we walked around Scotforth so that we can make maps and write a guide book. 
 

This morning, we were practising adding two two digit numbers with a fun activity outside. We had to add the numbers and then locate the answer around the playground. There was some great maths work going on!

Today, we learned that maps look down at an area from above. We tried to make our own picture of the year 2 classroom using an aerial view. 
 

This afternoon, we were drawing a picture of Ludgate for our 3D Great Fire of London art piece. We used rulers to make our lines straight and accurate. Everyone did a really good job!

It’s not even the end of the first week and we’ve already taken part in two exciting things! On Wednesday, Harold the giraffe from the Life Education Van visited to teach us about the inside of our bodies and our feelings. On Thursday, Rock kidz came back to school and we were all rocking and…

Scotforth Pizza was open for business this afternoon! We designed and created fun, healthy pizzas. 
 

This morning, we had the chance to play wheelchair basketball. It was great fun!

Today, we set up some tests to answer our enquiry - which material is best for an umbrella?

We tested the strength, flexibility, stretchiness and, most importantly, if it was waterproof.

This week we composed our own songs using Chrome Music Lab. Have a listen below.

Cameron and Leo

Charlie and Herman

Emily and Ella

Eva and Ola

Evie and Shayne

Helna and Harbani

Ivy and Reuben

James and Finn

Louis and…

This afternoon, we were investigating axels for our new DT topic on vehicles. The children were given some materials and had to work out how to make a moving vehicle. It was tricky but we managed to make some good ones. We will use this knowledge to design and make our own vehicles later this…

Today, we continued our work on Yayoi Kusama and looked at different techniques for creating dots. We used paint and different tools, pastels, felt tips and collage.