Welcome to France class! Mrs. Ellice is our teacher every Monday and Tuesday and Mrs. Harding is our teacher from Wednesday to Friday. Our teaching assistant is Mrs. Philpott.
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We have been learning about human and physical features in Geography. We loved looking at ordnance survey maps, learning what some of the symbols mean and comparing the features of different locations.
We have been learning about computer systems and the use of IT around us. We enjoyed learning about the use of barcodes when shopping! We practised buying items, finding their code, checking the price of the item and adding them up. We decided that a computer system would make this process much quicker and simpler!
This week, Year 2 have been exploring the great outdoors on a very special habitat walk around our school grounds. We put on our explorer hats and set off to see what kinds of living things we could discover in the different areas around us.
We learned that habitats are the places where animals and plants live, and that even the smallest spaces can become a home for tiny creatures. As we walked, we spotted so many microhabitats—little hideouts where invertebrates like to live. Some were under logs, others beneath stones, and quite a few were tucked away in the long grass. The most exciting discoveries came when we explored our school garden.
We had a wonderful time at Ranworth Broad last week! One of the highlights was seeing rare swallowtail caterpillars on the habitat trail. We learnt about oak woodland, wet woodland, open water and reed bed habitats with the help of Louisa and her bag of goodies! We loved pond dipping and caught lots of creatures including diving beetles and blood worms. In the Visitor Centre, we enjoyed using the binoculars to view the Broad and even spotted a cormorant and oyster catcher. It was exciting to see the osprey nest on the TV webcam. All the adults were very impressed by how we behaved and coped with all the walking in the heat. We learnt loads about wildlife and had a super day!
We loved our DT unit about mechanisms! We were exploring the question “Are bigger wheels always better?” We learnt about fixed and rotating axles and how the positioning and size of wheels affects movement. We worked really hard with our partners and we were super proud of the vehicles we created!
France Class had a wonderful time at forest school. It was a little chilly and it even decided to snow a little one afternoon but that didn’t deter us! We wrapped up warm and got stuck into den building, tree climbing and many more exciting activities. Everyone had a fantastic time exploring the space and getting creative.
We had a brilliant time at Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life. We got involved with lots of hands-on experiences to deepen our understanding of The Great Fire of London. Everyone really emersed themselves in the experience! A highlight was trying to write with a quill, like Thomas Farriner, which turned out to be tricker than it looked. It was also fun getting to make our own burnt wine. We found out about lots of different spices which would have been used when cooking in 1666.
We were very excited today in France Class as we had a mysterious delivery from the office! A postcard arrived from Bob who had been on his holidays. He asked us to guess where he had been on his holidays. The children created some imaginative letters, artwork and models to send back to him. We thought he had visited the jungle, Africa, a city, the beach and the mountains. I wonder if we will receive a reply!
We had lots of fun being creative with black paint today! We painted using various brush strokes and on different textures. Well done France Class!
We have been loving the autumnal sunshine in our PE lessons as we have been able to use the outdoor space to practise our footwork skills. We have been enjoying playing rock, paper, scissors but using our whole bodies to create each part to make the game even more fun! We have then been having a go at some footwork skills. We have found side stepping with a turn a little tricky, but we have shown great determination and have even been spotted spending our breaktimes practising this skill. Keep up the super effort France class!
