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Year 2 have been developing their food preparation skills over the last few weeks and have successfully made their own dips and smoothies. 

We had a fantastic time this week when we walked around the local area. We talked about the different things that we could see, hear, smell and feel. Mr Ingleby and Mrs Billingsley were impressed with the behaviour of the children and how good they were at spotting interesting things in the local…

This week we have been learning about exercise and how it keeps us heathy.  We investigated how different exercises made us feel.

In Science, we have been thinking about what humans need to survive.  We were good at recognising the difference between needs and wants.

We kicked off our new DT unit by exploring and investigating with different materials to create a moving picture. We discussed the elements we would need to move a character in our picture and worked on our cutting and sticking skills. 

Six weeks ago we planted sunflower seeds and we have been monitoring their growth. The stems are now over 30cm! We have been keeping a diary and noting the changes that have happened during the term. This week we are going to take them home and repot them so they can grow into a full…

This week, to help our fairytale writing, we completed a sentence building activity. We were given a selection of words including past tense verbs, adjectives and adverbs and we had to build our own sentences which we are hoping to use in our stories when we come to write them. The children were…

This week is Science week!

We have looked at how to improve our school garden to support the wildlife and insects. We selected natural materials from around the garden to create bug hotels and we are hoping to come and visit every few weeks to see if any insects or animals have booked a…

Today in Art we experimented with clay in preparations for making our own African pots. We tried to include different types of lines using clay tools. 

This week in Science we have started to our new topic on growing plants. We discussed what plants need to survive and planted our own sunflower seeds. We then went on a germination hunt around our school grounds.  

This week we celebrated Ash Wednesday with a special assembly. We discussed about praying, fasting and giving during lent and were offered ashes on our forehead. What will you give up during lent this year? Have you made a Lenten promise? 

On Friday we went on the minibuses to Bolton Museum to learn more exciting information about Ancient Egypt and the discovery of Tutankhamen tomb. We explored lots of different artefacts and even saw a real mummy.