Churchill CofE Primary School
Term 4
Useful information
Suggested recommended reads for Year 2
Please click on the link below.
Books for Year 2. Great Reads for 6-Year-Olds (schoolreadinglist.co.uk)
EdShed Spelling......www.edshed.com
Please find your child's username and password in the back of the yellow reading record book.
Our topic for this term is.....
EXPLORERS
This is a History based topic which follows on from our Geography learning about continents and oceans last term.
English
Our text this term is The Great Explorer by Chris Judge. (see attached link below). First we became really familiar with the text, and now we have started innovating the story to make our own versions.
Sixth 500 Reading points
On Monday 27th March, we achieved another target of 500 points for reading at home. There are currently 36 points on our seventh chart.
We have voted to bring in a board game/card game from home on Friday 31st March.
Great reading everyone! Keep it up!
Do you trust your internet search?
In ICT we have been learning about how information gets put on the internet and how trustworthy this information might be.
The children explored the Apple Ants website and it took them a while, but eventually they started to question whether it was true or not! Have a look and see for yourselves!
Friday 17th March
PE fun on Red Nose Day
This year, Churchill Young Leaders designed the PE activities for all our children. Everyone, including all the adults, had lots of fun.
Activities included......
Hockey dribble, obstacle course, running races, hula hoop, burpee/climb the mountain and frisbee golf.
Storytelling
We have been using our puppets to help retell our innovated stories. Watch this space for our final published stories...
Churchill E Safety Day
Tuesday 14th March
We engaged in learning activities that taught us how to keep safe online. We listened to stories, took part in quizzes, joined in with songs and as part of a whole school competition, designed a desktop background.
Drawing Unit
We have been experimenting with mark making using different tools or mark makers (paintbrush, cardboard, cotton bud) Using black paint, we have created some amazing effects. See if you agree.
Our Maths Learning
TIME
We are learning to read the time on an analogue clock face- o'clock and half past times so far. There is already lots of information to know and understand like...... the 'long' hand is known as the minute hand and the 'short' hand is known as the hour hand.
Top Marks Maths has some interactive games that we are using to help reinforce our learning about time. Please click the link.
Free Maths Games about Measuring Weights, Length and Telling the Time (topmarks.co.uk)
Using our skills of rolling, forming, pinching and pulling clay, we used our imagination to create 3D models in response to a story called 'Matilda the Hen and the Space Eggs'.
Art
To complete our 3D unit, we are using clay and developing our skills of rolling, forming, pinching and pulling.
We worked in groups to create a garden of vegetables, responding to a story called 'The Magic Garden'
Fifth 500 Reading points
On Monday 27th February, we achieved another target of 500 points for reading at home. There are currently 24 points on our sixth chart.
We have democratically voted for a film afternoon with popcorn on Friday 17th March.
Friday 3rd March 2023
Here we are sharing books with some Year 5 buddies.
