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Year 2

Staff: Mrs Waring / Mrs Jeffrey / Mrs Graves

Contact info. – emma.waring@panshanger.herts.sch.uk    kathryn.jeffrey@panshanger.herts.sch.uk

Music taught by Mr Mitchell (Tuesday)

Spring 2

We had lots of fun when our visitors came to show us some orienteering activities. We played some team games and then set off around the school to hunt out the markers and choose some numbers. Then we had to try to make our target number. We did another challenge in class to try to locate all of the markers. It was quite tricky – some of the markers were hard to find. After Easter, we will do some more outdoor learning activities like this.

In maths we have been busy measuring. We have used different types of rulers and measuring tape to measure items shorter than a metre and longer than a metre. We have also used our measuring skills to do some science investigations. We investigated the statement “Your foot is the same length as the distance from your elbow to your wrist.” We had to make very accurate measurements and compared all our data. We found out that is was false. Only about half the class had the same measurement for their foot and their arm.

In Art we have been looking at sculpture. We began by making drawings in space using strips of black paper. Then we tried making cardboard sculpture using the slot technique. We looked at some sculpture by the artists Naum Gabo and Anne Ryan. We noticed that their sculptures were of people in different poses. We have been practicing our sketching skills and even drew each other. Some of the poses were quite tricky to draw. After Easter we will use all these skills to make a piece of sculpture.

Autumn 2

In Art we have been looking at artists who use lines and spots in their artwork. We explored painting spots using different painting tools and have practised our drawings skills creating different types of patterns. We particularly liked looking through viewfinders at natural objects to try and draw the shapes and patterns we could see. We produced our own paintings of plants and added dots and lines to our paintings.

In Science we have been learning about keeping healthy. We have explored where foods come from (plants or animals) and which are healthy. We have also tried out different exercises to find out which ones get our hearts beating faster. We also learnt about the scientist Louis Pasteur who discovered how germs spread. We experimented with glitter germs to see how easy it is to spread germs by touch. We also found out how to wash our hands properly to get rid of them!

In gymnastics we have been working on performing balances on the floor and on the apparatus. We can hold our balance still before moving to another position.

We designed healthy snacks for Santa because he eats too many mince pies. We tasted different fruits and vegetables and decided which ones to use to make a funny face rice cake snack. The best part was tasting them!

We had lots of fun doing the Santa run and were very pleased with our medals.