Year 2 Learning Updates
Programming
As part of our computing this term we learnt how to control the Bluebots using an iPads. We also input algorithms into our Bluebot program to move around different grids, one of the grids we used was a map of the United Kingdom which the children loved. We also learnt how to debugged of set of instructions if they didn't work correctly.
Anti-bullying Week
As part of anti-bullying week, we talked about how we are all unique, how we can support each other and the positive behaviours that we can demonstrate and promote.
We also took part in odd sock day!
Spooky Adjectives
In small groups we came up with as many adjectives as we could to describe our pumpkins. We then used our adjectives to create noun phrases which we then linked together to create short poems related to our pumpkins. We had great fun exploring and discussing the pumpkins.
Animal Poetry
Term 1, Week 4/5
In English we have been learning about rhyming words. We looked at the spelling patterns of words that rhyme and discuss how sometimes they do not have similar spellings but the sound is always the same.
To create our own animal poems, we thought of rhyming words to match a range of animal names. We then wrote our own animal poems using some of the rhyming words that we had collected.
Tints and Shades
Term 1 Art lessons
During our art lessons we have been learning about tints and shades. The children have experimented by adding white to a base colour to create tints and then adding black to a base colour in order to create shades.
They produced some beautiful 'sky' themed artwork using the techniques that they had learnt.
Meesha Makes Friends
This term our key text in Meesha Makes Friends by Tom Percival. The children have enjoyed looking at and discussing this text already. It is all about a young girl who finds making new friends challenging. It introduces a range of different feelings and emotions that we have discussed during our English and PSHE lessons. We have also talked about how we could help to managed the feelings that Meesha has throughout the story.
