Month: January 2024

We have had another fun but busy week in 2OA.

In our art lesson we looked at the designer and artist William Morris. He is famous for using nature and all things natural to inspire his designs.

Each boy drafted a design using examples of his work to inspire them and then copied this 9 times onto a grid! They had to ensure that each grid was the same as a repeating pattern was key to his work. The boys did a great job. They will be going up in the library on display soon!

Ask your son to describe their design. Did they find it easy or a challenge to repeat their pattern?

History saw us looking at Queen Victoria. We explored facts a bout this famous queen. What can your son remember?

We also compared her to Queen Elizabeth I. What did they have in common? How were they different?

Geography saw us explore further about rainforests. We looked at the water cycle as rain is key to the rainforests flourishing and surviving.

Can your son describe each stage of the cycle?

English was descriptive writing about the rainforest. The boys did some amazing writing which compliments the art work beautifully.

What can you hear, see, feel, touch and taste in a rainforest?

Science had the boys investigating changing materials. They explored which materials they could; squeeze, bend, pull and twist.

Next week we are booked into the science labs to carry out some experiments!

 

In PSHE we worked as teams. We had to collaborate in order to work together. The task was to work collectively to complete covering a parrot in tissue paper. We did a great job and worked well together.

This week in maths we have been exploring length.

How many mm’s in a cm? How many cm’s in a metre?

We explored what unit we would use to measure different things.

What would we use to measure the length of the classroom? Would we use the same unit to measure a pencil?

We used our knowledge to solve word problems involving length. This was a bit trickier but we got there in the end!

Can you solve the problem? Can you set some more word problems of your own to be solved by Mum or Dad?

How you have a great weekend boys.

 

 

 

It has been another fun but busy week!

English saw the boys imagining they were in a rainforest! They had to imagine what each of their senses would experience.

Can you name the 5 senses?

Maths was continuing with sharing and division. The boys concluded the topic and in our journals we investigated odd and even numbers.

Can you name 5 odd numbers?

Can you write 5 even numbers?

The boys explored multiplying an odd number by an odd number, an even number multiplied by an even number and multiplied an odd with an even number! We were looking for how they set out the work and whether they noticed anything about the type of numbers the answers were.

Science found the boys exploring materials. Plastic bags were looked at and the boys thought about what they are used for. Why are they made out of the material they are? What properties does it have?

They carried out an experiment to see which carrier was the strongest.

The bag for life made from hessian took the most weight without tearing!

In history we explored life in Tudor times under the rule of the Tudors, and in particular Elizabeth I. What can you tell your parents about Elizabeth I?

Can you remember 5 differences between living as a poor person as opposed to a rich person?

We decided collectively that life as a farmer was very tough in Tudor times.

Geography saw us exploring the different layers of a rainforest. Did you know these are; the emergent layer, the canopy, the under storey and the forest floor.

On Friday afternoon we were very fortunate to have Forest School. The boys had such fun hunting for bugs, climbing trees, using the mud kitchen and swinging in a hammock. We were blessed as the sun was shining warming outside up!

Please enjoy the photos of the boys.

 

Have a great weekend boys

It has been a busy but fun start to the new term.

We have made New Year Resolutions!

 

Each boy has made a commitment to something they wish to improve, start or change in the coming year. They are up on display for them to remind themselves and see how they are progressing with them.

The boys have been working hard and have started some exciting new topics!

In geography we have been exploring ‘rainforests.’ The boys have looked at where they are found and what they are like.

Can you name a famous rainforest boys? Can you remember where they are found?

History has seen us looking at 3 famous queens from British history. The boys have been thinking about monarchs and the monarchy. They had remembered lots of facts about the 3 queens in particular we are finding out about.

Can you name the 3 queens?

Can you chronologically order them according to when they reigned?

Our art lesson involved the boys tissue papering parrots in bright and beautiful colours for our rainforest display. Some even coloured in sloths who are hanging from the branches. This is very much a work in progress and we will continue to add to it.

Science took the boys on a material hunt around the grounds. Can you name 4 different types of materials and what they are used for?

Maths had been focussing on division and sharing. This will continue next week to consolidate the boys learning.

Have a lovely weekend boys.