Stanway Fiveways Primary School

WB 11.11.24

The children have thoroughly enjoyed their introduction to Forest School, exploring the outside area, appreciating the wildlife and thriving in the outdoor learning environment. We are all excited about the activities we will be doing in the coming weeks! In DT this week, the children have been introduced to their new unit of designing and making a Victorian toy. One of the first stages was to experiment using straws and cardboard to create a turning mechanism, with axles and wheels. The children loved testing ideas and identifying the areas of success and development, ready to work towards their final product. In RE, children have been using the nativity scenes to act out the Christmas story, identifying the key figures and the roles they played.

WB 4.11.24

Year 2 have been extremely busy this week with some exciting lessons. In English, we have begun our 'Smok the Dragon' Talk for Writing unit, where the children have loved slaying a dragon and learning their new story. In Maths, we have been practising our subtraction skills, where we have introduced exchanging. In PSHE, we have discussed different types of emotions and why we experience these and in our Computing lessons this half term, we are focussing on animation and how we can get a series of images to move, which the children are excited about. We have also begun practising our Christmas concert songs and already getting in the festive mood!

WB 21.10.24

What a fantastic first half term Year 2 have experienced! The children have thoroughly enjoyed their topic 'The Great Fire of London' and have settled into the year group impressively! We have enjoyed exciting 'Talk for Writing' units based on 'Zig the Alien', where we have already observed an uplevelling of writing, with the use of expanded noun phrases, adjectives and time adverbials. The children have created fantastic collages in Art and sung their hearts out in Music. We are really looking forward to the next half term and lead up to Christmas, where we have more exciting things planned!

WB 14.10.24

We have continued delving into our topic about 'The Great Fire of London' this week. The children were able to experience the effects of fire and how quickly it would have spread during the tragedy. In groups, they built their houses and then as a year group, we took them outside and observed how quickly they were destroyed, once they were set on fire. The children gained a first-hand experience of the destruction fire caused and we had insightful conversations about how people would of felt and coped during this historical period.

WB 7.10.24

This week, Year 2 had first hand experience of what life was like in 1666 during the Great Fire of London. The children looked fantastic in their costumes, bringing history to life! It was lovely to see them all participate in a variety of activities including sewing, where they had to personalise their own handkerchief. The year group asked inquisitive questions and used their knowledge from lessons to develop their understanding further - a great day was had by all! Also, in Art we are continuing exploring a variety of materials to create a collage, the children identified the different types of textures and are now beginning to plan their Great Fire of London themed piece.

WB 30.9.24

Year 2 have thoroughly enjoyed their week, especially in 'Whole Class Reading' where we have been practising our comprehension skills, based on learning and understanding facts about members of staff in the year group. This week Mrs Degun and Mrs Sanders were the focus and we learnt all about their likes and dislikes, and also involved exploring food from other countries. The children had a great time sampling the different food and getting to know the LSAs backgrounds better! Also, in Maths we have been practising counting up in 2s, 5s, 10s and 3s, the children have enjoyed number based games and sorting numbers according to the sequence they belong to.

WB 23.9.24

During Science this week, the children have been investigating different materials and whether they are waterproof or not. We have discussed the properties of these fabrics, how they feel and what makes them water resistant. The children have loved exploring this, by soaking a variety of materials in water and analysing how they coped being submerged in liquid. Also this week, we have been identifying nouns and what they are; going on a hunt around the school to find a variety to then input into our sentences. It has been great to see how Year 2 are already starting to up-level their vocabulary choices!

WB 16.9.24

It has been another busy week in Year 2! The children have been continuing their 'Talk for Writing' based on Zig the Alien, which involves him learning the rules of hopscotch, so in Whole Class Reading, we have been exploring the rules and history behind the game and using our understanding through practical activities to answer comprehension questions based on the factual text! In Maths, we have conitnued exploring place value and using explanations to justify our answers to solve problems. In PSHE, the children have looked at a variety of foods, using the NHS app to scan the labels and group the products according to their nutrition value. During our indoor PE lessons, we have been developing our throwing and catching skills, completing a circuit of activities to increase our confidence.