LKS2 celebration of learning

24th June 2025Stacey McClare

Thank you to everyone that joined us this afternoon for the LKS2 celebration of learning. It was wonderful to see so many parents and carers joining us for our final COL of the year. We have thoroughly enjoyed all of the expeditions this year and our final product this time has honestly made all children so proud of their achievements during the summer expedition. The leaflet they have produced for the final product is of high quality and showcases a range of work from the expedition. We know Magna are going to love giving the leaflet out to the general public over the next few months. As we explained earlier, it will also be available on their website along with all the other work we have created during the expedition. Well done to all children today, those children that spoke so well at the beginning of the COL, all children for sharing their paragraph of writing and taking parents and carers on a gallery walk. Then to everyone who took part in the volcanic eruption experiment. A fabulous celebration of learning, well done everyone!

Sound starts in MT

23rd June 2025Stacey McClare

Today we started our science slice on sound! We explored and identified how sound is made by vibrations. First we looked at a variety of instruments, thinking about how the sound is made. We then looked more into vibrations and volume, linking back to the vocabulary we explored in our activate. From here we listened to the sounds in the classroom and outside, noting these down on our whiteboards. We worked in mini crews to discuss the sounds heard, the sounds that surprised us, which sounds were familiar and which sounds were the loudest and quietest. We then moved onto the ears thinking about external and internal ears. We thought about other animals that fall into these two categories. Next we explored the ear in more detail, looking at the parts and their function. After this we thought more about how sounds are made and what we have to do to make a sound. We voiced lots of objects that make sounds, then explored a range of musical instruments. We tried to work out how the different instruments made a sound. Finally we took part in 3 short investigations to find out more about vibrations and sound. Our exit ticket assessed our understanding where we wrote a small paragraph about how sounds are made.

Yoga in MT

18th June 2025Stacey McClare

Because the weather is so warm, we completed our PE lesson inside today where we took part in some yoga! We loved this! 🙂

Symmetrical patterns in MT

18th June 2025Stacey McClare

Today we used our knowledge from yesterday on lines of symmetry to complete a range of symmetrical patterns. We did find this challenging, however we showed great resilience and supported each other throughout our lesson. We will continue to practise this skill tomorrow.

Chapter one celebrations in MT

16th June 2025Stacey McClare

A massive well done to all the children who took part in Chapter one! You have showed so much progress with your reading this year. We all celebrated them today where they spoke with their volunteers on line and received their certificates. We all loved listening to and performing the poem at the end! Thank you to the chapter one representative, Lauren, she has been an amazing support this year 🙂

Symmetry in MT

16th June 2025Stacey McClare

Today we explored different lines of symmetry using the terms vertical, horizontal and diagonal. We looked at a variety of images and thought about whether each was a reflection. We thought about how we can use a mirror to check for lines of symmetry and we explored different shapes to find lines of symmetry.