The Bitterns have been learning about the Christian story of creation this week. We have been thinking deeply about how our wonderful planet was created. We have learnt about each of the seven days of creation and the order in which all aspects of the world were created.
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Bitterns ScienceÂ
In science we are exploring everyday materials. To start our learning on the topic we began by building houses for the Three Little Pigs. We then tested the materials using a fair test to see which would withstand wind (the wolf). The children enjoyed building their structures as a team. We had rich discussion about the strengths and weaknesses of each material and the children identified which material was best suited for building a strong and robust house.
‘The Lego bricks would be best for building the house because they are strong and solid. They are waterproof, they won’t let the rain come through.’ Year 2 Child
‘The paper would blow away in the wind, it is not good for building a house.. . it would just get soggy.’Â Year 1 ChildÂ
Bitterns as Readers
Our year 2 children loved preforming their poetry to their peers in year 1, who listened very carefully and gave great support and feedback. We were focusing on projecting our voices when reading to an audience as well as the importance of timing, rhythm and pauses.
In Bitterns we love reading! In class we enjoy daily reading sessions and weekly trips to the school library. We also love reading class books and have enjoyed titles such as James and the Giant Peach, The Lighthouse Keepers Lunch and Tell me a Dragon amongst many others. The children love discussing books with each other and will often recommend titles to their friends. We were fortunate enough to capture this clip of a few of our Year 2 children during a recent reading session. We were proud of their discussions around how to read the text and their understand of elements of grammar and expression.Â
Year 2 Writing
Year 2 Independently writing about the impact of our changing world on polar bears.Â
Viking Day
We had a wonderful time learning all about the Vikings on our whole-school Viking day. We had the chance to look at artifacts, ask experts questions and even try some battle manoeuvres. Don’t our shields look magnificent together!
