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British Science Week!

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Last week was British Science Week! The children had been interacting with a live lesson and different activities about a farmer and animals. In the afternoon, the children had the amazing opportunity to see Mr Sainsbury - a scientist.  He showed the children a range of experiments- changing colours using acids, creating fire, changing colour of fire- this is the same as what happens in fireworks, creating a mini volcano that the children loved. They were so engaged and had amazing questions and answers!  When asked what jobs use science, some children said 'engineering', 'being a vet', 'being a doctor or a nurse' and  'teaching science'. A lot of the children were fascinated with the range of scientific experiments that they had observed. 

Finished puppets

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Well done to shooting stars class who have completed their puppets. They have designed/ planned, created, sewn and evaluated their own puppets. The children are so creative!

World Book Day!

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Wow! What a fantastic World Book Day. Each child spoke about their favourite character and favourite book.  What brilliant characters we have!

Chinese New Year!

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We have been learning about Chinese New Year in year 2. We have been learning all about the preparations, decorations and how Chinese New Year is celebrated.  The children really loved the decorations so we made some lanterns and paper decorations.

Sewing practice!

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This term in DT, the children are going to be making their puppets. So far, they have explored different types of puppets, seeing which ones children may use more. From this, they have designed their own puppet, using different ideas and patterns. Some have designed animal puppets, whereas some children have designed people puppets. Today, the children have been practicing sewing skills! They have used thread, a needle and some sewing material. The children have been using the running stitch, back stitch and the blanket stitch.  Each child worked really hard and was successful!