Garlinge Primary School and Nursery, Westfield Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 5PA
On World Book Day, our Year 2 classrooms were buzzing with excitement and creativity as parents, carers and children came together for a lively afternoon workshop. It was wonderful to see everyone engaged in a variety of activities, all centred around the joy of reading and storytelling.
The children engaged with a range of activities including: a thrilling wordsearch challenge, a scavenger hunt, reading their favourite books with their adults, showcasing their creativity by making masks of their favourite characters and each child enthusiastically described the character they were dressed as.
Thank you to all the adults that joined us in creating a very memorable World Book Day!
Year One have been busy learning about and designing their own igloos. This was a Design and Technology project linked to our Hot and Cold Countries topic. The children tested different materials to see which material was going to be the best to build with and then worked as a team to create their own colourful igloos.
This year, children are observing the changes of the seasons for part of their science learning. During this lesson, children went on an autumn walk and identified all the signs of the season autumn. We also discussed the weather and appropriate clothing we wear in this season. Children enjoyed spotting the signs and matching them to their autumn sheet as well as finding their own signs of autumn that weren’t on the sheet. The children will then carry out a spring walk later in the year and compare the differences between the seasons.
This term, the children in Year 1 have been immersed in their Geography topic ‘Hot and Cold Countries’. We have enjoyed singing a catchy song to help us learn the seven continents of the world and located them on a map. We have labelled where different animals live on a world map and talked about whether they live in hot, cold or warm climates. The children compared the weather in Margate and Nairobi, Kenya where our lead text ‘Handa’s Surprise’ is set.
In art and design, Year 1 have been inspired by their lead text ‘Handa’s Surprise’ which is set in Kenya. They learnt about proportion and drew and painted Handa’s face. Basket weaving is a traditional skill in Kenya; the children used paper weaving techniques to create baskets. Then they used collage techniques to fill Handa’s basket with delicious fruits to deliver to her friend Akeyo.
This term Year 2 have been learning about the Great Fire of London. As part of our English lessons we took part in some dance and drama where the children acted out what life was like at this time in London with narrow twisting streets, bakers making bread and the pumping fire engine that was used to try and squirt water on to the fire. In art we created fire pictures using collage techniques and in one of our final English lessons we followed a recipe and made biscuits from 1666. The children enjoyed tasting these!
In our math’s lessons, Year 2 have been adding two 2-digit numbers using base ten and place value counters.
In Terms 1 and 2, Year 2 students embarked on an exciting journey into the world of living things and their habitats. They explored the key characteristics of living organisms and investigated microhabitats around the school grounds. Through these explorations, students discovered how different habitats support the basic needs of various animals and plants. They also delved into the fascinating concept of food chains, learning how living things are interconnected within ecosystems.
Our young scientists have thoroughly enjoyed these hands-on investigations, fostering a sense of curiosity and wonder about the natural world!
During the last week of term, Santa wrote to year 1 asking for help to get back to his workshop after delivering the presents on Christmas eve. The children had to think of a way to help Santa park his sleigh in the right place. After a scientific discussion, the children worked collaboratively using ice, salt and food colouring, to see how they could change the colour of the ice and snow so that Santa knew where he needed to park his sleigh.
We learnt about 2D and 3D shapes and went for a walk around the school to see what shapes we could find. We recorded the 3D shapes we found on a tally chart.
Year Two children created their own self-portrait, using coloured paper to produce an abstract version of themselves, concentrating on scissor skills.
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