Hedgehogs worked super hard on their Art topic ‘Royal Portraits’. We've really looked into the detail of royal portraits and all the different aspects where we explored their meaning. On Wednesday afternoon, they were all excited because we were doing art with the computers. Yes, you read that right… laptops! Year Two had the challenge of creating themselves as a royal resident using a paint program. They were excellent at using all the different tools, using a mouse and some of the designs were very detailed. When Miss Hall created hers we all giggled as it had some very interesting looking ears. Hedgehogs were brilliant at computing and we all had such a lovely afternoon!
VE Day Celebrations!
WOW… What an amazing day we had on Thursday! We spent the day learning about and celebrating VE day. Hedgehogs were so interested in all the facts and different soldiers linked to the war. We even learnt there were some local heros from Ifold, Kirdford and Plaistow. Year Two had lots of questions! They worked so hard in the morning and made decorations such as bunting and crowns for our celebration in the afternoon. Then, later on in the day, Year Two had some scones with jam and shared our gratitude medals with one another. It was such a special moment and Hedgehogs were so grateful and definitely enjoyed the sweet treat. They all made me so proud. Well done Year Two!
Fantastic Fractions!
Maths has been super exciting this week. Hedgehogs have been learning about something new. I wonder what it could have been…Well, Year Two explored fractions. In particular, Year Two looked at halves. We have been finding one half of shapes and one half of numbers. On Tuesday, Hedgehogs were very cheeky and drew on the tables. They had the challenge of drawing round shapes and then drawing a line to show half. They then went onto doing this with numbers too. Year Two were brilliant and are now professionals at finding a half. Well done Year Two! I am super proud of you all.
Welcome Back Hedgehogs!
What a great first week back Hedgehogs have had! The Year Twos have come refueled, rested and ready to learn. We have had a jam packed week of learning. Well… four days! This week, Hedgehogs started their new history topic ‘Magnificent Monarchs’ where we started to learn about the kings and queens. We spent an afternoon looking at timelines and Year Two did brilliantly ordering the royals in order. They also worked hard in English looking at adding suffixes to words and were great in maths too where we explored capacity. It has been such a great week. Thank you Hedgehogs!
Egg-cellent Half Term!
It has been a lovely last week in Hedgehog class. We have been finishing all our different topics and working super hard. This week has been full of lots of exciting activities. On Monday, we finished our beach huts and I must say they looked fantastic. On Tuesday, Hedgehogs made maps as part of our Geography topic and of course, we completed the famous egg roll. On Wednesday, Year Two wrote some excellent acrostic poems which were a pleasure to read. Then on Thursday we had ground’s day. It sure has been a very busy week but Hedgehogs have knuckled down and been brilliant. Have a look below at a few snaps along the way… I’ve been really proud of the Year Twos’ this half term and they definitely deserve a good two weeks off. I hope you all have lovely Easter, Hedgehogs!
Beach Huts Continued…
And the beach huts continue… Hedgehogs have worked super hard (again) in Design and Technology. They have been busy completing the next stages of their beach huts. On Tuesday, Year Two had to cover their beach huts with white paper to ensure they were ready to paint. Then, on Wednesday, they had the job of adding bright colours to transform them even further into looking like beach huts. There were LOTS of stripes. All the designs looked great and we can’t wait to add the final details such as cladding windows and bunting! Who knew junk modelling could be so fun? Have a look at the Hedgehogs in action below and a snapshot of the next stage.
It has been super busy and a little messy in Hedgehog's classroom this week. We have been doing lots of work linked to our Design and Technology topic ‘Beach Huts’. Year Two has spent lots of weeks exploring different features, locating them on the coastline and designing their own beach huts. Well, it was a very exciting day on Tuesday because Hedgehogs got to start assembling their beach huts together with junk modeling. WOW… All the children were so engaged in their making where they demonstrated how to attach different parts of the hut with different techniques. There also was lots of organised carnage too but it was lovely to see Hedgehogs really enjoying themselves. Have a look at part one of building the beach huts. Part two pending…
Happy Homework!
WOW have we got some artists in Hedgehogs class! Homework was too good not to share and post on our blog! It was a pleasure to look through and mark. Miss Hall and Mrs D’Aoust were so impressed with everyone's efforts and creativity they put into the sea creatures. Year Two had the challenge to create a sea creature using any technique or media they wanted to. There were lots of sketches using different colours, collages using different materials and even some 3D work using clay. Hedgehogs really used their artistic skills, which they had learnt at school, to create beautiful artwork. Have a look below at the different varieties. Well done Year Two!
World Book Day!
Hedgehogs had such a brilliant day celebrating world book day yesterday. We got snug in our cosy clothes and shared exciting books with each other. Then we went outside and shared our chosen books with Year Three and Year Four! There was lots of discussion between the children about why it was their favourite book and there was some brilliant reading going on too. The love Hedgehogs have for books is amazing and there was a real buzz in our classroom. During the morning, Year Two also made their own bookmarks for their home reading books which involved lots of bright colours, they became authors where they made their own books and had fun doodling about books. The cherry on the top was when Year Two looked around school for ‘Where’s the teacher?’ (inspired by Where’s Wally?) and enjoyed spotting all the different staff members. It was such a great day!
Multiplication Madness!
This week, Hedgehogs have been introduced to multiplication and have loved it! We have got really good at counting in two, five and tens but Year Two has now explored why we are counting in these jumps by adding the multiplication number sentences that go along with these numbers. It feels like it has all come together. On Monday, Hedgehogs used resources to make equal groups and then added the multiplication number sentence to match. There has been lots of discussion about ‘lots of’ and ‘multiplied by’. For example, there are 3 lots of 5 and that is 15 or 2 multiplied by 10 is 20. They all have worked really hard in maths this week and I think we will know our two, five and ten times tables off by heart soon! Well done Hedgehogs!
Amazing Art Week!
Art week has been a blast! Hedgehogs have loved the theme of ‘3D sculptures’ this year and were great at taking on the challenge of creating a piece of artwork linked to this. Year Two’s artwork was inspired by the ‘Snowdogs by Sea’. This was linked to the story ‘The Snowman and the Snowdogs’. So with this theme in mind and with the inspiration from all the artists that designed the snowdogs, we decided to try and create our own miniature versions. Hedgehogs used a range of skills to make these. They had to then plan, paint, push holes, cut, assemble and create. Everyone was so patient and really preserved with the task. Each snowdog turned out so unique (just like the ones we saw explored in the pictures) and I must say, rather cute! We were also so impressed with our final piece. The art gallery looked AMAZING! We also made some extra art bits such as sky spirals, A3 shadow portraits and bunting. Well done Hedgehogs!
Fabulous Flowers!
Over the last couple of weeks, Hedgehogs have explored all things flowers as part of our ‘Flower Head’ art topic. We have looked at the shape, form, texture and colour of flowers as well as exploring different famous artists and their paintings. Year Two loved Vincent Van Gogh - Sunflowers and Paul Cezanne - The Vase of Tulips. On Tuesday, we were using actual flowers, pictures of flowers and artists' artwork to inspire our very own pieces of art. Hedgehogs had the task to create their own flowers using a range of materials such as clay, tissue paper and coloured paper. The time and detail they put into their artwork was amazing and I think we have a full class of artists. Every single piece of art was so different and unique. Our classroom is full of BEAUTIFUL flowers. Well done Hedgehogs!
Children’s mental health week!
This week was children’s mental health week so to celebrate we had an afternoon of games in the hall. Year Two had such fun playing with all the oversized games. Connect four and giant jenga was definitely our favourite game!
Super Scientists!
Hedgehogs have been working super hard in their science topic ‘Uses of Materials’. Over the last couple of weeks, Year Two have been exploring different materials and why they are made of a particular property. We found out that some materials are absorbent, waterproof, hard, smooth, transparent… the list goes on. So, this week, we completed a very exciting science experiment where we tested paper to explore the different properties. Who knew paper could be so exciting? The lab coats and goggles were out and the class transformed into scientists. Hedgehogs experimented with paper, cardboard, tissue paper and paper towels. We tested to see how strong the paper was, the texture and how absorbent it was. The results were very interesting and Year Two were great at explaining which paper is best for each job. Well done Hedgehogs!
Exciting Erosion!
Hedgehogs have loved learning about our new topic in Geography and have spent lots of lessons exploring the coastline. This week, it got super exciting in our classroom as we looked at erosion and how it affects our beaches. We made our very own erosion happen and set up an experiment to see it happening in real life. First of all we used sand, water and building blocks to make this happen where we observed erosion and buildings (the blocks) being destroyed easily. Then, Year Two learnt about sea walls and how this can help protect our coastline. So we then tried the experiment again but this time used rocks to create a seawall. It was such an exciting afternoon!!!
Super Shapes!
Hedgehogs have worked super hard in maths this week. Year Two has been exploring 2D and 3D shapes. We have learnt the different names for both sets of shapes and discovered that the 3D shapes have some tricky names! We also found out that a 2D shape is flat and a 3D is solid. This was really handy when we were sorting them out. Hedgehogs then used the shapes to copy and draw them or even make their own sculptures and patterns. Some of the children even went on a shape hunt and found the different 2D and 3D shapes around the classroom. Who knew we had so many shapes in our pile of leaves? It's been a fun week in maths!
Happy Christmas Hedgehogs!
WOW… what a sparkly and fabulous week Hedgehogs have had. Year Two have really worked their socks off! Miss Hall has been so impressed with how hard working and super every Hedgehog has been. They did absolutely brilliantly in the nativity and were so brave. They should be so proud of themselves. Year Two have also written some very detailed stories about ‘The Secret of Black Rock’ and boogied away at the Christmas party. It has been a wonderful way to end the term. Now it’s time for a well deserved two weeks off. Enjoy a fun filled, restful and magical Christmas Hedgehogs and we will see you in the new year!
Magnificent Maths!
Hedgehogs have worked super hard in maths this week. We have had to use a lot of brain power to learn a new strategy. Year Two has been working on adding and subtracting two digit numbers together. We discovered that a number line is not the best for these big numbers! So, we discovered column addition and column subtraction. Hedgehogs had a lesson on using resources to find the answer. Then they use representations of tens and ones to find the numbers. Finally, we wrote numbers to work out the number sentences. Year Two were excellent at getting the hang of this strategy and answered a range of number sentences. We sure do have some magnificent mathematicians in our class. Well done Hedgehogs. Super proud of you!
Still Life Artwork
This week Hedgehogs started a new art topic called ‘Still Life’. This is all about different artists' and their interpretations of objects. We found out that the objects could be either man made or natural. Year Two loved looking at the different colours and angles of each piece of artwork. We then discussed the similarities and differences between pictures and the Hedgehogs were great at doing this. Year Two then went outside and used nature to make their own still life pictures by arranging the different objects. It was such fun and Hedgehogs were so creative!
Spectacular Stamps!
In Art, Hedgehogs have continued exploring the topic ‘Mix It Up’. Their challenge, this week, was to make their own stamps using clay and then use them with paint. They had to use primary colours to make secondary colours and then see if their stamp worked to create a picture. Hedgehogs were excellent at making their stamps. Year Two used the clay to make balls then flattened them out and added holes with different objects to make their own, individual stamps. Hedgehogs were so sensible and surprisingly… it wasn’t that messy. The time and detail children took over their individual creations were amazing to watch and Hedgehogs really did have fun! We had a whole class of artists.
