Forest School Science!
We finally had some decent October weather when we went into the forest this week! Miss Thompson and Sam had a great campfire going when we arrived in teh log circle and she taught us some forest fire safety. We impressed with our knowledge of the Great Fire of London. We then tested different materials to answer our investigation question 'Which material is best for rebuilding London after the Great Fire of 1666?' The pupils showed what clever scientists they are and discussed the properties of different materials. The fire was so hot it began to melt our metal. This has not happened before!
We went stick collecting to keep the fire going and found lots of dry, dead wood. Perfect!
To finish off our wonderful session in the forest, we had popcorn and hot chocolate around our fire. Thank you to Miss T for helping us complete our investigation. We had a great time.
Skipping Workshop!
This week we enjoyed a skipping workshop and discovered that meerkats can skip! We had some super skippers in our mob and all of the pupils improved their skipping skills. Some meerkats enjoyed it so much that they joined staff for an after school workshop too! Well done to our keenest skippers.
Great Fire of London Pre-learning Task!
Our pre-learning task for our very first Big Question was to create a poster, leaflet or video telling the rest of the class some fire safety tips. The posters we created could be used by Derbyshire Fire Service because they are eye-catching and contain lots of useful information. Our Meerkat Class are fantastic at fire safety! Check out our wonderful work.
Next week Derbyshire Fire Service will be visiting Year 2 and we already have lots of safety tips to share.
Reading Buddies!
What a super half-term we are having in Meerkats class! As well as showing our wonderful number knowledge, writing super sentences and thinking about our first Big Question, we have been busy making our reading buddies to help us with our reading homework. They look great and we can't wait to complete our first homework task!
Reading Buddy homework will be set each Thursday and should be returned by the following Thursday. When pupils complete each task they will get a stamp on their Reading Buddy card. If they collect all stamps, they can join in with our end of term homework treat!
Materials Detectives!
Our new meerkat mob had a fantastic first week in Year 2 and I am very excited to be teaching such a lively bunch of pupils! In our first science lessons all of the meerkats have shown what a great deal they know about materials and their properties already! After discussing different objects and what they are made from, we put on star specs and hunted around the classroom for evidence of different materials. We found lots of things and sorted and categorised them really well. We even discussed objects made from multiple materials. What super scientists!
Meet this year's Marvellous Meerkat mob!!
We had a fantastic transition morning back in July and, as you can see, the whole mob are marvellous at drawing meerkats. A great start to Year 2!
