As wild winds hit Harlow Green, one year 2 class had still managed to make some lovely animal nests in our woodland area. Finding sheltered locations was key, it was an excellent way for the children to see how the weather can effect our native creatures. Due to the wind speed increasing, the second
In Geography, the Year 2 children have been hunting the school grounds for map symbols. They have also been learning about compass directions and practising their compass skills by directing a friend around a map. The children are all looking forward to creating their own map later on this week appl
The children in Year 2 have been re-visiting what makes a super sentence. They have been thinking about the correct punctuation as well as checking to make sure it makes sense. The boys and girls were given some very mixed up sentences and they had to read the words carefully and make it in to a sup
Year 2 have had fun using the IPads to explore place value and representing numbers in different ways. They had to choose a number card and then represent it using tens frames on the Ipad. A great start to maths in Year 2!
The boys and girls in Year 3 have been developing their ball skills. This week the children have focused on throwing with control and rolling with accuracy. The boys and girls practiced throwing and catching beanbags and then played mini games involving dribbling.
In Year 3 the children had the opportunity today to handle and look at Ancient Egyptian artefacts. This was as an introduction to our History topic. The boys and girls used the artefacts to generate questions about Ancient Egypt that we hope to answer during our history lessons.
Year 3 have been exploring 3 digit numbers up to 1000. The boys and girls had great fun playing positional games on giant number lines outside. The children were challenged with placing themselves on different number lines in the correct position. This was really tricky and everybody tried their bes
The children in Year 2 have been re-visiting capital letters and full stops. They have been playing around with mixed up sentences and learning to check it makes sense by reading the sentence out loud. It was wonderful to see the children then applying this knowledge in their independent writing abo
In Year 3 the children have been exploring different representations of 3 digit numbers. Today the boys and girls made 3 digit numbers using counters and solved puzzles involving making the same number in different ways. Some children were able to write a calculation to show the number they had made
In Year 3 the children found a number of clues that led them around the school grounds collecting objects that link to the books that they will be studying. The children had to solve riddles, follow a map and use inference and deduction to try and work out what the books could be about. Great fun wa
