Blog by Miss D Ellison

What a busy 4 days we have had in Rainbow class. So busy in fact that we have forgotten to post our blog together! 

This week we have been revising our written methods in mathematics as well as applying these skills to solving maths word problems. The children have been working SO hard and…

This week we have been making the most of the dry weather by getting outdoors! 

In English we have been continuing to develop our reading skills and our word type recognition.

"We went looking for nouns and adjectives and wrote them with chalk." - Arham

"A noun is a naming word." -…

We have enjoyed eating lots of cake this week as both Kayden and Esther brought in some delicious cakes for their birthdays!

Mathematics

"We have been practising our mental arithmatics. I am really good at mental maths." - Kayden

"We have been learning about odd and even numbers." -…

What a wonderful, sunny week we have had!!

This week in Rainbow class we have been very busy. 

"We have been learning about Katie Morag in geography." - Lily-May

"We have been learning about road safety and where cars are allowed to park." - Kayden

"We made posters to tell the…

Welcome to summer term!!

What a fantastic week we have had in Rainbow class.

We have worked very hard this week in maths, revising what we have learnt so far in year 2. We have also been learning about using the inverse to find missing numbers as well as revising multiplication and…

This week has been Green Week. 

"We have been reading a story about Morris the magpie. He collected lots of rubbish." - Philip

"We have been learning about recycling." - Mikquell

"In Rainbow class we have a paper bin to help us recycle." - Kayden

"We have been making boxes out of…

Once upon a time there was a wonderful class of 17 children. One day a giant sunflower grew outside their classroom. I wonder what could be at the top of the sunflower? 

This week rainbow class have been looking at the story of Jack and the beanstalk before beginning to create our own…

What a fun week we have had!

On Tuesday we had a parcel delivered from Goldilocks.

"She wanted us to make some porridge." - Daniel

"The porridge was marvelous!" - Reegan

"I put sugar in my porridge." - Lily-May

"We wrote a letter to Goldilocks about how to make the porridge." -…

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Geography

Last Friday was Chinese New Year. This week in geography we have been learning about Chinese New Year and next week we will be comparing China to where we live. 

"We ate Chinese food." - Drew

"The food was fantastic. My favourite was the…

This week we have been looking at poetry and have written our own class rhyming poem. Have a look at our poem below! We worked in groups to write our poem and then collated all the verses to create one big poem. 

We did have to come up with some nicknames for each other because…

We couldn't write our blog today without Mikquell featuring in it somewhere! Today is his birthday! He's even brought us a delicious cake to enjoy. 

"Happy Birthday Mikquell!!!" - Nicole C

"We have been learning about Mary Seacole in History. She went to Crimea to help the soldiers." -…

Rainbow class have been channelling their inner Monet this week and have created a beautiful scene from Monet's garden for our class display with Miss Hargreaves. 

"We have been making our own water lillies." - Nicole C

"I have drawn a Japanese bridge and painted my picture using…