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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…

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Green Week

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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…

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Jack and the giant sunflower

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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…

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What a MARVELous week!

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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." -…

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Happy New Year!!!

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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…

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Who's that?

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…

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Let's get fit!

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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." -…

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The next Monet!

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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…

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The Lady with the Lamp.

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This week Rainbow class have been learning all about Florence Nightingale. 

"She was a famous nurse and she helped soldiers who would have died." - Ada

"She cleaned the hospitals." - Lily-May

"She looked after the soldiers." - Arham

"She was called the Lady with the Lamp because she…

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I've got a golden ticket!

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We have been continuing to read our class novel 'Charlie and the chocolate factory' this week. 

"We have been writing about Willy Wonka." - Drew

"Willy Wonka is as funny as a clown." - Arham

"Mr Wonka did a roly poly in the story." - Philip

"He had a tall, red hat as red as a robin's…

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A Twinkly Treetop Tale

This week we have been getting into the Christmas spirit with lots of crafts and of course our nativity performance.

I want to say a HUGE well done to all the children for their amazing efforts in the nativity this week. I am so proud of each and every child for learning their lines and then…

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Nativity time!

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This week in infants we have been practising for our nativity performance. 

"Our nativity is called 'A Twinkly Treetop Tale.' - Arham

"We have been learning the songs." - Drew

"We are learning our lines to tell the story." - Nicole W. 

"I have enjoyed singing." - Esther. 

 

In…

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