Blog by Tag: Meadow

In Team Meadow, we have started our new RE topic Our new topic this half term is Islam - Who is God to Muslims?

In PE, we have been practicing our ball skills. Children were using the sole of their foot to control the ball and the sides of their feet to kick the ball. 

We have been learning about the invention of the railway during the Victorian era. We thought about why people may have seen this as a positive and a negative invention. 

We have been working hard to include adverbs in our writing. We wrote instructions on what to do in the event of a fire, ensuring we were using adverbs to clearly explain how these instructions are to be carried out. 

We have been thinking about ways we can look after the environment in RE. Children created posters to share this message with the rest of the school. 

In Dance, we have been taking inspiration from fireworks to create dance moves. The children created moves for a 'Catherine wheel' and a 'sparkler'. 

In Maths, we have been using the 'RUCSAC' method to solve worded problems involving multiplication. 

In computing, Team Meadow have been learning about algorithms. The children created instructions on how to make a cheese sandwich, thinking about how these instructions would need to be written for a 'computer'. 

The children have been learning about orchestral instruments. They have been thinking about which orchestral instruments they could hear in different pieces of music. 

In Year 2, we've been learning about food chains. Children enjoyed drawing their pictures of a producer, prey and predator from different habitats. 

The children enjoyed creating some medium level shapes in gymnastics. 

This week, we finished creating our chair for baby bear! We've been learning all about strength and stability.