Where is the time going?!

Dear readers!

Thanks again for checking out the blog! Currently in Year 2 it is all systems go, finishing our Dinosaur topics off before the summer break, practising for performances, sports day and generally enjoying ourselves and reflecting on all the super hard work that the boys and girls of Pennington Infants have done this year! 

What's happened this week? 

We have been developing our character's for our class based story following STEG the Stegosaurus as our lead role and AL - the Allosaurus as our villain! The children have built some brilliant word banks and have begun to explore how we can further develop, describe and bring characters to life through our words.

Maths:

In maths we are currently recapping everything that we have learnt this week, playing games such as "round the world", "guess my number" or "Fizz Buzz Bang". Linking to our Dinosaur Topic - Big AL the serrated toothed hulking beast loves crunching numbers and the children have enjoyed playing games and feeding him! 

We have been getting out of the classroom where possible and getting "stuck in!" with our measuring and calculating. The children have enjoyed running through a series of rotation activities in small groups with an Adult leading. These have included: 

Measuring the lengths of Dinosaurs using metre sticks, explaining whilst we do that how we measure using metres and just how many centimetres there are in a metre. 

Exploring volume and capacity: WATER TIME! - How much does a Dinosaur drink? Learning how to measure liquids, ether there is more or less in a thin or a thick 200ml container (There is always the same! shhhhh)

Drawing lines, measuring sticks, string and other small objects using rulers before solving some simple addition or subtraction questions. 

Measuring perimeters - Dinosaurs need cages that have a certain perimeter, using the trundle wheels on the playground the children mark these out!

In other news - our kindly donated Butterflies by the Miller family have burst forth from their cocoons and are flying around just waiting to be set free. The children have loved watching them grow and wriggle around and all of us are shocked at the metamorphism that has taken place. In the words of Emilie - "wow, they are beautiful!" 

That's it!

 See you next week!

Mr Hustler and the Year 2 Team.