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Curriculum Map 2018-2019 Class 2
Auckland Castle’s Pop-Up Museum
Wednesday 26th September 2018 was an exciting day for Class 2, the children took part in Auckland Castle’s pop-up palace! The children were able to experience sitting on the throne and handle artefacts. Class 2 enjoyed listening to the myth of Pollard and the Boar through hand puppets. During the day the children completed various art activities including decorating their own mitre (hat), creating their own boar and also a self-portrait in the style of a Prince Bishop.
Observational Art
Class 2 spent Friday’s art lesson sketching leaves. They looked at the structure of the leaves as well as identifying the lines of symmetry (this linked to our math’s lesson from earlier in the week). During the lesson the children talked about the shape of the edges, the lines they could see within the leaves, how many points or curves the leaves had as well as the colours they could see. The children used shading to complete their drawings.
Durham Cathedral
Class 2 had a fun day at Durham Cathedral learning about the life of St. Cuthbert on Wednesday 31st October 2018. The children were able to dress up in character whilst hearing stories about his life, as well as his love for animals. The knowledge the children have gained during the day will be used for our RE topic this term, which is all around the life of St. Cuthbert. The children were very impressed with the huge replica of Durham Cathedral, made from lego!
Baby Daisy
Class 2 had a fantastic afternoon learning lots of interesting facts about Freddie’s little sister Daisy. She was so well behaved and Class 2 made sure to use their quiet voices so she didn’t wake up. The children asked questions and Freddie along with his mum answered them. Daisy is a beautiful baby and Class 2 wanted to keep her as their mascot!
‘What does she eat?’ ‘What is her name?’ What time does she go to sleep?’ ‘Does she have any toys?’
Class 2’s Local History Assembly
Thank you to everyone who came to watch Class 2’s assembly on Friday 9th November 2018. It was all about the local history of County Durham. The children read lots of interesting facts about Auckland Castle and retold the myth of ‘Pollard and the Boar’. The class showed pictures on a PowerPoint of their visit to Durham Cathedral, sang a song and read a prayer. The children had one last surprise which was a video of themselves singing in class!
Gymnastics
Class 2 have been learning lots of new skills in PE this half-term. The children had to use a straddle, a pike and a tuck in a short routine with their partner. The children had a starting and finishing position and also had to count to make sure they kept in time with their partner. They all enjoyed showing off their routines to the rest of the class!
Hot chocolate!
Class 2 completed a piece of non-fiction writing this week. They had to write a set of instructions on how to make a hot chocolate. The children wrote what you needed for a hot chocolate in a list and then completed some detailed sentences on how to make it. They used words like First, Next and Finally to explain the order. Afterwards, the children drank their hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows!
And Tango makes three
The children in Class 2 have recently enjoyed the story of ‘And Tango makes three’. The children have completed a range of writing tasks including letters to the zoo in Central Park. The letters were so good and included lots of interesting questions, that we decided to post them to the zoo in New York! The children also included some fantastic posters. Fingers crossed we get a response.
Archive Work
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