Learners Class

Children in Learners class are Year 2, where the children are between the ages of 5 years to 7 years old. The class is taught by Mrs Brown and is supported by Mrs Wood.

We teach Maths and English daily and are proud to provide our full and rich curriculum to our children with lots of exciting learning opportunities, including regular visits to our own school forest. We enjoy Collective Worship together each day, where we explore different values each half term. 

Each Tuesday afternoon, we have IT lessons run by Mrs Gurney, providing us with valuable learning around technology. 

This term we will have PE sessions on Friday afternoon. On Tuesday afternoons we will have dance sessions with Hannah Verity Dance. Please make sure your Learner always has a PE kit in school and that earrings are taken out at home in the morning before school.

Learners Class are passionate about reading and enjoy stories and books together daily. Each child has their own reading record diary, which goes between home and school alongside each child's reading book. These are used to record reading at home and are also brought in to school each day to record reading in class. 

Alongside reading at home, spellings are handed out on Thursday and tested the following Tuesday. Please support your child's reading at home by sharing and enjoying a book together each day - it really does make a difference! Children use the online tool 'Sumdog' to strengthen their Maths skills. On the programme, children have their own character and are rewarded with coins and prizes for completing homework tasks.

For more up-to-date information of what we are learning, please keep an eye on our weekly class blog! 

Best wishes,

Mrs Brown

Choosing and arranging materials.

Learners have had a busy week and have particularly enjoyed art activities. Our focus this term is collage and this week we have been sorting different materials into groups. We used many different materials including card, paper, felt, wool and feathers. The children first sorted the materials into groups by colour. We then sorted the same materials in groups by texture. This proved to be a little more tricky. We identified materials that were bumpy, rough, smooth and soft.

On Friday, we had a lovely morning in Church, celebrating our families. Learners, together with Pioneers sang a wonderful song, giving thanks to all the people in our lives that care for us.

We are looking forward to our sports day over the next couple of weeks and will hope the weather stays fine.

Check in on our class page next week, to see what we have been learning!

Whether the weather be fine, or whether the weather be not.

In school, we have been thinking about our new value of respect. This is also one of our three school values. To aid discussions, we have been thinking about one of our own Bible readings “So in everything, do to others what you would have then do to you’ (Matthew 7:12). Learners have had some wonderful, heartfelt discussions about this week and we all agreed it was of the upmost importance to behave in this way and to treat the people around us with respect.

In geography this term, Learners have been finding out about the difference between weather and climate. This week, we have been looking closely at some of the different weather instruments used to measure the weather. We have been taking daily observations of temperature, wind direction, precipitation and cloud coverage. In meteorology, cloud cover is measured in oktas, or eighths of the sky. We have enjoyed using an okta tool this week to measure the clouds ourselves. We used a scale linked to the number of oktas covered, to determine the coverage. We were fascinated to find out if the okta showed it was overcast, partly cloudy or clear each day.

We also enjoyed a fun drama day this week with Louise from Red House Theatre. Our focus was on exploration and explorers through history. We became different modes of transport such as ships, planes and rockets, using movement to soar, glide and whoosh. We used musical instruments to create ferocious storms that hindered our voyages. Like Captain Cook, we searched for land through imaginary telescopes. We became rockets and astronauts and looked into space, like Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong. We packed the necessary tools to navigate our way through the Antarctic, just like Ernest Shackleton. We enjoyed every moment, what a fun way to bring our history learning to life!

We are busy preparing for our upcoming Family Service. Please visit our page next week, to find out what we are learning!

 

Hurray – a reply from Tromso!

On Thursday, Learners got a huge surprise when the postman delivered a parcel addressed to Learners Class. Upon opening the package, Learners were delighted to receive a reply from Tromso, Norway.

Last term Learners were SO proud of their persuasive writing about why Tromso was a fantastic place to live and visit, that they sent a copy of their work to the Tourist Information Centre there.

Learners were bursting with excitement to receive a letter of thanks, a beautifully illustrated book all about Tromso and some postcards and maps in response to their work. Learners are always excited about their learning, but their excitement and confidence was soaring on Thursday. 

Learners Class are awesome!

Keep an eye on our class page to find out more about our amazing learning!

Learners are learning outdoors.

Learners have enjoyed some wonderful outdoor learning this week. 

On Wednesday, we enjoyed a morning in the forest. Our focus was art and to use small pieces of natural materials to create collage. we gathered sticks, stones, grasses, leaves and feathers to create collages of trees and flowers. We also linked our collages to the myth of Blodeuwedd and created collages to represent characters from the story. There were some very impressive owls among the creations. Learners worked wonderfully together and were respectful of each other’s ideas, displaying great teamwork! 

Back in the classroom, in science Learners have been learning about ‘matter’. We could identify that matter was all around us and could name the three states of matter, solid, liquid and gas. We could explain how temperature could impact changes between each of the three states.

In maths, we have begun learning about fractions and have been finding out more about wholes and parts of objects around the classroom.

We finished the week enjoying more wonderful outdoor learning, with some musical improvisation on the school field.  We took a selection of musical instruments outside in the sunshine. We discussed the meaning of the word ‘improvising’ and were keen to give it a try. Along with a conductor, we created some improvised pieces of music together. We tried different instruments and were able to create many alternative sounds using rhythm and melody. We enjoyed being able to use our own creativity to improvise with music.

Learning outdoors is such a wonderful way to learn.

Check out our class page next week, to see what we have been learning.

Learners Class

Anyone for tennis?

Learners have had a busy week. In maths, we have been finding out the difference between volume and capacity and measuring the volume of different containers. We and have been able to carefully read the scales using millilitres and litres, estimating the volume on a scale between two markers on a measuring container. While measuring, we have used language such as ‘full’, ‘half-full’ and ’empty’ and have been able to identify which container was holding the greatest or smallest volume.

In PHSCE this week, Learners were able to discuss and record positive things about themselves and celebrate the achievements in their lives. It was lovely to hear our friends talk about the things they admired about us too. There were smiles all round as we listened to how we impacted our friends positively too. It was such an uplifting discussion. 

Learners finished the week with a fun PE session on the field. Our focus this half-term is tennis. We used racquets and balls to practise our ball skills, concentrating on controlling the ball by holding our racquets close to our bodies. Once we had mastered keeping control, we began to bounce the ball on our racquets while moving around. There was lots of focus and we could how we had improved by the end of the session. Learners are excited to learn more tennis skills and are looking forward to getting the nets out in the coming weeks.

Keep an eye on our class page, to see what we are learning each week.

Learners Class

The Myth of Blodeuwedd

The whole school began the new term with an amazing  writing launch day on Tuesday. Our writing focus over the next few weeks will be myths and legends and Learners will be writing about the welsh myth of Blodeuwedd. This week, Learners used drama to reenact the story and bring it to life. Ask your Learner about the story and they will be delighted to share it with you. We have seen using adjectives to write descriptive sentences this week, which we will used to create our own version of the story. We are excited to see where our creativity takes us.

Our last writing focus – persuasive writing about the city of Tromso in Norway, saw us create some amazing finished pieces. So much so, that we decided to post them to the Tromso Tourist Information Centre! We are excited to think they have our work to read and enjoy!

We have begun looking at our new artist this week, where our focus is collage. We researched Beatrice Milhazes and Kazimir Malevich and are keen to find out more about their styles and techniques.

In RE we have been thinking about places that are special to us and the places of worship that are special to believers of different faiths. It was incredible to see the retrieval of knowledge we have from previous units in RE.

Learners are excited to be back are enthusiastic to learn as always!

Learners love to learn. 🙂

Learners’ Trip To Danby Moors Centre

Learners enjoyed a wonderful day at Danby Moors Centre this week.

Linked to our science topic, animals and their habitats, we explored Crow Wood and searched for micro-habitats and mini-beasts among other woodland activities. The sun was shining and we enjoyed a full day in the outdoors.

In the classroom, we have been busy measuring using metres and centimetres and have been able to sort ourselves into height order, which was lots of fun.

We are busy practising for our Easter Church service and are learning some new songs to perform.

We are putting finishing touches to our persuasive writing about Tromso in Norway and are extremely proud of our finished pieces.

Please check out our class page next week, to see what we have been learning.

A busy week in Learners Class.

Learners have had a super busy week. We started the week with a fun drama session with Louise from Red House Theatre, where we were able to consolidate our history learning about monarchs. We became absolute monarchs, who feasted and jousted for fun and who made all of the decisions and rules to suit themselves. We also became constitutional monarchs, who  needed the partnership of the Government to make important decisions. We thoroughly enjoyed the session!

Learners took part in the Open The Book assembly in Collective Worship, where learned about a story around our current value, forgiveness. The parable suggested that forgiveness has no limits and that we must forgive if wanted to be forgiven ourselves.

This week Learners also welcomed families into the classroom to join in computing sessions with Mrs Gurney.  Families used the chrome books, iPads and even got out the Beebots –  great fun was had by all. 

Learners have begun their writing to persuade, around why Tromso in Norway is a nice place to visit. This has linked wonderfully with our geography topic about Tromso and we have been so impressed by the appeal of Tromso, we too would like to visit!

We are looking forward to a school trip this week, where we will learn more about our science topic, animals and their habitats.

Read our class page next week to find out what we have been learning!

 

Finding out about structures.

This week in DT, Learners have been finding out about structures. Learners have been identifying man-made structures and natural structures. We had to look carefully at igloos and Stonehenge, as although these structures are made from natural materials, man has created the structure. We have been looking around our school grounds to identify different types of structures and are looking forward to learning more in the coming weeks.

In maths we are starting to learn about length and height and are looking forward to measuring everything we see next week!

In science, we have been finding out about adaptations and could identify different adaptations animals had and understood why these had evolved over time. We are looking forward to our class trip in a couple of weeks to consolidate our science learning.

In history, we have been finding out about the first rulers of Great Britain. Learners have been extremely interested in learning about Alfred The Great and William the Conqueror and how they fit in to British history. Next week, we will have a history Drama session with Louise from Red House Theatre, who helps us bring our learning to life!

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Springtime has sprung

In science, Learners have been monitoring what time the sun has been setting each month. We first started to record the times in September and have watched the hours of daylight shorten. We have been excited to begin identifying that the days are getting longer with this week’s sun setting at 5.29pm. Spring is on the way, as we have spotted some spring bulbs beginning to peep through outside the classroom and buds appearing on our class tree. 

In maths we have been getting to grips with arrays. We have been using resources to make arrays and were able to match these to a multiplication sentence. 

 

We are enjoying dance sessions with Hannah Verity dance each Tuesday and are keen to learn new moves to add to our routine in order to lead towards a finished performance.

We were excited to welcome families into the classroom on Friday to celebrate World Book Day 2025. We enjoyed sharing many stories together and discussed our favourite characters and made our own book marks.

In English, we have worked extremely hard on writing a balanced argument about whether we think books are still relevant today. 

visit our classroom page next week, to find out what we are learning.

Learners love to learn!