Year 2 - The Lions: Blog items
Harvest Celebration, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 30th Sep 2021 @ 9:47pm
We had a lovely morning working on our phonics and then making story maps of little red riding hood.
The afternoon was very exciting when we went to church with our buddies to celebrate harvest.
A wet and wild Wednesday., by Mrs Thomson
Date: 29th Sep 2021 @ 8:49pm
Thank you so much for working so hard on the wonderful scarecrows! The lions loved sharing them and we love how creative everyone has been.
We started the day with squiggle and wriggle and we danced away to Mamma Mia. We definitely recommend that it will wake you up and make you smile if you have a go at home. (For this we need old rolls of wallpaper so please send any old or spare rolls in that you have finished with. Thank you)
Unfortunately we haven’t had any volunteers for our Thursday secret readers yet. It will be lovely to welcome you or a family member into our classroom for half an hour. Story time is a lovely special time in the classroom and it will benefit our early readers to hear a variety of stories read by different adults.
Welcome to our buddies!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 28th Sep 2021 @ 9:49pm
Today the lions got to meet their year five buddies! It was a very exciting morning! The children shared books together and got to chat to their new friend. Some lions ventured off around school to see the year five classroom. Only two sleeps until they can walk to church holding hands with their buddy!
Take a peep at our forest with Grandma's cottage. Great teamwork - Teamwork Tuesday! We will be making the characters tomorrow.
Trip to meet our buddies, by Mr Pearson
Date: 28th Sep 2021 @ 11:02am
The Meerkats have spent an hour meeting their new Lion buddies today.
friendships have been forged with lots of smiles and fun.
A soggy start!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 27th Sep 2021 @ 6:46pm
Well the rain did not stop the lions having fun and being amazing explorers this morning! Wellies and puddle suits on and off we went! We used our amazing senses to explore and we have made a fantastic start at creating Grannies forest in our classroom. We had our hot chocolate back at school as we dried off.
A lovely day to look forward to tomorrow! PE in the morning followed by a special time meeting our year five buddies! Very exciting!
23rd September, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 23rd Sep 2021 @ 9:02pm
Good evening! Some lovely photos to see and also a little more information.
Autumn walk - on Monday we are going to walk to ‘The Grove’ which is at the bottom of School Lane. We will walk on the path through the trees and go onto the main field looking for signs of autumn and observing the seasonal changes. We are hoping to collect some conkers, leaves and acorns to bring back to the classroom as we make the forest for Grandmas cottage (Little red riding hood). We will be using our senses by listening to sounds in the trees, observing changes and colours, tasting and smelling our hot chocolate and touching the nature we find. The weather forecast does look fine so far but please send in a coat on Monday. We have wellies and puddle suits in class if they are needed but it doesn’t look like we will need the woolly hats or gloves just yet.
Secret readers - From Monday I will put a calendar up on our class window. If you would like to put your name down against a date to become a surprise reader I would be very grateful. Don’t forget if you are unable to help you could always ask Grandma or Grandad as they would be very welcome. We can provide you with a class favourite book to read or if you prefer you can bring one of your own family favourites in.
Thank you, Mrs. Thomson
Wow Cards!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 22nd Sep 2021 @ 10:03pm
If your child does something out of school that makes you feel very proud, they surprise you or you would just like to share a special moment with us please print off a wow card, fill it in and send it into school in your child’s book bag. We will share this ‘Wow Moment’ in class and celebrate your child’s special moment with them. (Wow moments can be big or small but will always be special. This is a lovely way to capture those special times and share them with us).
Wonderful Wednesday, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 22nd Sep 2021 @ 9:53pm
I hope everyone has received our Autumn letter today. More information about the super secret readers should follow soon. If you have any questions about anything on the letter please feel free to ask us. I will put the ‘Wow’ cards on the blog so you can print them off whenever you need them and send them back to school whenever you would like to share a special moment with us.
The children enjoyed story massage trains this morning. I hope they enjoy sharing the ‘humpty dumpty’ and ‘twinkle twinkle’ massages with you.
Teamwork Tuesday, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 21st Sep 2021 @ 10:54pm
We started our day with PE in the hall. We enjoyed our new theme which is ‘Elmer the Elephant’. We made lots of wide and thin shapes and travelled in different directions altering the size of our steps. We used some apparatus which everyone loved!
We were introduced to Jigsaw Jenie who is our very special jigsaw piece in the reception classroom. Today he used a chime to help us feel calm. He will join our lessons in personal, social and emotional development each week.
The lions became ‘super spotters’ for the afternoon. We didn’t realise we had so many words on the walls showing our sound ‘ssss’. We had a classroom and outdoor hunt looking for things that start with the ‘sssss’ sound.
Week three already! 20.09.2021, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 20th Sep 2021 @ 6:09pm
It was lovely to see our lions excited to come to school this morning. We started our day with some dancing and then looked at our new book of the week, ‘Perfectly Norman’. We enjoyed dough disco and had lots on new activities to try.
Thursday 16th September, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 16th Sep 2021 @ 9:43pm
Our very first lion birthday! The children were so kind making cards and special notes all day.
I left the room for a little while this morning and when I came back we had a special visitor - a tortoise!
Lots of play activities, mark making, talking about our families and enjoying the sand.
Wellbeing Wednesday (15th Sept), by Mrs Thomson
Date: 15th Sep 2021 @ 9:38pm
We have taken today a little slower as it has been wellbeing Wednesday. We started the day being ‘adventurers’. We went into the hall for our first assembly! We were amazing and we listened to a lady talk about being a Buddhist. We got a class compliment from Mrs Fletcher.
Our photos show our story massage time which was ‘Humpty Dumpty’. The children are very excited to show you their super skills. Perhaps you could try it at bedtime as massage helps to get a great night sleep.
We are also learning a poem. We have sent you a little clip of us practicing.
Tuesday 14th September, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 14th Sep 2021 @ 10:04pm
A huge thank you to you all! We are so pleased with how your children are settling into school and that they are growing in confidence and finding their feet more every day. Thank you for all your hard work at home and keeping us informed with daily messages which we appreciate very much.
We are enjoying learning more and more about the children and they are very proud of their ‘All about me’ books which they love to share. We support the children with the activities both inside and outside of the classroom and are encouraging them with putting their coats on, using a knife and fork and going to the toilet.
Please can I remind you that at the end of the school day you enter school by the field gate and leave by walking around school and exiting through the front main gate. This is to ensure a safe one way system.
Marvellous Monday!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 13th Sep 2021 @ 9:35pm
What an amazing tribe of happy and energetic Lions! We have had a busy day of new challenges and we have started our new topic, ‘Marvellous Me’.
We are enjoying sharing our ‘All about me’ books. Today we have bathed babies, made birthday cakes, created puppets of ourselves, made a wooden village and even painted portraits. We started the day looking after our bodies by exercising with dough disco.
A great start with a welly walk - Thursday 9th September, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 9th Sep 2021 @ 8:48pm
We started the day with a welly walk! We had a good look around the running track, at the apple trees in the orchard and then we headed to the front of school to collect sticks from under the trees. Mrs. Thomson did plan for rain so we could wear our puddle suits but it stayed sunny for us.
We painted using our sticks and also had a lot of fun in the sand pit.
Wellbeing Wednesday!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 8th Sep 2021 @ 5:10pm
Wellbeing Wednesday started with PE in the hall. The lions were fantastic at getting changed and I have my fingers crossed that everyone has gone home in their own uniform. We have been very busy again today although we had lots of time to cool down as the heat made us feel a little sleepy. We made colour bottles for our puppet show and finished the day with story massage. The lions were amazing at the ‘Twinkle Twinkle’ massage.
More pictures from our sunny second day!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 7th Sep 2021 @ 9:33pm
A sunny and happy second day!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 7th Sep 2021 @ 2:41pm
Busy busy again! We started the day by going into the hall to talk about PE. We couldn’t resist playing some games. The children would like to start PE tomorrow. Please make sure pump bags and wellies are sent into school.
If children are not having toast, please send one healthy snack in their book bag. Thank you for sending caps and suncream in bookbags today. The children put cream on before their lunch time play and wore their caps.
First day in school., by Mrs Thomson
Date: 6th Sep 2021 @ 5:14pm
What an amazing first day! We have been busy lions! Lots of talking, sharing games and getting to know our new friends. Brave, adventurous and very kind lions!!
