Butterfly Excitement

In science we have been studying the butterfly lifecycle.  We seen each part of the life cycle happen for real in our own classroom!  Mrs Walker organised for us to have five caterpillars in each class which we looked after over a period of a month.  We watched as they grew bigger, developed into chrysalises and eventually transformed into Painted Lady butterflies.  We were lucky enough, in both classes, to see the one of the butterflies emerge from its chrysalis.  An incredible experience! Sadly three days after emerging from the Chrysalises we had to release the butterflies.  The was an emotional event especially as the butterflies didn't seem to want to fly away! This did mean that several children were able to actually hold the butterflies in their hands!

 

Math-magicians ...

We have had a super start to the term and the children have been enjoying a range of practical activities to experience and apply their maths knowledge. These have included chalk compasses, penguin data sorting, mini beast hunts and tallying AND Flanimal problem solving! PHEW it's true Year 2 really are Math-magicians!

Rainbow Writing

Here in Year 2 we LOVE to write! We write whenever we get chance about whatever we can! To help us aim high and for us to know what our targets look like we have a brand new Rainbow Grammar writing display to help us, which has examples of Year 2 writing!

Colombian school updates!

If you would like to keep up with all the happenings over at the Colombian school, and see the projects we share from Rise Park please visit our Colombia page which also has a link to the joint blog we have with Manuel Mejia Vallejo.

http://www.riseparkprimaryschool.co.uk/colombia-1/

Our most recent projects include our Enterprise week Spanish self portraits, and lots of exciting news about the new chickens and vegetable garden at the Colombian school.






Colombian children preparing their vegetable garden

Measuring

We have been measuring in cm.  some children used a ruler as well as roll out play dough to measure length.

Right Angles

We made right angles outside with sticks and then used cubes to show where we thought the right angles were.  This would be great fun to play at home or at the local park.

Chocolate Making

During Enterprise week, we were chocolatiers and advertisers.  We design made and marketed our own chocolate creations.  We hope you enjoyed eating them as much as we enjoyed making them!