Maple Crayford Vist ~ Class 2

This afternoon we were treated to a visit from Maple Crayford  who is a greyhound dog.

Mrs Crayford and Jacob told us that Maple was born in 2004 and that she was a racing hound until 2007 when she was dumped and then rescued by the Crayford family from Tia Greyhound Rescue.

At home Maple eats healthy dog biscuits three times a day and drinks water. She also goes for walks three times a day and sleeps in a basket with an old blanket. Maple's fur is not waterproof like most dogs so if it is raining she needs to wear a coat to keep her dry.

Mrs Crayford told us that Maple cannot be let off the lead when they are out walking as she chases anything small and furry especially rabbits and she runs very fast too.

We all enjoyed meeting Maple as we have heard a lot about her during out pets topic.

Thank you to Mrs Crayford, Emily and Jacob for letting us all meet her.

Atoms and Molecules ~ Class 2 Science Week

During science week the children in Class 2 have been finding out about atoms and molecules.

We found out that everything around us is made of atoms and that atoms are so small they are indivisible, which means they cannot be divided any more.

When two atoms join together they form a molecule. Molecules have strong bonds holding them together.

We used fuzzy balls to represent water, oxygen, salt and sugar molecules.

We found out about solids, liquids and gases. In a solid the atoms are packed closely together in a  structure with strong bonds holding them together.  

 We sorted lots of different materials according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases.

The children asked lots of interesting questions such as how small is an atom and  is sand a liquid or a solid because it can be poured?

We found out that water can be a solid, liquid or gas depending on what temperature it is. It can change from one state to another.

Well done Class 2, you have a great interest in chemistry and you are super scientists!

Rewind to Easter ~ Year 5

On Wednesday afternoon the children in Year 5 attended Moortown Baptist Church for this year's Rewind to Easter. This is an hour and a half event during which the children explore the Easter Story and learn why Easter is an important festival for those of the Christian faith.

The event includes:

A dramatic retelling of the Easter story,

A craft activity based around the Easter theme

and opportunities to wonder about the Easter story with different characters.

The event is always really well organised and it is a great way for us to learn about this important festival in a practical and interactive way. Thank you to Mrs Jarvis for accompanying us on the visit.

World Book Day Vocabulary Parade ~ Class 2

Today was World Book Day and the whole school was involved in creating a vocabulary parade.

Here are the children from Class 2 and their fabulous word choices.

Relaxed and Fatigued..

Terrifying and Endangered..

Dishevelled and Potentate..

Wizardry and Education..

Shadow and Ballerina..

Aeronautical..

Precipitation and Infatuation..

Accident and Absorbent..

Agriculture and Magician..

Inferno and Metallic..

Scary..

Petition and Sleepy..

Perplexed and Incandescent..

Sport and Idol..

Flavour..

Debonair and Immaculate..

Character and Gangster

I am sure you will agree that everyone has really excelled themselves with a wonderful assortment of

vocabulary, we have had an exciting, fun and creative dress up day.

Well done Class 2

Hammy the Hamster Visit ~ Class 2

This half term the children in Class 2 are finding out about pets and this week we had a very special visit from Hammy the hamster.

Hammy arrived in a big cage where she sleeps, feeds and exercises.

We all sat in a circle and put Hammy in a ball so she could explore our classroom. It was also an excellent way to make sure that everyone got a good look at Hammy.

Mr Levy told us lots of information about Hammy who is a Syrian hamster. We found out that although hamsters are nocturnal in the wild, pet hamsters often get used to being awake during the day when everyone else in the house is up and about.

Then Mrs Levy told us how Hammy is looked after including what she eats, how much exercise she needs, and how important it is to clean the cage regularly. We found out that even having a small pet like Hammy is a big responsibility.

Hammy was very active and although some of us were a bit weary of her at first...

.....it wasn't long before everyone wanted a turn to feed Hammy.

We gave her fresh carrot and cucumber.

Hammy took all the food we gave her and we could see her cheeks getting bigger and bigger!

We talked about hamsters in the wild that need to store any food they find because they don't know when they might find food again.

This isn't something that Hammy needs to worry about as she is very well looked after.

Hammy stayed in our classroom all day and we all enjoyed having her.

Thank you to the Levy family for organising this for us. It was a brilliant start to our pet topic.