Pine class have been thinking about the dragon that was filmed flying over the school. We have written descriptions using noun phrases. Drama work has been fun as we explored why the dragon came to Roebuck Academy. We used freeze frame to discuss the motives and feelings of the dragon. Conscience Alley was used to give the dragon advice. We created maps to help the lost dragon find his way home. Next week we are looking forward to painting our clay dragons and creating a dragon world. This will be used for story telling and story writing.

Thank you to all the adults who were able to attend Pine Class's fantastic finish. We sang a couple of songs and performed a composition. Then we were delighted when adults joined in with our learning activities. These included Purple Mash, Growth mindset art, maths, making puppets and spelling. Many thanks to all the adults who came to find out about our assessments in May. Please ask a Year 2 adult if you need any more information.

On Friday Year 2 had a wonderful learning experience at the Shuttleworth collection in Bedfordshire. We were given a guided tour in the morning of the museum and saw transport from a variety of periods of History. We found out how fires were put out and saw an old water pump. Cars and bikes were explored and we were fortunate to see some planes take off. After lunch we were completely surprised by Matthew the Education Officer as both classes were allowed to take a bus trip on a vintage bus. Mrs Chapman added to the excitement in Pine class by pointing out animals such as Kangaroos and singing 'Wheels on the bus'. Year 2 had a very fun time in the Jubilee Park and even the adults shared their talents on the monkey bars and the swings. It was a real pleasure to spend the day with Year 2 who showed exemplary behavior and respect to all adults. Many thanks to the volunteers who helped. In addition thank you to the volunteers at Shuttleworth who were so helpful and knowledgeable.

Pine class have been working in the style of the artist Mattise. They happily collected leaves on a sunny autumn afternoon and had a thoughtful discussion on texture, shape, line and colour. We found lots of patterns when we looked closely. We then studied art work by Mattise and created our own pictures in his style. Pine class hope you enjoy looking at them.

Year 2 have been using drama to help create ideas for writing. They have jumped into a picture of the jungle.  We explored the jungle and used freeze frame to discuss how the characters were feeling at different stages of their adventure. The children are now in the process of writing exciting stories.

Birch Class have had such a great start to the year. They have quickly become familiar with our daily routines and timetables. The adults have been busy listening to readers. We are delighted that all the children want to read with an adult at home every day.  Our topic this term is Explore the Great Outdoors and the children have been busy helping the adults to plan their topic. If you do visit somewhere interesting at the weekends please take a photo and share your adventures with the class. Thank you for the amazing holiday projects that have already been returned. We look forward to sharing them with the class over the next week.