Miss Cockerill

Teaching Assistant

Howsham Mill Trip: 

Our class visit to Howsham Mill added to our knowledge and understanding about rocks and soil. We carried out various experiments to test the durability of different types of rocks and using special magnifying equipment to identify the different things that can be found inside soil. 

Science - fossils: 

We investigated the life and acheivements of Mary Anning and looked at our own fossil collection. We discovered how our fossils are made and found lots of different shapes and sizes!

Year 2 Science: 

Year 2 investigated the properties of different materials, testing which one is most suitable to make an umbrella out of. We discovered that a felt umbrella would not be a good choice!

PE - tennis: 

In PE, we have continued to develop our throwing and catching skills, applying these in game situations to gain points against each other. 

Art - Sculpture Making:

In art, we created our own sculptures inspired by the work of Anthony Gordon and Henry Moore. We used mannequins to replicate different emotions and applied these ideas when designing and making our final clay piece. 

Willow village walk: 

 As part of our Geography learning, we walked into Linton-on-Ouse to complete fieldwork activities. Year 3 and 4 focused on the land use in the local area, while Year 2 identified key features and landmarks on OS maps as we walked around.

Geography Posters:

In Geography, Year 3 and 4 completed information posters about a capital city from Europe. There were some excellent posters produced with lots of detail and information added. Year 2 completed a poster about Linton-on-Ouse and our local area. They labelled features on OS maps and on a satellite image, writing about each part of the village and what happens there.

Science Learning: 

In Science, Year 2 investigated the physical properties of brick, rock, glass and plastic. We attempted to squash, twist and bend the materials and even tested whether they float or sank. Year 3 and 4 investigated the key terms insulator and conductor. We conducted an experiment where they created a simple series circuit (wires, cells and a lightbulb). A selection of objects were added in to test (rubbers, paperclips, tinfoil, paper, pens and pencils), with the children then grouping the objects based on their results.

Remembrance Service: 

Willow class attended the Remembrance Service in the village, with some children reading poems we had written in class. 

ROAR 24:

This year, we took part in the 'Roar 24' project hosted by the Lions club. We planned, designed and made our own inventions to solve an issue in real-life. Our ideas consisted of a automatic CPR machine, a robot that collects litter and many more!

Art - Rothko 

We explored the work of Rothko and how colour links to emotions. We completed a colour wheel with primary, tertiary and secondary colours. We applied our learning when making our Christmas cards to send home. 

DT - Biscuit Making:

In DT, we planned, designed, made and evaluated our own Christmas- themed biscuits. We all enjoyed the tasting part!

Yorkshire Museum Trip:

Willow Class visited the Yorkshire Museum to add to our learning about the 'Stone Age.' We explored the different artefacts discovered at the Skara Brae site. We also looked at the Mary Anning display and at the different fossils, in preparation for our science topic in Spring 2. 

Outdoor Learning:

To link with our Stone Age learning, we created our own 'Stone Age Shelters' in our Outdoor learning sessions using natural materials we found around the forest area. 

We tested the effectiveness of these with water and the teddy inside managed to stay dry (mostly!)

Writing Workshop: 

We enjoyed taking part in an online writing and drawing workshop where we thought about our ‘sparks’ (what our interests are and what we enjoy doing). We started to think about how we could use ourselves as a character in a story.

The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse.

The children all did a fantastic performance of 'The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse' in front of an audience during golden book. They only had five days to rehearse and learn their lines but they were all amazing! Well done Willow, what a great achievement!

National Railway Museum

Willow Class visited the National Railway Museum to gain more of an understanding of how trains have changed and developed over time. The children had an excellent and interesting time exploring the Great Hall, looking at the different types of trains there are, writing down key features. We also attended a workshop about streamlining, seeing how the shape of a train can affect the speed it goes. We visited the Wonderlab. Everybody enjoyed the different science-related activities. We all had a fantastic learning experience!

Art Gallery

On the 16th of November, Willow class visited York Art Gallery to learn more about  our art topic this half term - Every Picture tells a story. The children all had a great time exploring the different pieces of art work. They completed a treasure hunt, looked at the different colours and textures of the paintings, enjoyed looking at all the different pieces of artwork and finding out what story they are telling, recreated their own version of their favourite pieces of artwork, using the fantastic resources at the art gallery! A fantastic day was had by all!

Skip2bfit

Willow class took part in a skip2bfit and box2bfit session just before half term. The children all did some excellent work and showed some great resilience and perseverance when skipping and boxing. 

Autumn 2

Year 2 Spelling Overview

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Year 3 Spelling Overview

Autumn 2

Year 4 Spelling Overview

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