YEAR 2 (PINK)
Miss Stocks (Covering for Miss C Dunn)Welcome to class 2D
My name is Miss Dunn and I am one of two year 1/2 class teachers. We are supported by our wonderful teaching assistant Mrs Edmondson & Mrs Livingstone.
On our page you will be able to find out all about the extraordinary and exhilarating learning that takes place in our class every day.
Please take a look at our page and see what we’ve been learning so far this year.
We welcome any positive comments you’d like to share so please keep checking back to see what new adventures we’ve been on.
Feel free to add/share pictures of homework completed throughout the year.
Thank you
Miss Dunn
Our Class Blog
Life Cycle of a frog 🐸
This week in Early Years, we have been learning all about the life cycle of a frog. We have looked through books and stories to see how frogs lay their eggs and how they eventually turn into a frog. We have learnt lots of new language including habitats, frog spawn,...
Break the Rules for April Fools! 1st April 2021
Please see the attached letter explaining how you can break the rules on 1st April 2021. Break the rules
Easter Cards
1.2M have been learning about Easter in RE. They have been making Easter cards to mark the Christian celebration of Easter when Jesus Christ rose from the dead. They have chosen chicks which represents new life.
Fraction Frenzy
In 1.2M, we have been learning about fractions. They are becoming fraction wizards. We’ve been finding halves and quarters of shapes and quantities. I’m super impressed with their Maths work with a tricky topic.
I learned how to knit!
Bingo
Eyes down for bingo... The children in Reception have been practising number formation when we played bingo today. Children needed to work out 1 more or 1 less than 10 and put a circle around the correct numeral. We used our number line to help with the formation....
Coaching in the Easter Holidays from Burnopfield Cricket club
Burnopfield Cricket Club are hosting under 9's and under 11's sessions in the Easter Holidays. Please see the flyer below. BCC Junior Coaching_A5
The Princess’ Blankets
In today's english lesson, we started to learn about a new story, The Princess' Blankets. In the story, the princess is always cold even with roaring fires and the fleeciest wools! We thought about the questions we would ask the princess and we offered some...
Microhabitats and woodlice galore
In 1.2M, we took advantage of the good weather and took Science outside to hunt for microhabitat and minibeasts in our very own playground. We used a tally chart to count up our different creatures in two microhabitats. We mapped out the playground to show where we...
Fruit Skewers!
As part of our DT lessons, we have designed and made fruit skewers. They tasted delicious!
Shielding guidance is being paused for clinically extremely vulnerable people
The government has announced that shielding guidance is being paused. From Thursday 1 April, clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) people are no longer advised to shield. CEV people must continue to follow the national restrictions that are in place for everyone. From...
Mar/Apr issue of Families Newcastle Gateshead Magazine
Here is the LINK to the Mar/Apr issue of Families Newcastle Gateshead Magazine. It's jam packed with ideas to help families get the most out of springtime with recipe and craft ideas, education articles and much more. The 2021 Awards are now OPEN! Nominations for...