We had a fantastic time at the KS1 Quad Kids competition last week. The competition involved teams of 10, taking part in four events (50m sprint, 300m run, throwing and a standing jump). The children were very focused and determined, and came away with three individual prizes for top scores, as well as the main team prize! Congratulations to both of our teams, as well as Tilly, Will and Cory, who scooped those individual points total prizes.

Thank you to all of our parent helpers on this event, as well as to Miss Leggett for organising.
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Dear parents and carers,

​Wow! That was quite a week in year 2!

On Monday I took 16 children from year 2 (plus four year 1s) down to Botley for the KS1 Quadkids competition. Congratulations to Tilly, Will and Cory for receiving individual prizes, and well done to our A team for coming 1st! It was a fantastic afternoon, and our children showed that they can be good sports, but that they also have a real competitive streak! The events included a 50m sprint, a 300m run, a throw and a standing jump. Thank you to all of our parent helpers who allowed this event to go ahead.

​On Friday we were very excited by the arrival of Olly the Ox for Elliot's star prize. We had a wonderful time in our coaching session with the community coaches, and we also all enjoyed wearing our yellow t-shirts. In year 2 we had a football themed day, starting off with learning about the Loinesses and their captian Steph Houghton. We looked at how she had used a growth mindset to become England captain. In maths, we worked on position and direction, using examples from football to help us. We also designed football strips and our own football stickers. Congratulations again to Elliot for winning such a brilliant prize!

​It was another very successful sports evening, and I want to say a big thank you to all of you for bringing your children to the event. I think that this was the first time ever that every child in my class has been able to attend! I was really impressed with how well behaved the children were and how kind and supportive they were towards everyone who took part.

Amongst all this excitement, the normal everyday lessons are still taking place. In English we are working on writing non-fiction texts about Japan, and in maths we are working on our investigative skills, by being a bold badger and a bounce back bunny. Next week we'll also be looking at some e-safety issues around being kind online.

Mrs B

​Three things to ask your child this week:

1. What has been the best thing about being in year 2?
2. What are you looking forward to about being in year 3?
   
3. ​Are you worried about moving into year 3?
   

We had a fantastic day for the Oxford United Day. A big thank you to Elliot in Year 2 for winning the competition and for winning us this brilliant prize! We started the day by having photos with the Oxford United Mascot, Olly the Ox and having an assembly. Then we had our session with James, the Oxford United in the Community coach. We had so much fun and we even get to keep a t-shirt each! 

We had a fantastic time at Winchester Science Centre on Friday. We enjoyed a show in the planetarium, before learning about rockets and making our own, real fire-powered models. After lunch we explored both levels of the museum, learning about a range of different scientific topics. Here are some of the photos from the day:

Thank you to Miss Griffiths for organising the trip.

Dear parents and carers,

In our English lessons this week we have been using the book Wabi Sabi to explore some aspects of Japanese culture, including the special type of poetry called haiku. The children have explored what wabi sabi means through the book, and have been thinking about things which are ordinary and special at the same time. They are also in the middle of writing their own haikus, which we will be finishing next week.

In maths this week the children have been learning about temperature. We have used thermometers to measure the temperature in different places around the classroom, and worked hard on reading the scales. Next week we will be looking at some different mathematical investigations, including doubling and halving, and pattern-building.

On Friday we really enjoyed our trip to the Winchester Science Centre with year 5. See the separate post for photos of our amazing day.

Mrs B
Three things to ask your child this week:

1. How could we find out what temperature it is tomorrow?
   
2. What is a haiku?
   
3.  What was the best thing about our trip to the science centre?

​On Monday 1st July, we played Danish Longball, It went on until 5pm. We were playing against Cumnor, they were very fast. The aim of the games is to score the most points. It was really fun. Me, Noah, Archie, Alfie, Ollie, TJ, William and Sasa went.
We would also like to say thank you to the staff who helped the team at this event.
Written by Olivia.

As part of our transition work, Foundation Stage and Year One buddied up and spent some time in the Year 1 class together. We had a lovely time showing our buddies around the classroom, playing, sharing and having fun together. 

We began our new unit of work in English by becoming pirates! Mrs Smith led a drama session exploring life on board a pirate ship. Take a look at the photos and videos from our session. 

Over the last couple of weeks we have been working on our Great Fire of London Art. First, we used paints to create the sky. We thought carefully about how we could show the fire and used colour mixing to create the colours that we wanted for our background. We then used black card to cut out the silhouettes of the buildings. Don't they look fantastic!