Class 2 Blog

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  02

  Jul

  PSHE - Boys and girls bodies

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  Today was the day in which we learnt the correct anatomical name for parts of our bodies. This lesson addressed the ‘embarrassment factor’ with these words and we helped the children understand these are special and private parts of their bodies which is why we might get a bit embarrassed or giggle when talking about them.
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  01

  Jul

  PE - Swimming

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  Year 2 looked at using different floating positions. We began by lifting our feet off the pool floor and then looked at various body positions, such as the pencil float, star float, and mushroom float. The confident swimmers began to see how far across the length of the pool they could float unaided.
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  25

  Jun

  PSHE - Changing Me

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  We looked at 5 different stages of life - baby, toddler, child, teenager and adult and discussed how the body changes throughout each stage. We looked at where we are on the continuum from young to old and then had to try and list things we could do independently in each stage.
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  12

  Jun

  Art and Design - Printing

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  Printing is a process that allows for the mass reproduction of text and images. It has been around for thousands of years and has evolved into various methods, including digital printing, which is the most common today.. Using the work of Oliver Jeffers as a starting point, we experimented with textures and shapes to create our own prints.
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  10

  Jun

  PE - Swimming

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  We are still building our confidence in the water. We played follow the leader today, with the leader having to perform a jump and dip their head underwater. Then we all stood in a large circle to create our own whirlpool and then float into it safely.
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  10

  Jun

  Dan Magness

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  We were lucky enough to have a freestyle Guinness World Record holder with us today. Dan Magness is a UK TV presenter who started out as a football freestyler, performing phenomenal football tricks at events across the world. We had great fun learning some new tricks.
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  05

  Jun

  Prostars World Cup Challenge

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  This high-energy, immersive experience brings learning to life while boosting cultural awareness, physical activity, and whole-school community spirit. With strong links to PE, Geography, Maths, English, PSHE and more, it offers real educational value alongside an unforgettable event pupils will be talking about long after the final whistle.
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  03

  Jun

  PE - Swimming

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  Our first session in the pool involved entering and exiting the pool safely. We talked about why this is essential so as not to slip. We then played a few follow the leader games to increase our water confidence.
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  03

  Jun

  Computing - Programming

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  During this lesson, we recapped what we already knew about the ScratchJr app. We had to identify the start of sequences in real-world scenarios, and then explained that sequences need to be started in ScratchJr. Finally, we had create programs and run them in full-screen mode using the Green flag.
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  01

  Jun

  Pickleball

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  Pickleball encourages teamwork, coordination, and confidence. We absolutely loved how the session got everyone moving and catered for all of our abilities with various challenges along the way to extend our skills.