All children in Pre-Prep follow a termly carousel of languages during the course of the school year. This term we are learning Spanish. “Land Ahoy!” is the Year 2 curriculum theme this term so we will be using the story of “La oruga muy hambrienta” in our lessons to link in to the theme. The…
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It’s Señora Mookherjee’s Flying Saucer Sombrero! Year 2 had a blast last week in their Spanish lesson as Señora Mookherjee’s Flying Saucer Sombrero spun it’s way around the room landing on unsuspecting pupil planets! The only way it could take off again was if the children…
‘Land Ahoy!’ What does it mean? What does it make you think about? Who might say it? These were the questions presented to the children in the first week of term, as they were invited to consider the title of the Year Two Global Studies theme. In response, there was reference to pirates; other discussions…
This three week project was based on the theme of the term: the ‘Scented Garden’. Year 2 had to reflect on the theme and design a garden, then using their 2D design they created a model of the garden…next stop The Chelsea Flower Show!
It was with great sadness that we had to cancel the long-standing traditional outing to Frinton beach for the entire Pre-Prep. However, the Pre-Prep staff, forever resilient and resourceful, worked very hard to arrange a “staycation” which included: inflatables, pony rides, goat feeding and petting, a tonne of sand and an ice cream van! They…
Year 2’s inspiration was the artwork of Andy Goldsworthy, who only uses natural materials. His artwork is not created to be seen first hand. He takes photos and his work is often in very remote places. Hence the artwork will blow away, melt, be taken apart by animals etc. After Year 2 had finished they…
Year 2 studied Henri Matisse’s ‘Cut Outs’ created when he was ill and bed bound, he described his impressionistic way of working as ‘drawing with scissors’. They designed organic shaped templates to give an impression of leaf shapes and carefully considered the colour, composition and placement of their shapes.
Starting with a photograph to spark their curiosity Year 2 continued working on their scented garden projects and undertook a colour matching exercise to create an impressionistic ‘scented garden’.
Year 2s Scented Garden Our project this term is the scented garden. For the last two weeks we have been working on a mixed media piece aimed at creating texture and relief in the picture from different types of recycled paper: old abandoned sketchbooks, newspaper twists and scrap paper. The children needed to draw on…
Year 2 are bursting with curiosity to find out what the seeds they have planted will grow into. They made the most of the sunshine to plant some mystery seed and we will keep you posted as to how they are developing!
