A special visitor

 This morning we looked at different parts of a picture, that started to tell a story. We could only see small parts of it at a time, so that we could have a big think about what the picture was telling us. There was a lady, in old fashioned clothes, in what looked like a boat. 

Then we could see the sea, a lighthouse, then a shipwreck. The whole picture was the front of a book - about a lady called Grace Darling. But who was she?

This afternoon a special visitor came. Her name was Grace and she told us about her life. She said she liked games and so we played the yes/no game with her. Through this game we found out that there was a storm, a shipwreck and that people died. 

We then watched Grace's story about the shipwreck and how she rescued 9 people! Would you like to see her story too? Click here and you can!

Brilliant Bertie!

Look at Bertie-he was in the local magazine! What a brilliant photo showing the amazing things he does when learning at home. Well done Bertie-we are proud of you!

Green fingers?!

Look who has got green fingers in class 2! Ethan has been planting up the sunflower seedlings for us all this week.

An unusual place...

Somewhere in the world there is an unusual place. 

The room is circular and is roughly 6m across. Could you draw that using string and chalk?

In that place was a room and some stairs. They were unusual stairs. If you went up the stairs you came to a bedroom, with very little furniture. What could this place be? Who lived there? We had lots of great ideas.

Further up the stairs were more rooms. What was in them?

Somebody lived in this place, with their family. We were able to ask questions, but this person would only give yes/no answers. It took us a while to get the hang of it, but then we were on fire!

'Are you a boy?'     No

'Do you live here?'    Yes

'Do you have fun here?'  Yes, and no.

After a while ...

'Is it a lighthouse? Are you by the sea? Are you on the rocks?'

Yes

At night I light a candle and father finds oil.

 Why?

Outside the lighthouse a storm was brewing ...

then raging ...

into a full blown tempest.

The walls of the lighthouse were very strong. If they spoke, I wonder what they would say..

'The waves are crashing on the rocks.'

'I will stay strong.'

'The storm is terrifying ...'

'We will protect those inside!'

What questions do you want to ask now?

Flotsam collages

We have been busy making collages like the pictures in the flotsam book. We used collage and painting techniques, before using the camera on the ipads to add ourselves in. Look out for our finished pictures very soon!

Our inspiration from Flotsam

Careful collaging

Sponge painting for an effective sky

Testing out the technology

A picture, in a picture, in a picture ...

Explain everything!

Today we have been using the iPads to explain the

Golden Rules for Measuring!

We have used an app called explain everything. Some of us found it really challenging, but we have worked hard together! We will share our films as soon as we have finished.

Whoosh!

Oh my! Where have my socks been blown off to today?! Class 2 have produced some incredible writing from the book Flotsam. Ask them to tell you about it, then come and read it on Tuesday. It's fabulous! Watch this space for some being published very soon.