Class 2 (Year 3 & 4) 2024-2025

Welcome to class 2!
 
We are a mixed class of year 3 & 4 children.   Mrs Fortescue is our class teacher, supported by Miss Forrest and Mrs Chisholm. 
September 2024
Science 
 
This week in science we identified that sounds are made when an object vibrates.  In these photographs we are watching how sound waves travel through the air and cause the rice grains to bounce.
Science 
Today we made hydrophones to help us to understand that sound travels through a liquid in this case water.
 
 
Many children from Year 3 and 4 are having a fantastic time at our  residential! Take a look at some of our photos here. Many more are in our main school photo gallery in the September section.
Science open afternoon in Class 2 
What we have been learning in class 2 during Autumn 1. 
Today Class 2 visited St Bartholomew’s Church to look at the WW1 memorial window and the War Grave in the churchyard. When we were there we also found a dedication stone to say thank you to a local family for taking in evacuees during WW2. On our way back to school we noted that the Memorial Hall was built just after WW1. We used our knowledge of Roman numerals to work out that it was completed in 1924.
Wearing wellies in school showing support to our wonderful farmers! 
Autumn 2
D.T 

We have been learning about conductors and insulators and disassembling a torch to discover how it works. Next we will be designing and making our own torches.
MERRY CHRISTMAS 
 
from 
 
Class 2 
December 2024

Class 2 and Class 3 present ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ 
January 2025
 SCIENCE 
 
Today we learned that magnets have a north and South Pole and when two of the same forces are placed close together they repel and when two different poles are close they attract each other. 
January 
PE - multi skills - heats 
January 
 
Christingle Service 
Children’s Mental Health Week - we have been using our ‘ how I am feeling’ charts at our tables and our Zones of regulations. 
February 
Safer Internet Day 
 
We took part in the BBC Teach live safer internet day where we joined in activities which involved spotting scams, dodging phishing traps and cracking codes for strong passwords - while gaining essential online safety skills. 
Woodhorn Museum 
we had a great day at Woodhorn colliery. We learned about what it was like to work down a coal mine, pit disasters, the machinery in and above the mine and the Pitman Painters.
Mulitskills County Finals 
February PE - yoga 
 
We have very much enjoyed yoga this half term and learning to create a flow with our poses while using breath work. 
World Book Day 
We came to school today dressed as our favourite book characters. We enjoyed making story sacks for KS1 and Early Years, then we tried to guess who was behind the mask in a ‘Masked Reader’ challenge. In the afternoon we competed in an ultimate character champion battle before heading to the yurt for storytelling.
Spring 1 
What we have been learning this half term.

we have been learning about coal mining and the work of the Pitman painters has inspired our art work. We have also been learning about rocks in our science lessons. We have been on a geology walk on Bamburgh beach, you can see pictures of our day as geologists below.
 
 
We enjoyed creating our Mothers Day Cards using an eco-printing natural dye that involves transferring colour pigments from plant materials onto fabric using a hammer technique. 
Autism Acceptance Day 
 
We celebrated ACD and raised awareness by promoting acceptance, highlighted the unique qualities and diverse perspectives of autism spectrum disorder by creating beautiful  colourful art work.