Class 2 Blog

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  08

  May

  Music - Creating a rhythm

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  Today we had to create a rhythm which represents a chosen animal. In pairs, year 2 had to create that animal’s rhythm on a computer and add a sequence of notes to their rhythm. We then played them to the class for them to guess which animal we had chosen.
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  01

  May

  Computing - musical patterns

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  Year 2 used a computer today to create a musical pattern. They could identify that music is a sequence of notes and explain how music can be played in different ways. They then refined their musical pattern using Chrome Music Lab.
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  24

  Apr

  Computing - Experimenting with music

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  We listened to the classical piece Neptune by Holst and tried to imagine what visuals could accompany it. This led us to discuss connecting images with sounds. We then used the iPads to experiment with pitch using the Kandinsky section of Chrome Music Lab. We had great fun listening to our compositions.
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  17

  Apr

  PSHE - Relationships

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  We discussed that there are lots of forms of physical contact within a family and that some of this is acceptable and some is not. Hugs and high-fives were unanimously accepted, kicking and scratching were not. We then had to explain which types of physical contact we like and don’t like.
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  15

  Apr

  Design and Technology

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  In preparation for our sewing, year 2 got to grips with drawing templates onto fabric. We then had to cut carefully around these templates. We soon discovered that some fabrics are easier to cut than others. We will be recapping how to thread needles next week in order to start sewing our fabric flowers.
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  10

  Apr

  Music - Digital Music

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  Today we listened to several pieces of music by Gustav Holst. We had to identify simple differences in the pieces and then try to describe them using adjectives. We then experimented making our own music using Chrome Music Lab. We will be using this software this term to create our own pieces.
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  13

  Mar

  Computing - Coding

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  We were very lucky today. Some Year 12 students from Rednock School came to talk to us about computer science. We all got to use Scratch Jr to code a series of events using repeats and loops. It was great fun learning from students who are nearly finished with their secondary education.
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  28

  Feb

  PSHE - Healthy Me

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  We discussed what it means to feel relaxed and what does it mean when we are stressed. We looked at various images to see if we could determine what each person was feeling in each one. We then made a list of all the things we find relaxing and came up with some ways to help others to relax.
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  23

  Feb

  Geography - Australia

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  We can all sing along to the continents song but today we looked at what we actually know and remember about continents. We can now explain that Australia is the smallest continent but one of the largest countries on Earth. We then had to name and label the climate zones in Australia.
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  21

  Feb

  Computing - Grouping Data

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  We began to look at how objects have many different labels that can be used to put them into groups. They named different objects and experimented with placing them into different groups. They also labelled a group of objects, and deduced that an object can fit into more than one group depending on the context.