Giraffe – Years 2 & 3 Miss Dale and Mrs Allison

‘Only my best is good enough’

Welcome to Giraffe Class!

Giraffe class is a mixed Year 2 and Year 3 class. We are very active learners and always try our best. Our Class teacher is Miss Dale and our Teaching Assistant is Mrs Allison, both are with us everyday.

Our class book this half term is The Wind in the Willows. We read this together at the end of each day before home time. 

In Maths we use practical apparatus and pictures to make our learning fun and easier to understand. Each lesson starts with a recap of what we have looked at the day before to help us retain all of the learning we have been doing. We aim to do active maths at least once a week which we LOVE! We are very eager to learn our times tables and aim to go on Times Table Rockstars whenever we can. 

Times Tables Rock Stars – Times Tables Rock Stars (ttrockstars.com)

Science

Our science topics change each half term. In Science this term, we are learning about Living things and their Habitats. We do lots of practical activities in Science and experiments are definitely our favourite part!

Art and D&T

We do Art for half a term and then Design Technology for half a term. This term in D&T we are learning about textiles and how to make our very own Egyptian collars! We will learn how to make a cross stitch, a running stitch and how to stick our decorations onto our fabric. 

PE

Our PE day is Friday  and we come to school in our PE kits. We use Beyond the Physical and this means that we understand how to adapt games to challenge ourselves and connect with others both in a competitive and collaborative way. 

History/Geogrpahy

Each term we do History or Geography. Our school trips are often linked to these topic as this helps us to understand how our learning is linked to the real world. In History this term, our topic question is 'Would you prefer to live in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or the Iron Age?' We are so excited to learn all about these different ages and take part in lots of exciting activities and experiences which will develop our understanding. We are incredibly excited about going on a school trip to the Green Estate to have a 'Stone Age Experience' where we can build shelters, make tools and create our own prehistoric paintings by candlelight!  

French

Year 3 also do Fantastic French Fridays and we are excited to learn how to name instruments and colours. We use a mixture of both worksheets and videos uploaded to Seesaw to show all of our learning. We especially love learning through songs and games!

PSHCE and RE

We do RE and PSHCE each week and there is topic for each half term. This term in PSHCE we are learning about 'Being Healthy'. 

In RE we explore lots of different religions and how these compare to each other. We also look at important religious stories and why these are important to different groups. We act out stories form different religions and work out what the messages might be - we have found loads of similarities! 

Music

We have our music days on Thursdays and we use Kapow to understand musical vocabulary and the composition of songs. This half term, we are learning all about ballads!

Dojo Rewards for Giraffe Class

As part of an update for the dojo reward system, the children can now redeem (spend) their dojos on treats.

Giraffe class have selected the following treats (these will be in place until the children decide that they need changing - I will ask them each half term). The children have decided on the 'cost' of each treat based on how many dojos we typically get in a week and how 'precious' the prize is!! These costs may be different from other classes as it was the children's choice.

If your child chooses a treat then you will be informed via dojo message or text.