Today at Easter club we worked collaboratively to locate eggs that had been hidden around the playground. One by one we opened the eggs to find an act of kindness that we had to complete. Make a badge with a positive message. Water the trees on Rathfern Road. 3. Read a story with a friend […]
Year 2 went back in time to 1666 to the Great Fire of London. They took on roles of different characters and performed alongside key historical figures to bring this event to life! A smoke machine was used to enhance the atmosphere as the children put on a showstopping performance! The children had to learn their lines […]
Today we went to the Royal Festival Hall to follow the adventures of the eager but accident-prone young dragon called ‘Zog’, as he goes through his years at Dragon school perfecting his craft. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performed the music to his adventures on stage. The conductor led the orchestra on a musical extravaganza! “My […]
In Science we used our sense of hearing to listen to the sounds around us. We went into the playground to listen to and note down the sounds that we could hear and the source (where it came from). We could hear the gates closing, children laughing, cars passing by and aeroplane engines. We then […]
At the end of last term in English we wrote diary entries in role as the Tearful Teddy Bear. We used role play to immerse ourselves into the emotions of the bear who was feeling lonely and blue. We also sang the tearful teddy’s song: ‘Po-o-o-o-or me… po-o-o-o-or ME… Poor little sad little wet little […]
We have been using our geographical skills to locate the 7 continents. We worked collaboratively to use an atlas to find countries that are within these continents. This week we looked at the United Kingdom and developed our knowledge of the countries in the British Isles and their capital cities. Star words that we have […]
Last week, we went on a Geography trip to Ladywell Fields. We found our starting point on a map using the key provided, and used the compass to navigate our way around the park. Along the way we picked up leaves, feathers and twigs. We then stuck them onto the Gruffalo’s tummy. When we got […]
Today, Year 2 became investigators as we went on an exciting mission to locate a new friend. When we walked inside the classroom, it was an absolute mess with carrots, hay and droppings everywhere! We were confused and didn’t know who had left them there. We decided to investigate further and stumbled upon an envelope […]
The Queen was sewing by her window and as three drops of blood fell on her sewing, she said, “O, how I wish I had a daughter with skin as white as snow, cheeks as red as blood and hair as black as ebony”. Working collaboratively in groups as storytellers and performers, we retold the […]
‘Last week when we came in, our classroom looked very different. I felt shocked! Where was the carpet? It had gone! We had to pick names at random from a pot. My name was Abigail. We started off with Arithmetic, seated in rows of 4. Girls on one side and boys on the other – […]
At Rathfern we stand together to condemn the unlawful murder of an innocent black man, George Floyd, in Minneapolis.
We stand united in our commitment to tackle and challenge racism, address inequality and call out discrimination.
