This week in English, the children have been retelling the tale of Handa’s Surprise by acting the story out and performing to the class. They have also written their own version of the story and they had to remember to use adjectives. The children were fascinated with all the different animals and thoroughly enjoyed discussing what they were. They wrote some fabulous stories after acting out their plays to the class.

In mathematics, the children have been working on their number bonds and the two, five and ten multiplication tables. I was particularly impressed with their problem solving this week. Many children thought of many different ways to make 8 using addition, subtraction and multiplication sums. The problem-solving activity involving decorating biscuits was particularly challenging and needed a lot of focus. Great perseverance.

In science, Form 2 went into the science lab to look at all the equipment. We discussed science lab rules and they labelled the equipment.

Form 2 will be learning about the Creation story. The children completed a creation wheel showing the Christians belief. The children discussed their beliefs and many of the children understood that it was not factual. This resulted in a very good discussion. Well done, Form 2.