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8 November 2022

Halloween fun

We had the most fabulous week learning about Halloween last week. We had a great time at the party and even got to bob for apples! What did you dress up for Halloween?

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8 November 2022

Girls' Cup Run Continues

The girls continued their fantastic cup run with a victory over Buckton Vale. A very long journey coupled with wet and windy conditions didn't make for a good night but the girls as ever showed great spirit and teamwork to win the game. Good luck to Buckton Vale for their season and thanks for…

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3 November 2022

Year 2 Food Technology

In Food Tech, we have used our Eatwell Guide to learn about the various food groups, and how many portions of each we should be eating to keep our bodies healthy.  Then we practised weighing and measuring using flour and water, so we are able to prepare quantities for cooking and…

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3 November 2022

Parts of a flower

All hands on to locate the parts of a flower and to recreate pollination. 

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1 November 2022

Algorithms and Debugging

Today Year 4 started their first computer science unit and learnt to write algorithms with multiple coding blocks. They also learnt how to identify bugs and how to debug an algorithm.

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1 November 2022

It is a mystery!

On Monday, Year 4 found a mysterious object on the playground. The children have been asking questions and making predictions about their next English text.

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1 November 2022

Waters of the World

Our Waters of the World topic has come to an end. The working wall has come down to make room for the Industrial Revolution one.

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21 October 2022

Europe Project

 

This half term, Year 4 have been learning all about Europe in geography. 4 Poplar became experts on Norway and 4 Willow became experts on Spain. Miss Shaw and Mr Shanks were experts in Russia. We explored the countires location, capital cities, cities,…

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21 October 2022

Great Citizen Award

 

These are our Great Citizens for this term. Their kind and caring nature and willingness to help others has shone this half term. Well done! 

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21 October 2022

Stone Age


 

This half term, we have been learning all about The Stone Age. We have been looking at a range of sources to find out about the past. 

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21 October 2022

Year 2 Head Teacher's Award

What an amazing first half term.  Everyone has worked so hard, that Mrs Thornburn awarded us with an own clothes day and a certificate to display in the window.  

 

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21 October 2022

Year 2 Maple - Great Citizen Award

Well done to 2 Maple's Great Citizen Award winner. Our winner is a pleasure to teach, always looks out for his friends and adults alike, and displays our Dowson PACT values everyday.

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