On Board A Pirate Ship - Using Senses

Year 2 have had an awesome time using their senses to explore what it would have been like living a s a pirate on board a ship. Shoes and socks off! right time to lie head to toe to experience sleeping like a pirate in the crews quarters- hot, stifling and plenty of cheesy feet! Now lets listen carefully to the sounds on board the ship - creaking masts, flapping sails, seagulls crying, heavy footsteps, snoring, the captain barking orders, raucous laughter and sea shanties sung heartily were all sounds they experienced whilst listening carefully with their eyes shut.

What would they taste on board the ship? In the beginning of their journey the food was good...fresh water, chicken, eggs, beef, milk and fresh vegetables but .... after a few weeks food stocks would dwindle and they would be left with hard tac biscuits, lemons to prevent deadly scurvy and grog...pirate beer (ginger beer for the children).

The children were not very impressed with the bland, tasteless hard tac and the acidic, sour lemons!

Ginger beer was hit and miss some loved the warm, spicy taste others were totally disgusted with the flavour!

They decided that perhaps life a s a pirate wasn't that great after all !

Gurdwara Visit

Year 2 had a fabulous time visiting the local Gurdwara on Soho Road.They had the grand tour of the building and took their shoes off and covered their heads as a sign of respect before they walked through the prayer hall. The children were amazed at the size of golden dome at the top of the building. They listened carefully during the visit and there were many comments from the people within the Gurdwara as to how well the children behaved. They were a credit to the school! Well done Year 2!

Peacemakers - On the bus!

Year 2 have been enjoying their Peacemakers sessions this half

term.

They began the session by describing why they 'Had A Good Day' today. There were many comments about how they enjoyed their maths today and how they enjoyed their new topic. Two children made our Cook very happy today by saying how much they enjoyed their lunch from the new school menu.

The children then began the decision making game -'On The Bus'.

The children were asked a range of questions and then asked which side of the bus they would 'get off on'.

Questions ranged from fun questions like - pizza or chips to more in depth questions like would you prefer one good friend or many friends. Go to school or stay at home? Book or computer? The answers were very revealing!