We started today’s jigsaw lesson with the Calm Me exercise to prepare ourselves to learn.
Then we sat in a circle and played a game called ‘Switch’. A statement was read out which applied to more than one child in the circle. Those children then switched places with each other amusing them to see what they have in common with each other.
During the Open My Mind section, a washing line was fastened across one side of the class to the other. At one end we attached ‘Agree’, the other we attached ‘Disagree’ and in the middle we attached ‘Not sure’. A list of statements were read out and the children moved to the appropriate answer on the washing line.
We started today’s jigsaw lesson with the Calm Me exercise to prepare ourselves to learn.
Then we sat in a circle and played a game called ‘Switch’. A statement was read out which applied to more than one child in the circle. Those children then switched places with each other amusing them to see what they have in common with each other.
During the Open My Mind section, a washing line was fastened across one side of the class to the other. At one end we attached ‘Agree’, the other we attached ‘Disagree’ and in the middle we attached ‘Not sure’. A list of statements were read out and the children moved to the appropriate answer on the washing line.
To finish off our topic, Year 2 had a fantastic pirate day where we all dressed up as pirates and started our own pirate crews!
We started off by practising our own sea shanties that we had written ourselves …. (photos to come!) Then we made our own telescopes and treasure chests so that we could hunt for treasure and have somewhere to store our gleaming booty – shiver me timbers!
After lunch we went on our very own treasure hunt – where there’s gold, we’re a goin’!
In Year 2 we have been looking at how we can keep our minds healthy and safe. We have learnt and practised some breathing techniques that we can use when we feel sad, anxious or angry.
We have also been looking at how our words and actions may have an affect on how we feel about ourselves. We read a story that said we all have an imaginary bucket which is filled with happy thoughts and feelings. We can be bucket fillers by being kind to others but we might be a bucket dipper if we are mean to them.
We have looked at ways that we can be a bucket filler and the children have written lovely things about each other for our class display. Hopefully this will remind us that we are all friends and we care about each other. Come and have a look in the Year 2 classroom to read all of the lovely things we have said about each other.
This week Year 2 found some treasure arrrrrrr! However, there was a problem! It was frozen into ice!
As a class we thought of ways we would be able to rescue the treasure. We agreed that we needed it to melt so that we could free the treasure.
In our science lesson we explored lots of different ways to make the ice melt. Some of us planned what we thought and observed what happened.
Finally we managed to rescue the treasure! We found out that using the warm water helped melt the ice quickly. We also noticed that when we brushed the ice it created heat which also melted the ice.
As part of Child Safety Week, the children learnt all about ‘Pantosaurus’ and the NSPCC campaign. Classes from Reception to Year 6 enjoyed singing along and learning how to stay safe. Links for more information regarding the campaign, ‘Lets Talk PANTS’ can be found on the school newsletter or on the NSPCC website.
Last Thursday in Year 2 we first shared ‘The Jigsaw Charter’ with the children to help reinforce how we work together as a group.
We then did the ‘Calm me’ exercise and explained to the children the benefit of this activity and how it can help them learn by calming down their minds.
Next the ‘Tell Me or Show Me’ activity involved reading the class ‘I’ll Do It: Learning About Responsibility : Taking Responsibility (Values)’. The children then asked each other in pairs what they think ‘responsibility’ means.
Finally, to take part in the ‘Let me learn’ activity the children were put into groups of four. ‘Responsibility cards’ were handed out to each group and these illustrated different ways of being responsible within school. The children then organised the responsibilities from the most to the least important.
We have started a new scheme throughout the school which is called Jigsaw and will be following a new structure for PHSE lessons.
This week with year 3,4,5 and 6 I put up a PowerPoint example of a learning charter and explained about our rights and responsibilities which create a learning environment, in which everyone can learn well. I explained when people take their responsibilities seriously, they can gain rewards. When they do not, there are consequences.
Children in groups created their own learning charter.
With Year 1 and 2 we did the ‘Calm Me’ time which develops mindfulness using breathing techniques, awareness exercises and visualisation. We then did circle time and introduced a new Jigsaw ‘Friend’ and mentioned that he/she will be part of their class and they will have to look after it.
We discussed the reason as to why the ‘Friend’ could be nervous and the children gave their own explanations.
