Year 2

  A week after planting our sunflower seeds we are already seeing shoots emerging.  Lewis has the tallest sunflower so far!

To help us understand how plants transport water, Maple Class set up an experiment.  We placed white roses & celery into water.  We added a few drops of food colouring.  Over the next few days we hope to see our flowers and the celery change colour once the stems have absorbed the coloured water.

To kick start our topic, Scented Garden, Year 2 spent the afternoon learning what plants need for healthy growth & survival.  We found out all plants need water, light, oxygen, the right temperature & time to grow.  We then planted our own sunflower seed.  We will spend the next six weeks watching how they grow. … Continue reading →

For our Express Event today, Year 1 & Year 2 investigated what happens to our bodies when we exercise.  We walked, hopped, skipped & jogged across the playground, recording the changes to our bodies after each activity.  Thank you to all those parents/carers that came along & bravely joined in.    

Well done Mechola for being Maple Class’ winner of the Golden Ticket this week.

We investigated how exercise affects our pulse rate.  After we located our pulse we counted the beats in a minute, we then recorded our resting heart rate.  As a Class, we walked, skipped and ran part of the daily mile route, testing our pulse rate after each activity.  We found the more energy we used … Continue reading →