Spring Term 2

24th February 2020

This term the following Key stage groups will be learning:

EYFS: Movement using apparatus

Key Stage 1: Tag Rugby/ Handball/ Fundamental skills, movement and space

Key Stage 2: Hockey/Tennis

Helping the homeless

Year 2 collected 64 items of food for their previous campaign and they have now been donated to the local food bank. Thank  you so much for your generosity.

Inspired by our previous campaign and the colder weather, year 2 have been researching homelessness. We were shocked to find out over 1, 137 people sleep on the streets of London and the amount of people that are homeless is getting larger.

We have decided to collect warm clothes, coats in particular, to give to those in need.

We have made leaflets on Microsoft Word and we are in the process of creating PowerPoint presentations that we will then show to the rest of the school.








If you are able to donate any warm clothes, please bring them to the Year 2, Doves classroom or the office.

Weekly Mile KS1

Tuesday 29th October 2019 

Today marked the first weekly mile for the new half term.

Below are some of the photos we took of year 1 and year 2.

Music Compositions

Years 1 and 2 have been composing. 

Year 1 have been listening to Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and are creating their own 'Moonlight' music. 

Year 2 have been listening to John Adams's 'Short Ride in a Fast Machine' and are working on a piece of music to depict a journey. 

Los deportes - KS1 Spanish Club

In KS1 Spanish club we are also learning about the sports in Spanish and we can give our opinion.

Me gusta (I like)

Check our work:

Pen Pal letters - Year 1 and Year 2

We are so excited to announce that we have just received our Pen pal letters from our Spanish friends in Madrid.
This week, we will be writing back to them.

Have a look to our Pen Pal letter's outdoor display:


          

PORTRAITS

Establishment phase is a wonderful time of the year at Gainsborough. We welcome back all our students and celebrate our aims and accomplishments as we move up the school. Our Year 2 artists in Bullfinches class worked super hard yesterday with Ms Britton Field to learn all about a new artist to add to their repertoire ...ANDY WARHOL!

Year 2's Pop Art multiple work is now on display in the classroom. Come take a look and celebrate the beginning of term with us!

Bienvenidos! - Welcome back!

How was your verano?

-Muy bien
-Regular
-Mal

All the pupil's answer was: Muy Bien!, so we are glad you had an amazing summer.

In our first week back we have been revising all the things that we learnt in Spanish.
In KS1 Spanish club we talked about ourselves:

RAF Celebration Fly Past

Last week we saw an impressive aerial display of aircraft fly over the playground on its way to central  central London to celebrate 100 years of the Royal Air Force. 

The spectacular event will took place as part of a series of special events throughout 2018 to mark the centenary. 

Featuring up to 100 aircraft, the flypast remembered the RAF's creation on April 1, 1918. Thanks to Year 5 for capturing these stunning photographs of the once in a lifetime event!

Hackney Music Festival

It's festival time!  

Today both the Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 choirs performed at the Round Chapel as part of the Hackney Music Festival.  

What a great concert!  Well done everyone!

Hispanic Week

We are getting everything ready for the Hispanic Day.

In Nursery we have been colouring in the Spanish flag with rojo and amarillo.

And in Year 2 we have been learning about the world cup in Spanish.
We made our Spanish passport to visit Russia!

Responding to Music in Art

Year Two have entered a competition in conjunction with the Cavantina Trust to design a piece of artwork responding to Music. These are their designs which a both inspired by the artist Kandinsky and also the very special concert we had at school by a string quartet from the Cavantina Trust. Look out for our designs in the playground and take a look at the examples below!

Year 2 Royalty: Crowns Exhibition

In the KS1 corridor we have a new exhibition of Crowns by Year 2 students. The artists designed and made their crowns in three dimensions responding to a brief.

We are very proud of our skilful manipulation of materials and have achieved the fundamental for sculpture in Year 2 well done!