Spring 2024
Design Technology
Dunstanburgh class demonstrated great resilience and perseverance this half-term during our DT project. Everyone worked super hard to create a moving Ferris Wheel with their partner- this most certainly took lots of patience! Despite some wheels falling apart, Dunstanburgh class kept trying and worked hard with their team to fix any problems. Lots of teams helped each other to strengthen their design, sharing ideas for wooden supports and pods. All teams made 2 wheels attached with an axle. Many teams managed to create a strong frame for their wheel and pods. Well done, Year 2!
Beach Day - Monday 18th March
Dunstanburgh castle class had another super, sunny beach day. We started our day in the forest making different types of nests. The children very carefully considered the materials they selected and did a fabulous job! Following this, we discussed the human body and worked in teams to make a giant body in the sand. Before lunch, we took some time to enjoy the surroundings and recorded some lovely poems/stories in our beach books. The afternoon involved creating human and physical geography features in the sand. We had a wide range including the Eiffel Tower, Etihad stadium, Mount Everest and pyramids! We ended the day with an extra long play in the park since we didn't have time during our last visit!
World Book Day 7th March
Dunstanburgh class had an amazing day celebrating world book day. Firstly, we wrote reviews for our favourite/loved books and completed a book exchange. After this, we watched some author and illustrator masterclasses which helped inspire us to create our own characters and practice drawing them- just like a real illustrator would! We read the book 'The Paper Dolls' by Julia Donaldson and designed our own characters into dolls. We explored the different settings that our dolls may visit. As well as this, we contributed to a whole-school story! To end the day, we made bookmarks and read our class book by the imaginary fire! As you can tell, we had a very busy but very exciting day.
Beach Day - Monday 12th February
Dunstanburgh Castle class had the most lovely beach day. The weather was beautiful, blue skies and sunshine all day! On the way to the beach, we hunted for signs of Spring coming such as daffodils and snowdrops growing. We also explored the many different habitats present along the walk such as wetland and woodland. We were super lucky to see a pheasant in the woodland who surprisingly came up very close to us! Following this, we consolidated our geography knowledge about the USA and created North America and it's many landmarks in the sand. In the afternoon, we walked up Bracken Hill which had the most beautiful, clear view. We drew the habitats we had seen and the view from the top of the hill. Some of the children even wrote and shared poems about the view to the class! Alongside this, we explored many different points of interest such as the St John's Church and the Battery. It was a super day.