More excitement this week in the form of a trampette.  This is a miniature trampoline that you use like a springboard.  The pupil steps on and jumps off showing a 1 foot-2 feet-2 feet foot pattern.  Other changes included a double bar, a high bench, a high ladder, obstacles on the beam, the springboard beside our long box and the wide box was another block higher.

Here we are in action.

As part of their topic about ‘The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark’, 2b have learned a signed version of ‘Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star’. As well as singing the melody, they learned how to sign the song using Makaton.

This term we have been continuing to develop our knowledge and understanding of pulse, rhythm and pitch through rhymes, action games and singing games. In the video you can see our performance of a rhyme called ‘Engine, Engine Number 9’.  We kept the pulse of the rhyme using our hands and arms to be the train wheels moving along the track, and look out for how we show the rhythm of last line of the rhyme.

Week 2 of the equipment saw a different set up for the pupils to explore.  The main differences were we had the ropes out, included a change of direction, the wide box was slightly higher and the bench up to the long box was flat and lower.

Here are some pictures of us working

We are doing gymnastics in PE.  We started with 2 weeks concentrating on mat skills including balances, jumps, rolls and bunny hops.   This week the class were excited to see all the gymnastics equipment out.

On the equipment we will be making decisions on how to use each piece.  This week we discussed how the skills we have already learnt are important on the equipment.  For example

• jumping – we know how to jump and land and have learnt the 5 ways of taking off and landing.  On the equipment we jump onto, on, along and off using the techniques we know, like bending our knees to land.
• weight on hands – we take our body weight on our hands on the bars, ropes, boxes, benches and other places.
• rolls – we can roll on, along, around and off.

Here we are exploring the different equipment.

P2 Optional Family Learning Grid Term 2

Curriculum Information P2 Term 2

We were so luck today! It was such a beautiful frosty morning we went to the beach to look at all the shaded frosty patches and the low mist. When we were there a pod of Orca came into the bay. Although it was very bright, we could see the sun glinting of their back as they surfaced and their huge water spouts in the air.