Hopefully after today  we won’t have any more snow for a LONG time.

Although it might not be everyone’s favourite weather Rhys and Adam obviously didn’t let it stop them from having fun!

The snow was so deep that it was almost up to Rhys’ knees!

Adam enjoyed making snow angels and having snowball fights with his sister and brother.  I wonder who won?

Just as well Adam and his brother Jack didn’t want to go cycling as their bikes were completely buried!

Lucy has been busy over the last few  days.

She made a super snowman who is much taller than her.  I love his smiley face!

She also made an amazing snow seat although I don’t think I’d like to sit in it for too long!

Well done Lucy!  Looks like you have had lots of fun.

See you tomorrow.

Mrs M :o)

I hope you are all enjoying your time off, but I hope you are looking forward to getting back to school.  I know I am and can’t wait to see you all soon!

If you’d like another activity to do, today or tomorrow, try this out….

During our last snowy days in January we learned that water can be a liquid (when you can pour it or drink it) a solid (when it freezes into ice or snow!) and a gas (steam coming out of the kettle).

Can you spot any changes in the snow around you?  What happens to the snow/ice when the temperature gets warmer?  What happens to water if you put it in the freezer? (or even leave it outside on a freezing cold day!).        Can you spot any water changing to gas in your house? Look at the kettle when mum or dad is making a hot drink or when someone is running a bath/shower.  *Remember not to touch it as it will be hot*.  What happens to the steam when it touches the walls or a mirror?  Where do you think the steam from the kettle goes?

Can you draw water in the different ways and label them? (solid/liquid/gas).

Mrs M :o)

Today in class we were learning about forces.  We investigated how different toys might move.  We learned that there is a push or a pull force that makes them move.

We used different toys to help us learn about the push and pull force.  It was fun and didn’t feel like we were working BUT we learned lots and were able to share what we found out with others.

Cooper – I played with the play-doh.  I used a push and a pull force.

Kayleigh – I used a push force to make the play-doh flat!

Calvin – I rolled the play-doh into a sausage shape.  I was pushing and pulling.

Rhys – I used a straw to make the ball move.  I blew through the straw and the air pushed the ball forward.  It was a push force.

Kian – I played with the Lego. I pushed it to make it stick together but pulled it apart.

Jay – I pushed the trains to make them move.  It was a push force.

Viktoria – I used my body to push the hula-hoop. I used a push force.

Ruby – I pushed the cars to make them zoom!

Brooke – I pulled the car back and let it go and it went across the carpet.

It may have been cold and snowy outside all day but that didn’t stop P2/1 from having taking part in lots of outdoor learning (cleverly disguised as fun!).

The first thing we did was to learn  how to build a snowman.  We discovered that it isn’t as easy as it looks!  Mrs Walker helped us (we think she had the most fun of all!).  When we had finished making them we came back in to class and wrote instructions on how to make one.

After that we spoke about the different types of clothes you would wear in Winter and compared this to clothes in summer.  We all agreed that  shorts and flip flops might not be a good idea on a day like today!

More outdoor learning followed afterwards.  This time we were catching snowflakes on black paper and looking at them through a magnifying glass. It was interesting to see how many landed on our paper.  There were loads. Next we tried to catch snowflakes on our tongues.  We made pictures of people doing this last week so it was fun trying it out for ourselves!  Then we had a team competition to see who could build the tallest snow tower. Lastly, we made snow angels!

You can see all of the fun we had in the photos!