Chinese New Year

On Friday 8th February we celebrate Chinese New Year at Ascot. 

Children can wear traditional Chinese dress or red/pink clothes to  to school - it is year of the snake! 

Parents are invited to join our assembly on the basketball court at 7.55am.

After assembly the children return to class for fun activities.

Happy New Year!

Artist Study

Investigating Measure: Weight

Artist Study: Henri Rousseau

by Henri Rousseau

After studying the art of Henri Rousseau  the children created their own works of art. They worked over two lessons to show a variety of shape and a range of light and dark colours which they made by mixing watercolour paint.

Year 2 Assembly: The Leopard's Drum (An Asante story from West Africa)

African dancing to the beat of the drums

Role-playing the characters in an African story

Percussion and drum players

Design & Technology

Children began to design their vehicles today and list resources that they would require.
Please remember to bring a box to school for next week.

Try a new book by Author Julia Donaldson!

Literacy- Author study

Compairing books by Author Julia Donaldson

Listening to the author reading one of her books

Science Topic: Forces

Year 2K are really enjoying this song to help them think about Forces and learn the keywords.

ICT

Y2 had fun learning how to use a search engine
to research African animals in ICT.

Handwriting Lessons

Term Two:Year 2 children will start to learn
how to use joined script in Handwriting lessons.

Phonics : word building

Dance Lessons

Please note that there will be no Swimming  this  term .
Children should bring PE uniform to learn Dance.

Welcome back to school for term 2.

KS1 Sports Day

Parents are invited to Key Stage 1 Sports Day at 8am on Saturday 12^th January, 2013. Children need to come to school in house colours and trainers. Please bring a hat and sunscreen as there will be little shaded areas.

Events are based on winning points for their houses. There will be year group races for children to compete for individual awards.

Events

8am                       Registration in class

8:15am                 Cheering

8:30am                 Individual races on the track:

·         Running

·         Egg and spoon

·         Obstacle

·         Dressing up

·         Sack race

·         Relay

·         Parent / teacher race

9:00am                 Timed events in houses on the basketball court:

·         Under over

·         Basketball dribble

·         Under

·         Football dribble

·         Skipping

·         Hockey dribble

9:30am                 award ceremony

10:00am               Teachers take children to the canteen for snack.

Parents are to collect children from the canteen.

Water, drinks and ice-cream are available on the field.  From 08:00am a food court is available in the canteen.