ASH 2

Welcome to Ash 2!

We are delighted welcome you to our class page. We hope you find the information on here useful!

There are currently 30 children in our class with 22 girls and only 8 boys!

The teachers are Mrs Strawson and Mrs Rogers with the fantastic support of Mrs Brett, Mrs Hampton and Mrs Pocock.

Summer Term

This week, we are flowing into our new topic - Tales of the Riverbank. Below outlines what the children will be learning and you will find a topic web document at the bottom for more details.

Our learning Journey ...                       

• Finding out about Otters; habitats, diet, behaviour and the difficulties they face.How can we help to save this endangered British mammal?

• How the river changes through the seasons

• Studying other creatures that make their homes in and around the water and the plants that grow there

• Swans and swan-upping

• A historical study on the life and work of Stanley Spencer and his links to Cookham

• Rules for river safety

• Canal boats; their links to the Industrial Revolution, life on a barge, canal boat art.

• The journey of a raindrop

• What is a river?

• Water conservation, local and global

• Comparing rivers around the world

• Learning about man-made and natural waterways

   

   

  In school this term, we hope to enrich the learning with ...

• Pond dipping

• Visiting speakers

• A ballerina

• Scientific investigation

   

  Questions we hope to answer this term ...

• What is a river?

• How can we save water?

• What types of animals live by a river?

• How would we recognise an otter?

• How does the riverbank change over the seasons?

• What is swan-upping?

• Is it true that all swans belong to the Queen?

• Who was Stanley Spencer?

• How can we make sure we are safe on the river?

• Where does water go?

For more information, please look at our topic web.