Gemini Class

Welcome to Gemini Class

Welcome to 2 class. Our class teachers are Mrs Davis (Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays) and Mrs Reynolds (Thursdays and Fridays). Our Teaching Assistant is Mrs Evans.

Autumn Term 2020

This term we shall be exploring OUR BLUE PLANET

The children will learn all about where countries are situated in the world and how this affects which foods they can produce, depending on their climate. We shall identify which countries grow more tropical foods, whilst countries that are further from the equator grown different varieties of produce. We will revisit exploring the seven continents to discover which countries form them and where they are in relation to the equator. Similarly we shall search the 5 oceans to discover which land mass are near them.

The children will use atlases to find out different information relating to the continents & oceans too.

The children will investigate the Water cycle & research facts about the charity Water Aid, and create posters to show how everyone can save water to help our planet.

The class will observe and record changes to the seasons, gathering & recording data. They will also look at fair testing and carry out simple experiments which they can answer questions about form their findings.

In science Gemini class will learn more about seeds and plants and discover how many varieties can be grown hydroponically. We shall do experiments to use this method to grow beans, and observe how they grow depending on the environment they are placed in, such as dark, cold or hot atmospheres.

Autumn Term 2019

We had an exciting Autumn term in Gemini class, beginning with going on our exciting trip to KidZania where the children experienced so many different jobs and roles in life. This was an amazing opportunity for everyone to explore the workplace in a safe and exciting atmosphere.

We explored the exciting subject of dinosaurs and their fascinating history to stat the autumn term. The children researched vital facts about a variety of species and have used this information to create a fact file about their favourite dinosaur. The children enjoyed crafting their own dinosaur bones, whilst also modelling their own type of dinosaur using salt dough, and had fun painting them. We explored the amazing life of fossil hunter Mary Anning, learning that being poor doesn’t stop a person achieving extraordinary knowledge and skills, as she became a world-famous Palaeontologist. The class searched for ammonite in fossils and created ammonite using plaster of Paris.

All the children had super fun being an evacuee for the day and truly became their role and they looked amazing. They imagined they were on the train with their gas masks and small suitcase and went to stay for a short while with their countryside family. We tried WW2 food such as spam, paste or jam sandwiches and took ration book recipe of rock cakes. We researched what it would have been like for the children to leave their families and to go to such a different place to live, listening to an actual evacuee recounting her experiences. The children loved our WW2 classroom and thought the games played in those days were fun.

In Art we focused on learning to sketch portraits, especially how to draw the shape of eyes, noses and the mouth. We explored famous portraits such as Leonardo da Vinci and Pablo Picasso.

Autumn term 2020 knowledge organiser

Knowledge Organiser Our Blue planet Autumn term 2020.docx

In spring Term 2 we will be having an Explorers Day! This is where the children can dress up as an a Famous Explorer such as Neil Armstrong, Ernest Shackleton, Robert Falcon Scott, Gertrude Bell, Amelia Earhart or Isabelle Eberhardt to name a few. They could bring in an object used by explorers too. This will be an adventurous day full of explorering and engaging with knowledge about explorers in from the past. The date of this fun day is TBC.