Class 2 have investigated the importance of hand washing as part of our work on Florence Nightingale, which also linked to our Science work on Animals and their needs.

The children all passed around a slice of fresh bread before putting it into a sandwich bag. They then went and washed their hands with soap and water. After that, they were given another slice of bread to pass around before it went into the sandwich bag. Another slice of bread was put straight into a sandwich bag without being handled.

We left the bread for several days and after a week or so, we looked to see what had happened. We talked about the importance of good hand washing to in order to help stop bacteria growing.

Class 2 are enjoying learning about a significant person in history. Their knowledge of her life and work is fantastic and they have been able to write diaries, instructions, biographies and recounts. This week, we investigated how Florence Nightingale improved hygiene in hospitals through keeping clean and ensuring hands were clean. To demonstrate how important hand washing is to cleanliness, all the children handled a slice a bread, before washing their hands and then handling a second slice of bread. We will be observing what happens to the bread over the coming days.

Class 2 began their history topic on Florence Nightingale with a visit to Brampton Museum. They were greeted by Florence, who explained her early life and then took the children on her journey to Scutari hospital, where she became known as the ‘Lady with the Lamp’. Children had opportunities to help clean the hospital and see how she made life better for the wounded soldiers.

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Class 2 had a lovely visit to Liverpool where they explored the Titanic exhibition at the Maritime Museum. In the afternoon, they acted out the story of Polar, the Titanic bear. The children thoroughly enjoyed their visit where they were able to see videos, photos and some artefacts brought back from the wreck.

Thank you to our parent volunteers who helped supported the visit.

To celebrate Bonfire night, class 2 used oil pastels to create their own firework theme picture.

Class 2 are building a version of Titanic out of bricks. We are following the instructions to create a version especially for the classroom.

We made a super start this afternoon.