Pumpkin Class Blog
On this page you can see updates over the term of our activities and learning.
- Date:
- 10 October
- Posted by:
- Mrs Brady
More Amazing Home Learning!
Some more wonderful dragons have appeared in Pumpkin Class this week. Well done everyone, they are great!
- Date:
- 3 October
- Posted by:
- Mrs Brady
Harvest Time
Pumpkin Class enjoyed taking part in our special Harvest assembly. We would like to thank everyone who kindly donated gifts of food to support Harbour Place in Grimsby and our Community Pantry in the school entrance.
‘Harvest time is a sharing time.’
‘Christian people thank God for all the food that the farmers have grown.’
‘I brought some tins of food. I hope someone who is hungry will like them.’
‘Our class learnt a poem called Happy Harvest. We showed the whole school. It was good when everyone joined in and said ‘What did the farmer bring today?’ It was good fun.’
‘I enjoyed singing Harvest Samba!’
- Date:
- 2 October
- Posted by:
- Mrs Brady
Wonderful Home Learning! 🐉
Well done to the children in Year 2 for making their fantastic egg box dragons. We are looking forward to seeing more dragons arrive in our classroom soon!
- Date:
- 25 September
- Posted by:
- Mrs Brady
Macmillan Coffee Afternoon
Well done to all the children in Pumpkin Class for their lovely Macmillan Coffee Event. They enjoyed singing songs for their family and friends, eating cakes and most importantly raising money for this important charity.
‘We iced and decorated cakes.’
‘I loved singing the Pumpkin Song and doing the Fruit Smoothie song and dance.’
‘My mum enjoyed the cakes too.’
‘We have made money to help poorly people.’
‘Macmillan nurses help people who are really poorly. Our money will help them get medicine and things like special beds.’
- Date:
- 21 September
- Posted by:
- Mrs Brady
Year 2 Artists Hook Day
Pumpkin class had an exciting day with many children dressing up as brilliant artists! Inside they became masters of charcoal and white chalk, learning to control the pressure of their tools to create a variety of marks and explore light and dark tones. They enjoyed experimenting with blending techniques using their fingers, cotton wool and cotton buds to achieve different effects before carefully cutting out their drawings to create fantastic collages. Outside they made rubbings of interesting surfaces, like tree trunks, bricks and even tyres, to create a wonderful collection of texture.
- Date:
- 21 September
- Posted by:
- Mrs Brady
Our Special Reading Breakfast
What a wonderful morning Pumpkin Class had at their reading breakfast. It was lovely to see so many grown-ups joining their children for this special event. Children and adults alike enjoyed sharing stories, reading together and tucking into the delicious bread buns, fresh fruit and juice.
Pupils
‘I loved reading with my mum and dad.’
‘It was good fun and I liked the food!’
‘We should do this every week. I love reading with my grandad.’
Mrs. Wink (Chair of Governors)
‘I want to congratulate all the children for an excellent event. The atmosphere was relaxed and welcoming. The children were so well behaved and loved reading to their grown ups.’
Parents
‘It’s lovely to be able to join my child in school- she’s been excited about it!’
‘The event was fantastic. Great range of books.’
‘A wonderful event to help inspire a love of reading.’
- Date:
- 19 September
- Posted by:
- Mrs Brady
Jeans for Genes Day 2025: Fundraising for the Genetic Condition Community
The Year 2 children had fun wearing their jeans to school in support of the Jeans for Genes charity.
‘We found out that genes are in our bodies and make us who we are.’
‘Some children are born with genes that have gone a bit wrong and this might make them poorly.’
‘If we wear our jeans we can raise money for people who need medicines, special things like wheelchairs and for doctors to find out more about genes.’
‘We watched a story about a girl who got help from the charity. She had poorly eyes and couldn’t see very well. The charity paid for her doctors.’
‘I liked doing the Jeans for Genes dance.!’
- Date:
- 8 September
- Posted by:
- Mrs Brady
Fun with Numbers
The Year 2 children had a great time exploring numbers in a hands-on way! They loved counting a variety of familiar objects, which helped them understand the concept of quantity. The children were also very creative, molding playdough into different numerals and stacking cubes to build larger numbers. This allowed them to physically construct and visualize what numbers represent. A fun challenge was when they had to estimate and then count how many frog toys live in their classroom, turning Maths into a fun treasure hunt.
