This week (beginning 9th March 2026)

This week Durham have continued to work hard and enjoy a wide range of learning opportunities across the curriculum.

During our Maths lessons, we focused on multiplication and division. The children explored how arrays can help visualise multiplication and used sharing circles to solve division problems. These practical strategies supported their understanding of how numbers can be grouped and shared equally when solving different calculations.

In English this week, we began planning our recount of Starbird. To help bring the story to life, the children moved around the classroom pretending to be Starbird and visited different settings from the story. After exploring these locations, everyone chose their favourite setting and created a pastel artwork inspired by it. Next week, the children will use these artworks to help them write detailed descriptions of the setting in their recount.

Meanwhile, in Geography, we explored different artists’ impressions of waves and discussed how the sea can be represented through art in many ways. The children then used watercolour paints to create their own wave artwork, experimenting with colour, brush strokes and blending techniques to show movement in the water.

Our Science learning involved planting sunflower seeds as part of our topic on plants. The class discussed what plants need in order to grow and will continue observing how their sunflowers change over time.

Finally, we would like to say a big thank you to all the mums and grandmothers who attended our Mother’s Day breakfast. It was lovely to share this special time together, and the children really enjoyed celebrating with you.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support.

The Durham 2 Team💫

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