What is Hajj? What is a notch?

This week the children have been learning lots of new words and definitions, such as what a 'Kaaba' is and also what 'Hajj' means. In RE at the moment we are learning all about Islam and some of the traditions and special ceremonies that take place. I wonder who can remember where the Kaaba is?

In Geography today the children learnt all about erosion and how a notch is formed in a cliff. We looked at our Jurassic coastline and how it has changed recently from the devastating storms that we had at the beginning of the year. The children were amazed to see the damage that waves can cause and all understand the importance of staying away from a cliff edge and not climbing on rock falls. I did set a challenge to see how many home learning pieces of work I could get in about erosion. Can the children find any pictures of a notch in a cliff that is not in England?

Last week we began to learn about our senses and we started off with our sense of taste. This week we talked about our sense of hearing and why it is important. On the Year 2 pupil links Science page there are some fun games that the children can play with.