b"Issue 16 The British School of AmsterdamYear 2This term Year 2 have explored the world aroundYear 3them by learning about animals, their habitats andThe term kicked off with Year how the habitat provides what3 heading to camp, where the the animal needs to survive. children enjoyed being part of nature at De Stulp in Baarn. They have planted seeds and made careful observations whilst they grew to learnThey took part in some nature art activities about the different stages of plant growth.and particularly enjoyed spending some quality As part of their history topic, they havetime with their friends in the dorm rooms. been learning about The Great FireThe children then delved into rainforest life, of London and classrooms have beenlearning about the layers of a rainforest, as filled with models of Tudor houses.well as all the amazing animals that live there. The children have become news reportersThis led to an enquiry into botany and the from that time and used stop motionchildren decided they would like to become technology to transport themselves tobotanists by learning about plant growth, as London to report on the Great Fire.well as seed dispersal, leaves and root systems Year 2 have been enjoying and comparingthrough growing their own sunflowers. books by Oliver Jeffers and thinking ofTheir learning was then put into practise as their own interpretations of the stories.they visited De Hortus Botanicus, where they In Art, the focus was nature and they lookedhad a great day out learning about rare and at different artists including Georgia O'Keefeunique plants from different parts of the world. and created their own watercolour flowers.Using leaf rubbings in Art also resulted in They also became sculptors and created theirsome beautiful forest prints, allowing us own mini animals out of clay and exploredto see the structure of leaves more clearly sculptors made of different materials. whilst also releasing our creativity. 9"