Hungerford Primary School

Our first topic is “INTER-NATION MEDIA STATION”

This unit is all about media and broadcasting. The children will learn about how people communicated in the past leading to the invention of television, the internet and radio. We will be working on our communication skills and learn to present information in role as broadcasters.

At the end of September we will be taking the children to visit Kennet Radio in Newbury where they will learn to make a broadcast and edit their work.

For more information, please click on our Year 2 Knowledge Organiser (WHISK sheet).

Last week, as part of our 'Internation Media Station topic,  Year2 went on an adventure to Newbury on the train to visit Kennet Radio.

During our visit , the children had a tour of the studio and we're excited to hear a 'shout out' on the morning show.

They also got to record their voices on the professional equipment  ( the microphone was huge) and played back to them so they could actually hear what their voices sounded like whilst watching the sound waves recorded on to a screen.

We walked to the station, and all the way to the clocktower in Newbury- and back! We had lunch in the bandstand in Victoria park and managed to escape the downpours .

We had a great time and the children really enjoyed their trip.

Our next topic is Paddington’s Passport.

As Paddington Bear came from Peru, the children began to learn some key facts about the country and its geography.

They have learned to name the seven continents of the world and the five oceans.

The children then explored London, learning about some of the key tourist attractions; Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, the River Thames and London Bridge, the London Eye and Buckingham Palace.

The children have learned to name the countries that make up the UK and to name their capital cities.

For more information, please click on the image below to see our WHISK sheet.