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May 05
Purple Up Day
On Tuesday 3rd May we celebrated Purple Up day. Purple Up day recognises some of the military’s most unsung heroes – their children. We thought about who the military children were in our school, and even remembered some children from our classes that had moved on to new homes and schools. We learnt that the …
May 05
Jigsaw – Friends and Conflict
This week in Jigsaw Year 2 have been learning to identify some of the things that can cause conflict in their relationships and how to use positive problem-solving techniques to resolve these conflicts. We began this lesson with a game called Switch, which we all found particularly fun! We sat in a circle and had …
Apr 29
Bears’ trip to Reveley Lodge
On Wednesday Bears came in to school very excited for their trip to Revely Lodge. They helped each other to put on the high vis jackets and listened carefully to which group they were going to be in and then we were off. We walked all the way there holding our partners hand to make …
Apr 29
Giraffes Reveley Lodge trip
On Monday, Giraffes were very lucky to have had an adventure into the Victorian era this week! We were very excited to get there and did a fantastic job of walking and keeping ourselves safe along the way. When we arrived we were greeted by house maids who instructed the children to dress up like …
Apr 21
Spelling
Welcome back, we hope you all had a lovely Easter. We have enjoyed seeing all the happy, smiley faces in Year 2 this week and have been impressed with all the children’s hard work and kindness towards each other. This week during our spelling sessions we have been learning to identify the vowels and consonants …
Mar 31
Rainforest Smoothie!
As lots of you know already, as part of our topic for this term we have learnt lots about the rainforests and in Jigsaw lessons we have been learning about being a Healthy Me! So, as part of our Mindful Mondays we have been studying, planning and evaluating healthy smoothie brands to help us know how …
Mar 31
Holi
This week in RE we have been learning about the Hindu festival of Holi. We were interested to find out that Holi is a celebration of new life and the beginning of Spring. We learned that it is also called the ‘Festival of Colour’ and ‘Festival of Love’ and that it lasts for one day …
Mar 25
Fantasy stories
This week in English Year 2 have been learning about fantasy stories. We started the topic by thinking about the difference between fiction and non-fiction books. We had a look at some of the books in our reading areas and sorted them by type. Then our teachers taught us a fantasy story called ‘My Garden’. …
Mar 17
Healthy Me!
As part of Merry Hill’s Drivers, we believe children should have the opportunity to be a Healthy Learner. So, this week in our Jigsaw sessions we have been thinking about being a Healthy Me! As part of this learning, we have been thinking about how we can be more self-aware of the relationship our body …
Mar 11
Science Experiment
In year two we have been growing into Scientists and sowing the seeds of our very own experiment! As you know, we have been studying the life of a plant and thinking scientifically about what we think a plant needs to begin to grow. We learnt that this means when a plant germinates. We began …