Sep 12
This week in Year 2 we have learnt the story ‘Pumpkin soup’. We have learnt about the 5 parts of a story; opening, build up, unfortunately, luckily and an ending. We discovered that their are 3 main characters which include a singing duck, a squirrel with a banjo and a cat with a bagpipe. We …
Sep 06
Welcome back, everyone! It has been wonderful to see the bright, happy faces of all the children this week and to meet with you. We’ve had a fantastic start to the new school year, and I’m excited to share what we’ve been up to. At the beginning of the week, our headteacher, Ms Adams, sent out …
Jul 18
We are so proud of Year 2. This week saw a major highlight in our academic calendar – The Year 2 Show! This year the show was Olympic themed and the children performed ‘The Merry Hill Games 2024’ to Nursery, Reception and Year 1, Year 3 at Ashfield and of course to you, our parents! …
Jul 11
The children were very excited to showcase their hard work in Year 2, for all to see! It was great to look back over the year to see everything that Bears and Giraffes have accomplished. On display were our floor books for computing, RE and music, showing all that we have learnt through these lessons: …
Jul 04
It is a very busy time in Year 2 as the end of term approaches! The Year 2 show rehearsals are in full swing. The children are working very hard and have done so well to learn their lines, song words, dance routines and when to come on and off the stage. The teachers are …
Jun 27
This week in Maths we have been learning to use the correct mathematical vocabulary to name and describe 2D and 3D shapes. We started this new learning sequence by having the class discuss what they already know about a square. They took turns to explain while the teacher drew shapes that matched their description but …
Jun 21
Today Year 2 had a great time taking part in Sports Day! The children loved waving their class flags, parading out to motivational music and taking part in the different events with great team spirit. The teachers were very impressed with how well the children kept going with all of the activities, even when they …
Jun 13
This week Year 2 were very excited and full of magic when they began their trip to the Roald Dahl Museum. When we arrived we were buzzing with excitement as if we we had received our very own Golden Tickets! We were quick to get unpacked and ready to begin the day of adventure. We …
Jun 07
This half term Year 2 are excited to be learning, designing and making kites! This week the children have been excited to bring in their own kites from home and these have been displayed around the classroom for all to see! We have loved seeing the different shapes, designs and styles of kite. Today we …
May 23
In Science recently we have been thinking about habitats and what that means . We learnt a simple definition as part of our Word Aware program – ‘A habitat is a place where an animal or plant lives‘. We have been doing a lot of work understanding why different species of animal live in different …