Feb 10
Over the last week in English we have been learning about ‘explanations’. We learnt that an explanation is when you tell someone why or how something happens. We were quite surprised when our teachers first introduced our learning by telling us that a dragon had visited our classrooms whilst we had been eating our lunch. …
Feb 04
For the last two weeks in Year two we have been studying the life cycle of living things and their offspring. We were overcome with excitement when we were given the chance to bring in our own baby photos for this and had a fantastic time at guessing who was who in the photos based …
Jan 28
This week in Year 2 we have been building on our knowledge of adding and subtracting. We have been learning lots of new strategies to help us when working with one and two digit numbers mentally. This has made us think hard about the place value of a number. First, we practised our multiples of …
Jan 28
Over the last 3 weeks in English we have been learning to write stories. We started by learning a story called The Great Kapok Tree off by heart. We used a story map and made up our own actions to help us. We thought it was a great story and really enjoyed listening to and …
Jan 21
This half term in Art we are learning about Andy Goldsworthy. We have been looking carefully at his work and discovered that he is known for making sculptures using natural materials. Last week we spent some time looking at pictures of his work and discussing what they were made from and our opinions of his …
Jan 21
This week in Year 2 we have been travelling across continents and swinging through the layers of the rainforest! In English, we have been learning the story the Great Kapok Tree. This story is about a man who ventures into a rainforest to chop down the special Kapok Tree, but the sacred animals of the …
Jan 14
This week in RE we have been thinking about places that are special to us. We decided a special place could be used for lots of different occasions. It might be somewhere that helps us to feel calm, somewhere we can go when we want to be on our own, a place to go when …
Jan 13
This week in PSHE we have been thinking about our own goals for the new year. For this, we began our lesson in a circle time with the book ‘What We’ll Build’ by Oliver Jeffers. This beautifully illustrated book is a tale of a father and daughter laying the foundations of their lives together. Using …
Jan 06
It was lovely to see so many smiling faces back at school on Wednesday morning. There was lots of excitement to see our friends again and share news about our holidays. Year 2 have been keen and eager to get straight on with their learning this term. In our Mastering Number sessions we have been …
Dec 17
We have been overcome this week with excitement for Christmas! I’m sure lots of Year two children have come home this week abuzz with festive spirit. The classrooms have fueled our excitement even more, which you can see in these pictures of our advent calendars, Christmas walls and trees! We were very busy this week …