Jan 12
In English this week we started learning our new story The Great Kapok Tree. As we are in the imitation stage of the learning sequence, we have been doing lots of oral rehearsal of our story and have been learning the different parts. We were reminded there are five parts of a story: opening, build …
Dec 15
In Design and Technology this term Year 2 have been learning about how cars are made ready for when we would make our very own vehicle! We have learnt about the parts of a car: the chassis, axles, wheels and body. First, we experimented different ways to make the body of the car, we decided …
Dec 08
This week in maths Year 2 have been learning to rebalance number sentences in order to make them easier to work out. First we learnt about rebalancing when adding 9. We used tens frames and counters to help us. To solve 9 + 6 first we made each number on a tens frame using counters. …
Dec 01
As I am sure you are aware, we have been learning about the Great Fire of London which has created fantastic excitement for our children this term! We have learnt a bit about Samuel Pepys and most importantly, how he recorded the events in the form of a diary. So, we thought let’s practice writing …
Nov 24
In History we are learning about The Great Fire of London. We started our learning by using a range of sources to find out about the fire. We used websites, videos, pictures and books. We wrote down one fact from each source. We were particularly interested to find out about a man named Samuel Pepys; …
Nov 17
This week in Year 2, we have begun our lesson with the word absorbent. We discussed its meaning using our Word Aware strategies at Merry Hill. First, we said the word, next we clapped the syllables in the word, then we discussed its meaning, and finally we rapped the word! We especially enjoyed that last part! …
Nov 11
This week we had a great time on our trip to Wenzel’s. We went on a double decker bus to get there. When we arrived we had to put on hair nets and aprons and then went into the factory. We met Colin the baker. He talked to us about the ingredients that they use …
Nov 03
This week in Year 2 we have started to look at poems. We thought back to our time in Year 1 and recalled some features you might find in a poem, for example “rhyming words!”. Then, we all played a game of ‘Rhyme with me’, starting with one word we began to think of as …
Oct 20
This half term in Art we have been learning about the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian. We started by looking carefully at his work. We identified that he only used straight lines and primary colours in his art work. Once we knew about Mondrian’s work we then explored the different elements of his work. We practised …
Oct 13
In Science, we have been learning about all the different ways we can keep healthy. We have discussed hygiene, how to keep clean and have explored what might happen if we did not keep hygienic. For this, we went outside and had to ‘pass the germs’ to show this we shook hands covered in paint! …