Year 2

This week in Year 2, the children have been focusing on joining letters correctly during their handwriting lessons. This is a tricky and challenging skill, but the children are working incredibly hard and showing great determination as they rise to the challenge. We have also been celebrating Black History Month. Our focus artist was Alma Thomas, and the children enjoyed learning about her life and artwork. They took inspiration from her colourful style to create their own fa

This week in English, the children have been developing their understanding of non-chronological reports. They began by carrying out research, reading information and identifying important facts about their chosen subject. The children then used their research to plan their own reports, thinking carefully about how to organise information into clear sections. They worked on creating engaging titles, writing informative introductions and choosing appropriate headings and subhe

What a fantastic start to the new school year! Year 2 have settled in wonderfully and have already shown just how focused, engaged and ready to learn they are. We are so proud of the positive attitude, enthusiasm and determination the children have brought to their learning each day. In Maths, the children have been developing their understanding of place value. They have been learning how to partition numbers into tens and ones, both by recording their ideas in written form

We have had a fantastic time taking part in a range of exciting learning experiences both in and out of the classroom. The children enjoyed exploring texture through creative art activities. Using paint and a variety of tools and materials, they experimented with making different marks, patterns and effects. They investigated how everyday objects could create unique textures, developing their understanding through hands-on exploration, curiosity and imaginative play. Our lear

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 had a fantastic morning at their Sports Day! The children took part in a range of exciting activities and races, showing great enthusiasm, determination and teamwork throughout the event. There were lots of smiles, laughter and encouragement as everyone gave their best effort and cheered on their friends. It was wonderful to see the children enjoying themselves, building confidence and celebrating each other's achievements. A big well done to all

Our Year 2 children had a fantastic trip to Scotswood Community Garden, where they spent the day learning about plants, animals and the natural world around them. We began by exploring the four main parts of a flowering plant: the roots, stem, leaves and flower. The children learned that roots anchor the plant and absorb water and nutrients, the stem supports the plant and transports these nutrients, leaves help the plant make food using sunlight, and the flower plays an impo

This week has been full of exciting learning and experiences for our Year 2 children! 🔬 ScienceIn Science, the children have been exploring how plants grow. They learned about what makes a plant healthy or unhealthy and investigated what plants need to survive, such as water, light, and nutrients. The class also examined a variety of seeds, including those found inside different fruits, which sparked lots of curiosity and discussion. 🌱🍎🌻 🏃‍♂️ PEThe children thoroughly en

✨ A Wonderful Week of Learning in Year 2! ✨ It has been a busy and exciting week in the Year 2 classroom! 📚☁️ Our young authors have begun writing their “How to Look After a Cloud” guidebooks. They crafted fantastic introductions, experimenting with a range of sentence types, and then carefully checked and edited their work. We are so proud of their effort and creativity—what a great start! ✏️📚☁️ In preparation for their writing, pupils also worked collaboratively in small

Year 2 have had a fantastic week of learning. In Art, the children enjoyed experimenting with colour mixing, working brilliantly in pairs to explore how different colours can be combined to create new shades. In Gymnastics PE, they worked extremely hard practising their running and jumping skills, focusing on safely jumping onto the vaulting box, balancing with control, and performing confident jumps. The children showed excellent teamwork, determination, and enthusiasm.

Year 2 began their new Science unit on habitats this week by heading outdoors to investigate their local environment. The children explored the area and identified a range of plants and animals, showing great enthusiasm and curiosity about the world around them. When the children arrived in class later that morning, they were greeted by a mysterious box waiting for them! 📦✨ This sparked lots of excitement and thoughtful discussion. We talked about what might be inside, how i

This week, Year 2 took part in the Big Lent Walk along with the rest of our school family. We thought about ways we can be kind and help others. CAFOD is a charity that helps people around the world. By completing the Big Lent Walk, we walked with others across the world, helping and praying together. This week, Year 2 took part in the Big Lent Walk along with the rest of our school family. We thought about ways we can be kind and help others. CAFOD is a charity that helps pe

This week, we took time to reflect on the journey Jesus took to the cross. As we learned about His final days, we thought carefully about the love, courage, and forgiveness He showed, even when things were difficult. Spending time reflecting helped us understand why Jesus’ example is so important. We also explored different ways we can try to be more like Jesus in our own lives. We talked about how small acts of kindness can make a big difference, and how sharing what we have

This week in Year 2 the children have carried on making their fairground wheels in DT, working on the fittings that will hold the wheel securely and help it spin freely. They’ve been really focused, testing out ideas, sharing tools sensibly, and getting excited as their wheels start to actually look and work like the real thing! In maths, the children have been working hard to understand arrays and how they help us with multiplication and division. They’ve explored arrays usi

Year 2 have had an exciting and varied week of learning! 🎶 Music Workshop The children loved taking part in a special piccolo workshop inspired by Samuel Pepys. They had great fun exploring music from the past and experimenting with different sounds and rhythms. 📚 Reading In today’s reading lesson, the class learned all about orangutans. After a quick fact-finding task, they used dictionaries to look up new vocabulary—building both their knowledge and dictionary skills! �

For World Book Day this year, we invited all pupils to take part in a special competition inspired by The Places You’ll Go . Children were challenged to take a photograph of themselves reading in the most unusual place they could think of! We had the most amazing and imaginative entries which made it very difficult for author, Naomi Barley to choose a winner! Fantastic reading everyone!

This week in PE , we continued our stretch and balance unit. We have been learning how to maintain a steady balance and transition smoothly from one stretch to the next. Our focus has been on control, concentration and body awareness as we practise holding different positions and moving carefully between them. In History , we began learning about Florence Nightingale . To introduce the topic, we took part in an exciting treasure hunt around the classroom. Each of us had a qu

This week, Year 2 proudly completed their Art unit using clay. Throughout this topic, the children have been developing a range of sculpting skills and techniques, and they had the opportunity to bring all of their learning together in a final piece. The children were challenged to design and create a 3D clay tile of a house. They carefully sketched their designs first, thinking about the details they wanted to include, before using clay to bring their ideas to life. They dem

This week, Year 2 have been busy developing their scientific skills by predicting and investigating different materials to find out whether they are transparent, translucent or opaque. 🔦 Before testing, the children carefully discussed their ideas and made thoughtful predictions about what might happen when light was shone through each material. They then used a torch to test their ideas, making sure it was a fair test by keeping some variables the same (the torch and the di

What a wonderful week in Year 2! In RE , we looked at prayer books and wrote our own prayers inspired by Corinthians’ words: “Love is patient, love is kind.” The children thought deeply about what love means to them and produced some truly thoughtful prayers. In English , the children have been busy creating their own versions of The Further Adventures of The Owl and the Pussycat . We’ve seen some wonderfully imaginative ideas, clever use of rhyme and alliteration, and some

Year 2 ended the week with a lovely Celebration of the Word alongside their families. The focus was the Bible, with children confidently sharing links to their learning in RE lessons, where they have been exploring a range of stories from the New Testament and discussing their meanings and messages. In DT, the children worked creatively with clay to design and make pinch pots. They carefully used the slip and score technique to join pieces together, adding extra details and d