Blog Author: Jonathan Fyne

We started off the new term with geography lessons to learn the continents and oceans of the world. We looked at a globe and learn that the world was a sphere and that it is made up of land and water. We used atlases to help us locate the continents and oceans on the world map. We also listened to…

The Hour of Code was a huge hit in Year 2. We learnt about what coding an discussed the language of computer science - algorithm, debug, sequence. We then explored some different coding apps - Box Island, Alex and Lego Fix the Factory. Download at home and have a go. 

Year 2 enjoyed meeting Monty again and listening to the story of Monty and friends save Christmas. The children then enjoyed a Q&A and learning more about Monty.

In Computing we learnt how to turn our drawings into digital art using the app Sketchbook. We then app smashed and added our digital drawings to Seesaw so our parents could see them. This is part of our Story Land unit of work where we will write, illustrate and record our own stories.

Year 2 are learning how to multiply and working on their two times tables. We worked practically to answer questions by putting the counters into equal groups.

Year 2 are loving our new outdoor and adventurous activities in PE. Co-operation, teamwork and concentration have been needed as we enjoyed den making and building a bridge strong enough to hold a bucket.

Year 2 love to do the Mile A Day. So much effort put into trying to complete 11 laps! #enjoy

Our history lesson started today with a question....What could we do if there was a disease and lots of people were dying? We had some good ideas but found out that there was no medicine to help and if you went to hospital then the people in hospital would get the disease. We found out that this…

Year 2 learnt all about the importance of rationing during World War 2. They used different sources to answer questions and found out about the different foods and other items that were rationed.

Today we looked at another aspect of the war effort at home and learnt about rationing. We then followed a WW2 recipe to make rock buns using some items that were rationed during the war.

This week we are learning about The Home Front. Today we focused on the war effort at home and made our own propaganda posters. 

Year 2 enjoyed learning about why we celebrate Bonfire Night. We used picture sources to discuss the different events and wrote about what we knew about Guy Fawkes and what questions we would like to ask him. We learnt all about the plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament and wrote the…