Image of Year 2 - Keith Haring inspired figures
2 February 2022

Year 2 - Keith Haring inspired figures

Year 2 have been studying the work of Keith Haring in art this term, and today have used malleable materials to create figures inspired by his art! We loved trying to recreate the shapes he uses to make his art so dynamic!

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Image of Year 2 - Keith Haring Inspired Art
20 January 2022

Year 2 - Keith Haring Inspired Art

Year 2 absolutely loved looking at the work of Keith Haring! His colourful graffiti inspired pieces enabled us to have a go at creating our own colourful figures in dynamic shapes! 

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Image of Year 2 - Putting out the Great Fire of London!
18 January 2022

Year 2 - Putting out the Great Fire of London!

Year 2 have been fully immersing themselves into the life of 17th Century Londoners this morning, as we worked as a human chain to put out the 'fire' that famously started on Pudding Lane!

We have loved working on our diaries and are really enjoying writing our amazing Sentence…

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Image of Year 2 - First school day of 2022!
5 January 2022

Year 2 - First school day of 2022!

Such a fantastic start to the year! Year 2 had a fantastic day exploring line in Art and Music! We experimented with lots of different types of lines in our sketchbooks, before using 3D materials to transform our lines into sculptures! 

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Image of Year 2 - Local Area Walk!
30 November 2021

Year 2 - Local Area Walk!

Year 2 had a fantastic afternoon walking around our local area, spotting different features in our surroundings! We saw houses, shops, paths, roads, bridges, the River Tawd and the very aptly naked Dog Bone Island! Fantastic fieldwork year 2!

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Image of Year 2 - Geography Fieldwork
22 November 2021

Year 2 - Geography Fieldwork

Year 2 did some fantastic exploratory fieldwork today as we compared an old aerial photograph of the playground to the playground as it is now! In groups we went out to take photos of any changes to the playgrounds human and physical features! We discussed the word 'aerial' and thought about why…

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Image of Year 2 - Compass Directions
17 November 2021

Year 2 - Compass Directions

Year 2 really showed off their Geographical skills today as we learned how to use the 4 main compass directions! Using a large grid on our classroom floor, we had to direct Fred the Frog to his destinations using precise Geographical language! We then used our knowledge to write some directions…

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Image of Year 2 - Recreating Propaganda Posters
12 November 2021

Year 2 - Recreating Propaganda Posters

Year 2 used all their knowledge of the Home Front and the war effort at home to recreate propaganda posters! They showed fantastic understanding of the messages being portrayed by these posters, practicing their expressions in order to persuade people to join the land army, save food and come to…

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Image of Year 2 - The Home Front
11 November 2021

Year 2 - The Home Front

Year 2 have been spending Remembrance Week learning a little more about the war effort back at home! We have studied the role of women during the war and had a look at propaganda posters outlining some of the other efforts that took place at home whilst the soldiers were at the front. From growing…

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Image of Year 2 - UK Parliament Week Day 1
3 November 2021

Year 2 - UK Parliament Week Day 1

Year 2 have been learning all about the House of Commons and the House of Lords! We now know how they debate and formulate laws that affect us everyday. In the classroom, we’ve been preparing for a debate of our very own! 

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Image of Year 2 - Arts and Culture Day!
1 November 2021

Year 2 - Arts and Culture Day!

What a fantastic day celebrating art and culture around the theme of Fireworks! 
In Year 2 we began the day by learning a really super poem by James Carter. We practiced using expression in our voices to make sure we portrayed the excitement that the poet wanted to show! 
 

Next up, we…

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Image of Year 2 - Computing and Online Safety
21 October 2021

Year 2 - Computing and Online Safety

We’ve been loving our Computing lessons this week! We started with a good chat about the things we do online, age ratings for different apps and games and then continued to work on our digital art skills! 

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