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…
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…
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…
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…
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!
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…
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!
Year 2 - Partner Reading
Year 2 are really growing in their ability to read with a partner! It has been amazing to see Year 2 encouraging their partners to read tricky words and use different voices for different characters! It's so wonderful to see Year 2 building their fluency with the help of friends!
Year 2 - Enjoying diverse stories
Across October, Year 2 have been enjoying discussions about Black History Month! This week we focused on the stories, books, films and television shows we enjoy. Though we know that the world is made up of people with all different skin colours, we realised that the media we enjoy mostly features…
Year 2 - Number bonds
Year 2 worked brilliantly this morning recapping number bonds to 20 using concrete resources! They systematically worked to find every way to make 20 and recorded this as number sentences on their tables!
Year 2 - Football Skills!
Year 2 have been so keen to play football at break and lunchtimes, so today Mr Mather gave them a few tips and lessons to ensure that they were able to play safely and have all the skills they need!
We loved it!
Year 2 - Creating digital art!
Year 2 have been learning so much in computing today! We learned how to create a Mondrian style digital drawing on pixilart.com using lots of different tools, then we had a go at screenshotting our artwork!
The results are beautiful!