Year 2 Team: Miss H Bayley & Mrs N Taylor (Class Teacher),: Blog items
Date: 10th Mar 2023 @ 1:03pm
What a busy week in Year 2.
This week, the children have worked incredibly hard to complete assessments to showcase their learning so far this year. Our school value of ‘Hope’ was achieved by all, as everyone tried their absolute best.
In Religion, we identified aspects of the Easter Story where betrayal and trust were found. We then connected our learning to our Easter Service prayers where hands can help or hinder us. We identified whether we thought hands were helping or hindering in the Easter Story. We recognised that Jesus showed helping hands by healing those around him, but Judas showed hands that hindered when he collected money from the Roman authorities to betray Jesus.
We started our new topic of ‘Mass, capacity and temperature’ in maths this week where we began by looking at grams and kilograms. Next week we will continue to look at grams and kilograms whilst also introducing volume and capacity.
In History, we explored the life of Queen Elizabeth I. We discovered that she reigned during the Tudor period and her reign was referred to as ‘The Golden Age’. We investigated her family history and found out that her dad was Henry VII.
We then got to end the week with a fun snow day where we worked as a team and used our school value of ‘Imagine’ to create our very own snowmen. Although a cold task, we were up for the challenge! We had great fun!
You have worked very hard this week, have a wonderful weekend, Year 2.
Reminders:
- Children are encouraged to bring a water bottle to school and a healthy snack for breaktime.
- PE days remain on a Monday and Tuesday this term. Please ensure children arrive to school dressed in their PE kit on these days.
Date: 24th Feb 2023 @ 1:39pm
Welcome back Year 2, we hope you had a lovely break!
What a busy start back! In English, we started to explore our new book in English ‘Major Glad, Major Dizzy’ by Jan Oke. We started by analysing the front cover without seeing the title and dissecting what we could see. We talked about how there were shadows and small lines of light, that there were mice scampering across the floor and so much more. From this, we discussed what we thought the book was about and what it might be called. The titles we came up with were super impressive!
We started our new topic of ‘Length and Height’ this week in Maths where we looked at centimetres and metres. We had the opportunity to measure objects from around the classroom as well as estimating their length or height. We even measured ourselves to see how tall we were! To challenge ourselves even further, we had the tricky challenge of comparing cm and m and then ordering objects from shortest to longest and vice versa.
In Science, we started our new topic of ‘Move it’ where we created our very own flying fish. We made them out of various sizes and materials and then let them ‘fly’. We analysed and discussed how they fell through the air to the ground and what affected them. We connected our learning back to our previous science topic ‘Materials’ to help us with our critical thinking of why some materials worked better than others.
In PE, we began our new topic of ‘Invasion’ where we looked at what being in possession meant and how we can support a teammate to do this. We also understood that scoring goals means that we are using out attacking skills and explored ways that we could achieve this. We had mini-challenge games to connect our learning back to our topic of ‘Teamwork’ and how we could incorporate this into our games.
You have worked very hard this week, have a wonderful weekend, Year 2.
Reminders:
- Children are encouraged to bring a water bottle to school and a healthy snack for breaktime.
- PE days are now on a Monday and Tuesday this term. Please ensure children arrive to school dressed in their PE kit on these days.
- Please remember to bring reading folders to school on your child's reading day.
- World Book Day is on Thursday 2nd March
Date: 19th Jan 2023 @ 4:16pm
What another amazing week in Year 2.
We continued reading The Dragon Machine by Helen in English. We checked the CCTV cameras in Year 2 and found out that some dragons had visited us! At first, they only snuck into the classroom to eat some cheese but then they covered the camera to get up to some mischief! We had to write a letter to Mrs Pringle to let her know that there were dragons loose in the school. We also looked at various pictures such as a cave, a volcano, a forest etc. and used our positives and negatives hats to debate why a dragon would live here. We then used noun phrases and adjectives to come up with an amazing description of the dragon’s habitat.
We continued our topic of Money in Maths where we started to look at how much change customers would need if they didn’t have the exact amount of money. We played some fun Top Marks games where we had to count how much money was in the piggybank and then see if we could find different ways to create the same amount of money. Next week, we are going to begin our topic of Multiplication and Division.
In Science, we continued our topic of ‘Young Gardeners’ where we continued to look at and analyse our plants and how they were growing. We could already see for our group that eradicated water out of the plant’s diet, that the soil was very, very dry. Year 2 came to the conclusion that this meant the seed would be dry as well and that it would die before it had the chance to grow.
In Geography, we started to explore our new country, Kenya and compared it to the UK. We were even lucky enough for Mrs Giles to bring in necklaces and purses that were made in Kenya and travelled all the way back to Formby!
In PE, we used our fabulous teamwork skills to get a hoop around our class circle by stepping through it, wriggling our arms and shaking our heads. The challenge set to us was that we couldn’t break the circle and if we did, the hoop went back to the beginning. Year 2 were brilliant at this and as they got faster, the hoop got smaller. We also had the challenge of blindfolding ourselves and relying on the instructions given to us by our friends to help guide us. We realised how important it was to give clear instructions and to listen carefully. This was a fun challenge!
Year 2 finished off the week by celebrating Chinese New Year! We learnt about some of their unique traditions and customs whilst creating our own Chinese New Year decorations. We started our very own recorder lessons in Music this week! We practised holding our recorders correctly, were taught where to place our hands and even had the chance to play along to Ben the Bee!
You have worked very hard this week, have a wonderful weekend, Year 2.
Reminders:
- Children are encouraged to bring a water bottle to school and a healthy snack for breaktime.
- PE days remain on a Monday and Wednesday this term. Please ensure children arrive to school dressed in their PE kit on these days.
Date: 13th Jan 2023 @ 2:41pm
We have had a brilliant and busy week here in Year 2.
We continued reading The Dragon Machine by Helen Ward as our book in English for this half term. We began by creating a ‘Beware’ posted warning the rest of the school about the dragons that have been let loose. We used amazing vocabulary, adjectives and subordinating conjunctions to do this! Then we looking at the personality and character traits of the dragon and how it differs from their appearance. We compared the dragon in this book to the one in our Guided Reading book, The Dragonsitter by Josh Lacey and used a bubble map to discuss what they had in common and what made them different.
We continued our topic of Money in Maths where we set up our very own shops! The shops were a great success with loads of customers coming to buy items! It was so much fun adding their shopping up and using the different coins to find our amounts. We then started to compare different amounts of money and discussed how although one pile might have more coins, this doesn’t necessarily mean they are worth more.
. In Science, we continued our topic of ‘Young Gardeners’ and became a group of green fingers when planting our very own flowers. We discussed the lifecycle of a plant as well as using our critical thinking to recap on what a plant needs to stay healthy and grow. We then delivered our plants to their experiment spot, some in fridges, some in dark rooms and some even trapped in a box! We will visit these plants over the coming weeks to see if they can grow without the vital components they need.
We had the opportunity to watch ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’, a hand-drawn animated film based on the children's book by Charlie Mackesy on BBC iPlayer – highly recommended! The story reminded us about the importance of kindness, friendship, courage and hope. We absolutely loved watching it and went through a rollercoaster of emotions.
In Religion, we explored what the story of ‘The Ten Lepers’ and discussed how the men felt before and after they met Jesus. We linked this story with ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’ and thought about how showing kindness to people is so important.
You have worked amazingly hard this week, have a wonderful weekend, Year 2.
Reminders:
- Parent-Teacher meetings can be booked via School Spider.
- Children are encouraged to bring a water bottle to school and a healthy snack for breaktime.
- PE days remain on a Monday and Wednesday this term. Please ensure children arrive to school dressed in their PE kit on these days.
Date: 6th Jan 2023 @ 1:56pm
What a wonderful start to the New Year! We were so happy to welcome everyone back to Year 2 and start learning again.
We started the week with some fun, teambuilding activities in PE! We had to make our ways through a tricky obstacle course whilst remembering what challenges we had to complete along the way. We worked in our teams to help and encourage each other and continued to cheer our teammates on for the whole session!
The Dragon Machine by Helen Ward is our focus book in English for this half term. We began by exploring a picture of some shiny, scaly dragon eggs and discussing what we thought they were, were they had come from and what was going to happen to them. We then used amazing vocabulary to write our own noun phrases to describe how they looked. We made sure to use lots of adjectives to make it really interesting. We also made predictions about what we thought the story would be about. We worked in groups to critically analyse picture clues and what they told us about the story. Our creative hats came out when we started to write our ideas down.
We started our new topic of Money in Maths where we recognised each coin and what it was worth. We learned ways to count money and how it is easier to start with the bigger coins. We even got to compare the weight of a 20p vs twenty 1p coins to see how it would be better to have less coins in our purses and wallets. We will continue this topic next week, looking at comparing money, as well as various ways we can make up a pound.
In Science, we began our exciting topic of ‘Young Gardeners’ where we explored the different aspects that a plant needs to stay healthy. We used critical thinking to discuss why a plant needs certain elements like water and the sun to stay healthy. We compared a healthy plant with an unhealthy plant and thought about why this had happened and what we could do to keep it healthy.
In Religion, we explored what the word ‘thankful’ means and discussed things that we are thankful for in life. We looked at the story of Jesus and the blessed children, looking at Jesus’ actions throughout the story and how he was a friend to everyone.
Reminders:
- Year 2 PE lessons take place every Monday and Wednesday. Please ensure your child arrives at school in their PE kit on these days.
Date: 16th Dec 2022 @ 1:18pm
Wow, how time has flown! We cannot believe that it is time to finish for Christmas already.
Year 2 have had an amazing, fun-packed and festive filled week in school. We began the week with a Movie Afternoon with tasty treats and chocolatey refreshments thanks to Team TSP. On Tuesday, we competed in a Christmas Sing Off where we battled against other houses to deliver our own rendition of Christmas favourites.
On Wednesday, we had Christmas Dinner which was scrumptious. We enjoyed eating this together as a class, even pulling some Christmas crackers and coming back to class to tell everyone the jokes we won. Later that day, some very cheeky elves surprised us, causing chaos in our classroom!
Year 2 were fantastic in their Nativity performance on Thursday. What a better way to end the term than with a celebration of our Christmas Service performance. We are so proud of each and every one of you. Well done. Finally, the whole school came together to watch the incredible, Churches Together Nativity, a huge thank you to the cast.
Not only did we manage to complete all of that, but Year 2 also completed their DT day by designed and creating their very own Santa puppets. We also designed our own Santa and Rudolph Treat plates as well as our very own pinecone snowman.
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It has truly been a wonderful term here in Year 2, you have made it super enjoyable. We hope you have a truly amazing Christmas, stay safe and enjoy yourselves! Keep shining like the stars you are. See you in 2023! Thank you for all of your thoughtful gifts and well wishes.
Reminders
- School will resume on Wednesday 4th January 2023
- Children should come to school with a water bottle each day
- Year 2 PE days will remain the same, Monday and Wednesday.
Date: 9th Dec 2022 @ 2:40pm
Our class elf Buddy as been getting up to lots of magical mischief! He has had a fun time hiding in our toilet roll, then wrapping it around our Christmas tree, eating Miss Finlay’s chocolates and making glitter snow angels as well as reading all our Christmas letters to Santa! We can’t wait to see what Buddy gets up to next.
We have absolutely adored watching and opening our Environmental Advent calendar sent to us by Southport Eco Centre. We look forward to uncovering the secret eco messages from the stars of the Aladdin pantomime. A huge thank you as well to the Kindness Committee who have been spreading lots of magical positivity around the whole school by delivering positivity postcards. We were so happy and full of joy to read the kind messages we received.
In Maths, we continued our topic of Geometry where we focused on symmetrical shapes as well as 3D shapes and their faces. We had a challenge to find what 3D shapes could have been used to total to 18 faces.
We continued our topic of Yoga in PE lesson where we imagined we lived in the Artic and became ice cold and thought of all the different animals we could become.
We finished the week with a fun Christmas party! We played various games such as pass the parcel, pin the nose on Rudolph, musical statues and many more! We finished it off with lots of lovely sweets and treats as well as creaing some Christmas art.
One more week left before we say goodbye for Christmas. Year 2, we look forward to seeing you and remember…the elves are watching!
Reminders:
- Christmas Church Service at 9.15am on Thursday 15th December.
- School finishes at 1pm on Friday 16th December.
- As the colder days are upon us, please ensure your child brings a coat, gloves or any other winter accessories to keep them warm whilst enjoying their breaktime.
Date: 30th Nov 2022 @ 2:34pm
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
We arrived to school on the 1st December to find our classroom full of festive decorations and a cheeky little elf zip lining into our classroom. With a few clues spotted around our room, the elf revealed his name was Buddy. Christmas joy filled the room when we uncovered a note from Buddy informing us that he had left the North Pole and is visiting our classroom for Christmas. He also delivered a very special Christmas book for us to read! Buddy told us that he would love to be a part of the Year 2 team and will be on his best behaviour.
Our festivities really took off, with a trip to the Christmas Extravaganza on Friday. We loved taking part in the various activities, spending time with our friends and singing along to our favourite Christmas songs. A huge thank you Team TSP for organising such a fantastic event!
We started the week with a relaxing PE lesson where we had the challenge of holding various yoga poses. We became dolphins, seals, boats, jellyfish and even starfish! We then had a couple of minutes where we practised our deep breathing and gave our minds a moment to switch off.
In Maths, we started our new topic of ‘Geometry’ where we started to look at 2D and 3D shapes. continue to look at addition and subtraction with 2-digit numbers. We are challenging ourselves to harder equations and working more independently.
In Science, we continued to look at materials and their properties. This week, we worked as a team to sort out objects and materials to put them into the correct bins.
We are thoroughly enjoying our Guided Reading lessons. This week we looked at Advent and Christingle and how important these events are to Christians. We looking at the meaning behind them and what each aspect represents. We used our retrieval and inference skills to locate the answers to questions and then our writing skills to write a sentence using excellent grammar and spelling by using our phonic skills.
Have a lovely weekend, Year 2!
Reminders:
- As the colder days are upon us, please ensure your child brings a coat, gloves or any other winter accessories to keep them warm whilst enjoying their breaktime.
- Santa Dash takes place on Thursday 8th December. Children are to come to school wearing suitable Mufti clothes to complete the Santa Dash in. Children can bring festive accessories or costumes to get changed into and race in.
- Our Christmas Jumper Day takes place on Friday 9th December. We look forward to seeing all the festive jumpers in class.
Date: 24th Nov 2022 @ 3:54pm
Another brilliant week in Year 2!
We started the week with an active PE lesson where we practised our control with tennis rackets and balls. We had to weave in and out of cones (and some of our friends) whilst making sure we kept control of our ball at all times. We also had to have beady eyes to find our partners and return the ball back to them before the time was up! We had great fun with this challenge.
In RE, we connected our understanding of what good news is and used our critical thinking to link this to the birth of Jesus. We thought about why the news was important, how it was important as well as looking at what the story taught us and how it makes a difference in our lives.
In Maths, we continue to look at addition and subtraction with 2-digit numbers. We are challenging ourselves to harder equations and working more independently.
Our historical knowledge continued to widen this week as we delved deeper into the Tudor life and examined the houses that they would have lived in during the Great Fire of London. We discussed the features of a Tudor house, what we could see and why they had these. We also discovered that they used daub (a mixture of clay and animal dung) to help plaster the walls. How smelly!
In Science, we continued to look at materials and their properties. This week, we worked as a team to sort out objects and materials to put them into the correct bins.
We are thoroughly enjoying our Guided Reading lessons. This week we looked at Rosa Parks and built on our knowledge from Year 1. We used our retrieval and inference skills to locate the answers to questions and then our writing skills to write a sentence using excellent grammar and spelling by using our phonic skills.
Have a lovely weekend, Year 2!
Reminders:
- As the colder days are upon us, please ensure your child brings a coat, gloves or any other winter accessories to keep them warm whilst enjoying their breaktime.
- Please note that children may bring a small, healthy snack, such as fruit or a cereal bar, to eat at playtime. Please note that fruit or vegetable snacks are provided each day in school.
- Don’t forget that reading folders should be returned to school on Thursdays. Please bring both books back into school.
Date: 18th Nov 2022 @ 3:36pm
Wow, what another brilliant week!
We arrived to school ready to celebrate Kindness Week on Monday, following a delightful weekend showcasing out Kindness Video to our loved ones at home. With the understanding that this week marked Kindness Week, Anti-Bullying Week and also Children in Need, we knew spreading kindness was our missing throughout the week. On Friday, we also arrived at school in our Pudsey ears in aid of Children in Need.
We started the week with a very active PE lesson practising our sending and receiving skills. Our teamwork skills were amazing when working together to bounce the ball to each other as fast as we could. In History, we continued to explore The Great Fire of London. We learned all about why the fire spread so quickly, how long it spread for and continued our diary entries all about it.
In Maths, we continued our topic of addition and subtraction. We continued looking at ‘subtracting a two-digit number from a two-digit number across a ten’. Whilst we found this challenging, it was really fun to delve into and try our absolute best! We also did some fun games like Around the World and Mathopoly here our maths knowledge was put to the test.
Friday brought the end of our week as well as the end of Celebration of Kindness Week. In the morning, we were given the amazing opportunity to be kind to our community by helping Team TSP create decorations and gifts that will be sold at Formby’s Christmas Lights Market. This was a fabulous opportunity to mix with the rest of the school and show kindness by helping others.
We are excited to welcome the Book Fair back next week. Don’t forget the fair will run from 24.11.22 to 29.11.22 and we encourage all to go and see the delightful books the fair has to offer.
Year 2 have had a brilliant, hard-working week! Have a lovely, relaxing weekend and we will see you all on Monday.
Year 2 Reminders:
PE days will take place on Monday and Wednesday, please come in full PE kit.
Don’t forget to bring reading folders in on a Thursday every week.
Please note that children may bring a small, healthy snack, such as fruit or a cereal bar, to eat at playtime. Please note that fruit or vegetable snacks are provided each day in school.
Date: 11th Nov 2022 @ 1:27pm
Wow, what a fantastic week!
We started the week with a very active PE lesson with a little help from our Sports Ambassadors who lead a fun warm up. We swam like fish, danced like pirates whilst also practising our sending and receiving skills. We then had a friendly game of football rounders.
In History, we continued to explore The Great Fire of London. We learned all about how the fire started, where it started and who started it. This week, we were transported back to 1666 where we imagined we were Samuel Peyps. We wrote a diary entry informing us all about The Great Fire of London using quills and ink. We are going to be continuing this next week.
In Maths, we continued our topic of addition and subtraction. We looked at ‘subtracting a two-digit number from a two-digit number across a ten’. Whilst we found this challenging, it was really fun to delve into and try our absolute best! We also did some fun games like Around the World where our maths knowledge was put to the test.
In Science, we continued our topic of ‘Materials’ and had the opportunity to look at and feel looks of different materials such as velvet, polystyrene and silk. We used our critical thinking to look back at last week and think about what these materials could be used for. We then worked in teams to come up with lots of different adjectives to describe them.
We connected our Collective Worship value of Peace with Remembrance Day this week, as we created our own poppy wreath. We then discussed how the poppy is a sign of remembrance and why we honour Remembrance Day. We then observed a two-minute silence to pay our respect and remember those who died in the war.
Year 2 have had a brilliant, hard-working week! Have a lovely, relaxing weekend and we will see you all on Monday.
Year 2 Reminders:
PE days will take place on Monday and Wednesday, please come in full PE kit.
Don’t forget to bring reading folders in on a Thursday every week.
Please note that children may bring a small, healthy snack, such as fruit or a cereal bar, to eat at playtime. Please note that fruit or vegetable snacks are provided each day in school.
Date: 4th Nov 2022 @ 2:29pm
We have started this term with a very busy but fantastic week!
Our week began with a look at our new Collective Worship monthly value of peace. We took the time to think about what peace looks like and times when we feel at peace. In Religion, we looked at how news is spread and how good news was spread for God. We then researched different artistic styles of angels, chose our favourite and then created our own.
In Maths, we continued our topic of addition and subtraction. We looked at ‘subtracting a one-digit from a two-digit number’ as well as ‘subtracting a two-digit number from a two-digit number’. Whilst we found this challenging, it was really fun to delve into and try our absolute best! We also did some team maths where we had a friendly competition of ‘Hit the Button’ and ‘Spell the Number’.
In Science, we started to investigate and identify materials and their uses. We put on our thinking hats to discuss how each material has various uses.
There is no doubt that this week has been a busy one, as we filmed our Kindness Week Video. From gelled hair to 90s plaits, our hairstyles brought the 90s theme to life as we sang, danced and raved throughout the week to some classic 90s songs. We can’t wait to see our amazing efforts be brought to the big screen next week when our video premiers.
After such a busy week, make sure you get some rest Year 2 and get ready for our Kindness Video premier next week!
Year 2 Reminders:
- PE days will remain the same on a Monday and Wednesday.
- Don’t forget to bring reading folders in on a Thursday every week.
- Please note that children may bring a small, healthy snack, such as fruit or a cereal bar, to eat at playtime. Please note that fruit or vegetable snacks are provided each day in school.
Date: 20th Oct 2022 @ 8:02pm
How time has flown!
We have had another fabulous week in Year 2 and have ended the half term on a high!
In PE, we practised our underarm throws and catching skills. We then ended our lesson by completing four 4 laps of our mini marathon. We were wrecked by the end, but what a great achievement! We absolutely loved our visit from Unite, Formby for our Self-Defence session this week. It was incredible and taught us some basic self-defence skills including releases from ‘grabs’.
In Music, we continued our theme of ‘African Music’ and looked at ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’. We listened very carefully and described what instruments and voices we could hear.
In Maths, we continued our topic of ‘addition and subtraction’ as well as revising our number bonds to 10 and 100. We started the week by looking at ‘adding 2-digit numbers across a ten’. Then we began to look at ‘subtracting 2-digit numbers across a ten’. We found this challenging but really enjoyed learning new and exciting maths.
We created our very own ‘Online Safety Leaflet’ in Computing this week. We had a big discussion about how we use the internet and how we can stay safe online. We then used these fantastic ideas and tips to put into our very own leaflet.
We also loved having a boogie at the annual TSP Disco, with its spooky theme! The glow in the dark theme made it more exciting! We played musical statues, dancing to the ‘Monster Mash’ and even got to eat some spooky sweets at the end! It truly was an incredible event, thank you to all involved.
Year 2's Virtual Classroom has been uploaded onto Tapestry if you wish to access this.
Year 2, you have been an absolute delight to teach this half term and I cannot wait to see what the rest of the term, and year, has in store for us. From all of us here in Year 2, have a wonderful and well-earned rest.
Year 2 Reminders:
- School will return on Monday 31st October at 8:40am.
- PE days will remain the same on a Monday and Wednesday
Date: 13th Oct 2022 @ 8:01pm
What another brilliant week we've had in Year 2!
We began the week with Hello Yellow Day! We created flags with messages of positivity, kindness and hope which were then used to create a ‘Positivity Pathway’. We had a fabulous time walking through the yellow path and reading all the gorgeous messages that everyone left.
We had an absolutely fantastic PE lesson. We became masters of dribbling and toe taps! There were definitely some footballers in the making! We also started with a friendly competition of ‘Hats’ and ended with ‘Sharks’. We continued this into our next PE lesson where we practised our strikes and ability to stop the ball.
In Music, we continued our song ‘Hands, Feet and Heart’. This week, we became composers and added our own section to the song. We worked in teams or ‘bands’ to create our song and really impressed the Year 2 team.
In Maths, we continued our topic of ‘addition and subtraction’ as well as revising our number bonds to 10 and 100. We started the week by looking at ‘adding 2-digit numbers’. Then we began to look at ‘subtracting 2-digit numbers’ and even had a look at column addition and subtraction! We will be continuing this topic next week and how we can add 2-digit numbers across a ten.
We loved flying sky-high this week to look at aerial photos of countries from around the world. From this, we had the challenge of identifying physical (natural) and human (man-made) features in pictures of China, Croatia and many more! Next week, we will start looking at creating a key for a map.
We continued to look at more artwork created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo; this week was ‘The Cook’, ‘Earth’, and ‘Water’. We explored all the animals that had been used in it and how it related to their title. We then created our own animal portrait using oil pastels.
We ended the week by coming into school in our pyjamas in support of Alder Hey and the NHS. We loved seeing everyone in their cosy pyjamas and slippers at school! We even put on a Pyjama Runway with everyone getting the opportunity to show off our wonderful pyjamas and moves. We had some judges to score us of of 10 - we had great fun!
Don’t forget to follow our Twitter account @Year2TSP to see our learning highlights throughout the week.
From everyone here in Year 2, we wish you a lovely, relaxed weekend and look forward to seeing you on Monday.
Year 2 Reminders:
- Please be reminded that snacks, if brought to school, must be healthy.
- Don’t forget that reading folders should be returned to school on Thursdays. Please bring both books back into school, as well as spelling books.
- The School Disco will take place on Thursday 20th
- On Friday 21st October we finish for half term.
Date: 6th Oct 2022 @ 8:22pm
What another amazing week we've had in Year 2!
We started the week with a hands-on PE lesson. We practised our hand control with balls, practised our rolling skills and then even tried our own version of bowling. I think we have some professional bowlers on our hands!
In Music, we continued our song ‘Hands, Feet and Heart’. This week, we made our song a duet! Half of the class used glockenspiels to play the backing rhythm of the song whilst the other half played the verses and the chorus. Then, we even attempted to sing along! The whole Year 2 team were super impressed with our multi-tasking and teamwork skills.
In Maths, we started our new topic of ‘addition and subtraction’ as well as revising our number bonds to 10 and 100. We started the week by looking at ‘Related Facts’ and how we could work out ‘30+70’ by knowing ‘3+7’. We then used this knowledge to look at number bonds to 100 before starting addition and subtraction problems to 20. We ended the week by adding three 1-digit numbers and using our number bonds to help us.
We loved travelling around the world and researching animals across the hemispheres. We worked in small groups to create our very own fact file of these different animals. Next week, we look forward to looking at the physical and human features from an aerial view.
Year 2 brought their reading alive during English and became Shantymen when singing their own rendition of The Wellerman. Everyone worked as a team to keep the rhythm of the sea shanty. It was extremely impressive! We then had a little boogie to it as well.
We continued to look at more artwork created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo; this week was ‘Flora’. We explored all the flowers used in it and how it relates to spring, especially at the spring goddess Flora. After analysing and discussing Arcimboldo’s work, we had a at creating our own portrait made of leaves and flowers.
Don’t forget to follow our Twitter account @Year2TSP to see our learning highlights throughout the week.
From everyone here in Year 2, we wish you a lovely, relaxed weekend and look forward to seeing you on Monday.
Year 2 Reminders:
- Please be reminded that snacks, if brought to school, must be healthy.
- Don’t forget that reading folders should be returned to school on Thursdays. Please bring both books back into school, as well as spelling books.
- Tuesday and Wednesday 11th & 12th October Parent Teacher meetings via Microsoft teams.
- Friday 14th October – Alder Hey Pyjama Day.
Date: 29th Sep 2022 @ 7:27pm
What another brilliant week we've had in Year 2!
We were delighted to take part in our very own school Read-a-thon and drop everything on Monday and Tuesday to read! We filled our Read-a-thon sessions with books we loved to read as well as reading our own class novel James and the Giant Peach.
We started the week with a fantastic PE lesson playing various activities where we had to make quick decisions, show respect for others and displayed honesty when getting caught. In PE we also slithered like snakes, bounced like bunnies and scampered like mice.
In Music, we bought out the glockenspiels and played along to our song ‘Hands, Feet and Heart’. We showed amazing teamwork when helping our partner read the notes they had to play.
In Maths, we continued our topic of ‘Place Value’. We started by looking at mathematical symbols less than, greater than and equal to. We also showed our knowledge of number lines by labelling number lines to 100. At the end of the week, we started to show our addition and subtraction skills by adding and subtracting numbers to 20. Miss Finlay, Mrs Giles and Mr Hughes were very impressed! Next week, we will continue to look at addition and subtraction problems to 20 as well as number facts to 100.
In English, we have continued to develop our Reading and Writingduring our Phonics lessons. We spent the week developing our writing skills as well as being able to say, hold and build our sentences carefully. We were very careful throughout making sure we used appropriate punctuation.
We loved recapping on the seven continents this week as well as comparing the UK and Ecuador, specifically the capital city Quito. We learned all about the similarities and differences between the two countries. Next week, we look forward to learning about where animals live, what climate they need and why.
In Science, we were creepy crawly explorers! We went on a mini-beast hunt and managed to discover all the different insects that live in our school grounds. We made sure to use our school value ‘Nurture’ to make sure we were careful when visiting the insects’ habitats.
During our RE lesson, we looked at and explored the different stories from the Old Testament and the New Testament. We listened to a variety of stories from each and then created a ‘book cover’ for stories from each. We found them really interesting and thought the message that each story was trying to send and tell us was really special.
We continued to look at more artwork created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo; this week was ‘The Four Elements’. We explored these elements, ‘water, fire, air and earth’ and discussed what we thought we would see in each painting. After analysing and discussing Arcimboldo’s work, we had a turn at creating our very own elemental painting.
Don’t forget to follow our Twitter account @Year2TSP to see our learning highlights throughout the week.
From everyone here in Year 2, we wish you a lovely, relaxed weekend and look forward to seeing you on Monday.
Year 2 Reminders:
- You will have all now received a letter regarding Parent Teacher Meetings on the 11th and 12th The booking link will go live on Monday 3rd October at 6pm.
- On Friday 14th October children will be permitted to wear their pyjamas, their own clothes, or their uniforms to support the wonderful Alder Hey charity. If you wish to donate, please do so on the following link https://www.alderheycharity.org/
- PE lessons will take place each Monday and Wednesday during the Autumn Term. Please ensure that children come to school in their full PE kits.
- Don’t forget that reading folders should be returned to school on Thursdays. Please bring both books back into school, as well as spelling books.
Date: 23rd Sep 2022 @ 1:24pm
We have had another fantastic week here in Year 2!
We started the week by reading all about Samuel Pepys, looking at facts about him and even reading some of his diary!
In Maths, we continued our topic of ‘Place Value’. We started by writing numbers up to 100 in digits and words. Then we revised and solved number facts to 20 and discussed the value of each digit. We then had the challenge of a ‘Mystery Picture’ where we had to solve the number facts, colour them in and reveal the hidden picture. Next week, we will continue to focus on place value, showing numbers on a number line as well as using mathematical symbols.
In English, we enjoyed exploring our new books, developing our writing skills as well as saying and holding our sentences carefully. We were very eagle-eyed, making sure we used appropriate punctuation throughout.
In Art, we looked at the artwork ‘The Four Seasons’ created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo. We analysed and discussed what we saw in each painting and how they linked to the seasons. Afterwards, we imagined how our own seasonal painting might look and thought about what we would include.
This week in Science, we put on our ‘Facts Hats’ and researched an animal to create our very own fact file. We found out loads of interesting facts about flamingos, elephants, sloths and many more!
We then finished the week by singing our hearts out for our Harvest Service! We loved singing these hymns over the past couple of weeks and hope you sang along with us in church. To celebrate National Fitness Week, we joined the incredible Dame Darcey Bussell for a virtual dance and had a little boogie with her. Strictly, here we come! We then ended the day by discussing ‘The Creation Story’ in RE and talked about how important and special it is to us.
Don’t forget to follow our Twitter account @Year2TSP to see our learning highlights throughout the week.
From everyone here in Year 2, we wish you a lovely, relaxed weekend and look forward to seeing you on Monday.
Year 2 Reminders:
- Please note that children may bring a small, healthy snack, such as fruit or a cereal bar, to eat at playtime. Please note that fruit or vegetable snacks are provided each day in school.
- Children should bring a bottle into school containing water.
- PE lessons will take place each Monday and Wednesday during the Autumn Term. Please ensure that children come to school in their full PE kits.
- Can we request that children's clothing is clearly labelled with their name, and if any clothing that is not yours is take home, can it be returned to school asap.
- Don’t forget that reading folders should be returned to school on Thursdays. Please bring both books back into school.
Date: 16th Sep 2022 @ 2:42pm
What a wonderful week here in Year 2, filled with so many exciting learning opportunities!
In Music, we focused on finding the beat of a song – tapping and singing along to ‘Hands, Feet and Heart’. We then impressed Miss Finlay, Mrs Giles and Mr Hughes by learning it off by heart and performing it for them at the end of our lesson.
In PE, we all showcased our school value and had ‘Hope’ to believe in ourselves that we could all do our absolute best. We concentrated on our running and dodging skills, playing various games and having friendly competitions to continually improve these skills.
We put our ‘facts hats’ on in Geography, when we explored the continents and oceans of the world. Year 2 learned about the equator, how to tell if a country is hot or cold as well as being able to name all the continents and oceans!
In Science, we were able to classify objects into their groups – living, dead or never alive. This required us to put on our ‘thinking hats’ as we worked in groups to identify and sort objects into their matching ‘hoop’.
This week in Maths, we focused on Place Value and showcasing what each number is worth. We have been working hard to break down numbers into their tens and ones as well as being able to partition numbers to 100. Not only this, but we have been revising our number bonds every day!
This week also marked Roald Dahl day and we were inspired by our class novel ‘James and the Giant Peach’ to create our own Roald Dahl bookmarks. Year 2 are loving our novel and like James are eager to find out what will happen next.
Don’t forget to follow our Twitter account @Year2TSP to see our learning highlights throughout the week.
A reminder that school photos will take place on Wednesday 21st September, can Year 2 please come to school in their uniform on this day instead of their PE kit.
A poster containing 100 recommended reads for Year 2 children has been attached to this blog. By providing 100 quality texts at an age appropriate level, this list may be useful when choosing your child's next book. We hope it inspires the children to continue on in their reading journeys whilst further encouraging a lifelong love of books and stories.
Thank you for such a lovely week, Year 2! We can’t wait to see you on Monday! Have a very relaxing weekend!
Year 2 Reminders:
- Please note that children may bring a small, healthy snack, such as fruit or a cereal bar, to eat at playtime. Please note that fruit or vegetable snacks are provided each day in school.
- Children should bring a bottle into school containing water.
- PE lessons will take place each Monday and Wednesday during the Autumn Term. Please ensure that children come to school in their full PE kits.
- Can we request that children's clothing is clearly labelled with their name, and if any clothing that is not yours is take home, can it be returned to school asap.
- A reminder that school photos will take place on Wednesday 21st September, can Year 2 please come to school in their uniform on this day instead of their PE kit.
Date: 9th Sep 2022 @ 3:27pm
Wow, what an incredible start to the school year! We have had an amazing week settling into our new classroom. We have had a wonderful time catching up with our friends and teachers.
We had a magical beginning to our Year 2 journey, when an Encanto candle was delivered to the classroom! We were excited to find out what it meant. Mirabel from Encanto had sent a message telling us that she needed our help to keep the candle glowing! We had to help her by completing challenges linked to our school values. For every challenge completed, an Encanto character charm would appear, making the candle stronger. Year 2 were ready for their mission immediately.
Our first mission was to go on an Encanto word hunt. Year 2 were tasked with exploring the playground to find as many Encanto butterflies as they could. We used our school value ‘Serve’ and ‘Nurture’ to discuss each word that the butterfly had printed on their wings. We carefully thought about each word and how they helped us and each other to be our best, thinking about how they linked with our school values.
We then recognised that we all have special powers that might not be visible, just like the characters in Encanto. We brainstormed and realised that we have some amazing powers and gifts hidden inside of us. We created our own ‘Madrigal’ door, showing everyone what our amazing and special powers were.
We loved using the parachute for our first PE. We solved problems, nurtured with helping hands, worked as a team and went head-to-head for some challenges. We are so excited for our next PE lesson. We then went exploring in Colombia, found out what animals we could find there, what food we could eat and even learnt some Spanish. Then, we danced like Luisa, enjoying every moment with happy feet.
In our busy week, we even became animators when we designed a brand-new character to join the Madrigal family. Some could fly, others could control the ocean and some could even make people dance whenever they wanted!
It has been a pleasure welcoming the children to Year 2 and we look forward to the year ahead. Don’t forget to follow our Twitter account @Year2TSP to see our learning highlights throughout the week.
A reminder that our PE lesson will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays. Weekly spellings will also begin to be set next Friday.
A poster containing 100 recommended reads for Year 2 children has been attached to this blog. By providing 100 quality texts at an age appropriate level, this list may be useful when choosing your child's next book. We hope it inspires the children to continue on in their reading journeys whilst further encouraging a lifelong love of books and stories.
Well done for all your hard work this week, Year 2! We can’t wait to see you on Monday! Have a lovely weekend!
Year 2 Reminders:
- Please note that children may bring a small, healthy snack, such as fruit or a cereal bar, to eat at playtime. Please note that fruit or vegetable snacks are provided each day in school.
- Children should bring a bottle into school containing water.
- PE lessons will take place each Monday and Wednesday during the Autumn Term. Please ensure that children come to school in their full PE kits.
- Can we request that children's clothing is clearly labelled with their name, and if any clothing that is not yours is take home, can it be returned to school asap.
Date: 8th Jul 2022 @ 1:16pm
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What a fantastic week we have had making memories we will treasure for a lifetime. We were superstars on our school trip making delicious pizzas and exploring the cityscape of Liverpool. We were over the moon when we bumped into Leanne and Scott outside St John’s Beacon Tower. Did you hear our shoutout on the radio?
In RE this week, we recapped our understanding of Pentecost and looked at the different symbols that are used to represent the Holy Spirit. We then focused on the Fruits of the Holy Spirit and expressed our understanding through created collages of the fruits in groups.
In Writing, we wrote some wonderful descriptions of the village which appears in our focus books ‘Grandad’s Secret Giant’. We used lots of amazing adjectives and emotion words. On Wednesday, we talked about we can become authors and as a class we planned a new version of the story by changing the characters and setting. The children cannot wait to write their own stories next week.
In Maths, we have practised mental arithmetic, missing number calculations and multiplication tables. Children should now be secure with their 2, 5 and 10 multiplications. Next, the children should learn their 4, 8 and 3 multiplication tables. The 4 and 8 multiplication tables have a link to the 2 multiplication table, so this is a great way to learn them quicker by recognising the patterns.
In Reading, we read a fabulous fairy tale called ‘King Thrushbeard’ and had a very interesting discussion about how our impressions of characters changed throughout the story. This week, we had an assembly with Formby Library who introduced us to the Summer Reading Challenge. If your child is interested, please register at the library and encourage them to read six books throughout the holidays. Every two books your child reads they will receive a prize when the books are returned and new books are taken out. If six books are read, children will receive a certificate in school and we may even win a trophy as a whole school if lots of children participate.
On Friday, we had a super Science morning with a Science teacher from Formby High School. We focused on dissolving and made observations. The teacher was impressed with our scientific vocabulary. Then in the afternoon, we used our learning from yesterday to inspire artwork to create our very own cityscape of Liverpool using pastels and black craft paper.
Year 2 reminders:
- Please can yellow reading diaries and all school books be returned to school so we can prepare books ready for September
- Friday 15th is the last day of term with a finish at 1pm
- National Book Tokens are running a competition where the lucky winner will win £1000 of book tokens for their chosen school and £100 book vouchers for themselves! Please click the link below to quickly enter and nominate our school for the win! Thank you! National Book Tokens Competition
Date: 1st Jul 2022 @ 3:15pm
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On your marks, get set, go! This week we had our wonderful sports day and the rain did not dampen our positive attitudes and energy. Everyone showed excellent teamwork and support for one another. Everyone is a winner in our class!
In Collective Worship, we read the Bible story of Adam and Eve and discussed truthfulness. We also discussed times when Jesus was honest and told the truth. We focused on Pentecost in RE and represented our learning by writing prayers on flame templates, as flames appeared above the disciples’ heads when the Holy Spirit came to them.
In English, we finished reading our focus book ‘Grandad’s Secret Giant’. The children were able to identify how emotions had changed for the characters throughout the story. Everyone wrote beautiful letters to the Giant to encourage him to return back to the town. It was lovely to see children using more adventurous vocabulary this week. As we are improving our editing skills, Miss Lucas taught us how to use a dictionary, so we can check our spellings independently. The children loved having dictionary races!
In Reading this week we have focused on the Grimm bothers, who wrote all the wonderful traditional tales we have been reading. The children found their lives and jobs fascinating. As well as this, we have been reading The BFG as our class novel. The children loved hearing about the dream jars.
In Maths, we have worked our socks off learning how to tell the time. We think we have mastered o’clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to. We are now working on ensuring we are confident to tell the time using 5 minute intervals. We demonstrated our understanding of 5 past up to half past, but when it came to counting how many minutes to the next hour, it got a little bit trickier. Please encourage your child to start telling the time at home to reinforce this learning. There are some catchy songs on Youtube to help, one of the children’s favourites is ‘Hip Hop Around the Clock’.
In PE, as well as having our sports day, we began to learn the game of rounders. The children listened really well and all had a go at batting and fielding. We can’t wait for our next game!
In Geography, we have been looking at the continents and oceans of the world. Then we focused on identifying physical and human features of the seaside. A physical feature is something already on the land, whereas a human feature is something a human has made. When you are out and about, I wonder how many physical features and human features you can spot?
Friday was really exciting as we began our Design and Technology topic of ‘Perfect Pizza’. We became researchers and tasted a variety of margherita pizzas. We then rated them based on taste, smell, appearance and texture. We discussed what makes a good pizza and whether this is based on someone’s opinion. We also talked about improvements that could be made to some of the pizzas. Everyone is looking forward to making their own pizza next week at Pizza Express. I wonder what ratings these pizzas will get?
Year 2 reminders:
- Please remind children to change their reading books any day of the week.
- Yellow reading records in school daily.
- Spelling books in school on Thursday.
Our school book fair is currently taking place in the school portacabin and is open from 3.05pm to 3.30pm each day after school until next Wednesday 6th July. All purchases made, result in more books for our class libraries! Please do support us if you are able to, and thank you to those of you who have supported this event already. Your support is very much appreciated.
Date: 23rd Jun 2022 @ 8:11am
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What a glorious week we have had in Year 2! There has been a lovely sense of positivity in the air and this has definitely shone through into the children’s work. Miss Lucas has been amazed at everyone’s writing this week; it has been FANTASTIC!
In Collective Worship, we have been delving further into our focus of ‘truthfulness’. We have read many stories such as Pinocchio, Ruthie and the (not so) Teeny Lie and the Emperor’s New Clothes. The children have been discussing how they feel towards lying and have participated in an activity where they had to decide what the best choice would be in some tricky situations. Often, lying is easy and gets us out of trouble initially, but we think lies can grow and they can make us feel worried, especially when they get out of hand. We shared ideas for how to promote telling the truth.
We had a wonderful day on Tuesday celebrating the Commonwealth Games 2022 and National Music Day. We started the day by writing pledges detailing what we hope for the world. The children had some amazing ideas such as ‘I hope people stop littering’, ‘I hope everyone takes care of all of the animals’ and ‘I hope everyone in the world can have a safe place to live’. The children showed great maturity and kindness during this task. Then we excitedly ran a ‘Lap of Hope’ around the school grounds. In the afternoon, we joined together as a whole school and sang ‘Sing’ to finish off the day. There was a great sense of community bursting out of our school walls. It was a precious moment for all involved. A huge thank you to Cass for sharing one of the 2012 Olympic torches with us!
We have continued focusing on the Commonwealth Games in our PE lesson where we explored the game of basketball. This was a huge hit with lots of the children!
In English, the children have been getting into character to write diary entries and letters. Vocabulary choices and sentence types have been exceptional and Miss Lucas is so proud of everyone’s efforts. In reading, we answered questions about the story ‘The Elves and The Shoemaker’ and then explored a poem all about giants. We have even been reading ‘The BFG’ for our end of the day class novel. Miss Lucas has thoroughly enjoyed listening to us all read our home school reading books and spending time talking about lots of interesting topics that come up in the books.
This week, we used our English work to inspire our Art lesson. We focused on the image of Billy and his Grandad getting caught in a storm when they were sailing in their boat. The children used watercolour to create their own stormy sea paintings.
In Maths, we are now focusing on telling the time. This week, we have consolidated telling the time to the hour and half past and have introduced the children to quarter past and quarter to on the analogue clock. This would be an ideal time to children to start wearing a watch and keep attempting to tell the time. Time is a mathematical concept which is best mastered through practise little and often and when applied to real life scenarios.
In Science, we have continued our topic of ‘Masterchefs’ by sorting out some shopping based on what the food provides for humans. Lots of interesting discussions were had about different food categories and how food can help our bodies to grow, concentrate and give us energy.
We have ended the week with a wonderful afternoon at our Summer Fair. The children thoroughly enjoyed exploring the stalls and activities with their friends. We hope anyone who participated in the Mini Mudder had the best time!
Wishing you a wonderful weekend, see you on Monday!
Date: 9th Jun 2022 @ 9:11am
Welcome back after an eventful half term break full of celebrations. The children enjoyed sharing what they had been up to in the holidays, they even wrote a recount and a letter thanking someone in their English lessons this week. These were lovely to read.
In collective worship we are focusing on truthfulness which links to our school value of Serve. This week, we looked at the story of ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’ and discussed morals.
In RE, the children completed their unit on Special Places by focusing on what is special about a church.
This half term in English, we will be focusing on story telling. On Wednesday, we were introduced to our focus book ‘Grandad’s Secret Giant’ by David Litchfield. We will be developing our story telling skills through focused activities around this text.
In Maths, we have looked at measuring in centimetres and metres. We now know how to use rulers to measure accurately and have been exploring measuring using metre sticks. It has been lovely to see many children accessing the challenges set in Maths lessons this week, well done everyone!
On Wednesday, it was World Ocean Day, so we joined WWF on a zoom webinar to learn about how we can help our oceans. This sparked lots of discussion and the children expressed their love for the ocean through art.
In PSHE, we drew around our hands and decorated them with messages to remind us to use kind hands with our friends. We really enjoyed this activity.
The children have thoroughly enjoyed learning about seaside holidays in the past, investigating photographs and comparing similarities and differences to our seaside holidays now to those in the Victorian era. The children particularly enjoyed learning about how the Victorians travelled to the coast by steam train. We have also been singing ‘Beside the seaside’.
In PE, we practised our aiming and tracking skills for striking and fielding games and also began preparation for our upcoming Sports Day.
In preparation for our Commonwealth Games celebration and National Music Day we have started to learn the song ‘Sing’ the Commonwealth version by Gary Barlow. Please encourage your child to continue to learn the lyrics outside of school, so they can fully participate on the day.
Thank you for a fabulous week!
Reminders:
- Please can children bring their yellow diaries to school daily as we are increasing the number of reads children have in the week. There will be no set day for reading to an adult. All children will have one read recorded in their yellow diary by an adult during the week.
- Children are allowed to change their reading book on any day.
- Spelling test will be on Thursday. Please ensure all spelling books are in school.
Date: 27th May 2022 @ 7:56am
Year 2 are more than ready for a well deserved rest! We have completed all our English and Maths booklets and showed great determination and positive attitudes all week. Well done everyone!
In Collective Worship, we continued discussing perseverance and began by listening to Bruno Mars singing “Don’t Give Up”. Then, we discussed the bible story of Noah having the huge task of building the ark and never giving up. Year 2 then discussed a big task they have completed and how they persevered.
This week has been RSE week, and we have looked at how humans grow from young to old and completed timelines indicating key features of each part of the life cycle. We then looked at the differences in the life cycles of different types of animals such as chickens, frogs, bears and butterflies. Finally, we had a very respectful circle time about secrets and surprises. We identified good secrets and worry secrets. The children decided that it is best to let a trusted adult know if they feel they have a worry secret.
In PE, we focused on jumping high like dolphins. We worked in pairs to encourage our partners to use the correct skill to jump as high as they could. The children loved jumping high to reach different types of fish that dolphins would catch for their dinner.
On Wednesday, we were wowed in the spectacular Science Show. We learnt all about space and observed experiments which taught us about forces. Thank you Mad Science! The children brought home a letter about a Mad Science after school club that will take place on a Wednesday after half term. If you would like your child to have a place in the club, please see the contact details on the letter.
A huge congratulations to all the children who participated in our talent show auditions. Every act was extremely entertaining and demonstrated dedication. We were all thoroughly entertained.
We had a great time celebrating the Platinum Jubilee by looking at the life of Queen Elizabeth II and sketching life like portraits of her Royal Highness. We even went on a treasure hunt to find clues about her coronation. There was also time to create bunting and flags to decorate outside our class for the jubilee picnic. Celebrations continued with us all going into the hall for the talent show where we saw members of the Royal family and Britain’s Got Talent judges! We had an amazing day that we will never forget!
Have a wonderful half term break.
Reminders: · Love Reading have issued their Mid-May Newsletter; please see many more top-read recommendations you may wish to explore with your child/ren. Happy reading!
· Lots of unnamed cardigans and jumpers went to lost property. Please can you label children’s uniform.
Date: 19th May 2022 @ 1:57pm
Everyone in Year 2 have worked their socks off this week and all the adults couldn’t be prouder! Huge well done for your effort, concentration and determination this week.
In our collective worship we have been looking at perseverance. This week our focus was on the Hindu religion and the story of Rama and Sita. The story is about how Rama persevered to rescue Sita from the demon King Ravana.
In RE this week, we discussed how Jesus went to quiet places to pray and meet with God and looked at photographs of the countryside around Galilee. After this, we looked at photos of churches now and how these are special places for Christians to meet today.
We continued our work in art on the sculptor Andy Goldsworthy. This week, we created paths and walls outside the classroom using the natural materials collected. The children are enjoying being outside creating their art sculptures. If you look carefully, you may see some around as you wait to pick the children up!
In Science, we have focused on a balanced diet and looked at the different food groups. The children were very curious about how people adapt their diet based on whether they are vegan, vegetarian or have an allergy. This was a very interesting discussion and the children showed genuine interest to what everyone offered to our discussion.
It has been lovely to focus on athletics out in the sunshine. This week we have been working on our throwing and jumping techniques.
The children have begun some fabulous arts and crafts in preparation for the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations. On Friday 27th May, we will be celebrating the Queen’s jubilee with a Year 2 picnic. Please see a message from School Spider for more details.
Wishing you a restful weekend,
Team Year 2
Year 2 Reminders:
· There are a number of unclaimed jumpers in our classroom. If you think it could belong to your child, please feel free to look at them before or after school.
· Please encourage your child to return their book once completed and select a new one to bring home.