Year 2 Team: Miss H Bayley & Mrs N Taylor (Class Teacher),: Blog items
Date: 25th Feb 2022 @ 4:08pm
Welcome back! It was lovely to see all of your happy, smiling faces coming back into school this week.
As always, we have had such a hard-working week here in Year 2! We have been learning how to draw and interpret tally charts and pictograms in Maths. In Art, we explored portraits and compared and contrasted them by studying them in detail and in Music, we were lucky enough to have Mrs McCardle back in, teaching us some brand-new notes on the recorder. For our PSHE session, we looked at the importance of staying healthy and created our own ‘stay healthy’ posters.
Linking in with our Collective Worship value of ‘Joy’, this week, we discussed what gives us joy and designed our own jars of happiness. We also linked it to our school value of ‘Nurture’, understanding that showing kindness towards others will bring both us and our friends joy. We then created our own kindness notes to a member of our class to really show them exactly how they bring joy into our lives. We decided that joy is a really important part of our lives and that we should try our hardest to spread joy, which will help us also feel it ourselves.
In RE, we started our new topic, ‘Easter: How do symbols help us to understand the story?’. We looked at symbols that are linked with Easter and the meanings behind them. The children were really engaged throughout this and enjoyed asking lots of questions about the symbols.
In English this week, we started to look at the history of toys. The children really enjoyed looking at the changes that had been made and realised how lucky they were to have the toys they do. We then started our new story ‘Major Glad, Major Dizzy’. We investigated the front cover and then played ‘I Spy’ by looking at the images and deciding what the soldiers were doing. Thank you all for bringing in a toy for your child to write about. The children were so engaged with this and loved describing their favourite toys. I know that the children are really looking forward to reading the story and learning what adventures Major Glad and Major Dizzy go on.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend and are ready for another hard-working week next week!
Year 2 Reminders
- World Book Day is on Thursday 3rd March. Your child can come into school dressed as a book character if they choose so.
- Please ensure that children’s hair is tied up if it is longer than shoulder length. This is because cleanliness of hair is paramount.
- Children’s recorders are to be brought in every Monday for our recorder sessions. If your child would like to take home a recorder, they can be purchased from the school office.
- Your child should bring their own water bottle filled with water into school each day. Children are to bring in one healthy snack, such as fruit or a cereal bar, to eat at playtime.
- Our PE days are: Monday and Thursday.
Date: 11th Feb 2022 @ 3:51pm
We have had another hard-working week in Year 2!
In RE, we finished off our topic ‘Jesus, friend to everyone’ by recapping exactly why Jesus was a friend to everybody. We linked this to our ‘Nurture’ value. We then looked at stories of how kind Jesus was and then wrote about how these people would have felt and how we could be more like Jesus in the future.
In English, we read our new story called ‘Traction Man’. We looked at all of the amazing costumes which he wore and described them with some incredible noun phrases. By the end of the week, we had rewritten the story with our own superheroes. After half term, we will be starting our brand-new story ‘Major Glad and Major Dizzy’, information about this can be found on our virtual classroom.
In Maths, we have been concentrating on our 2, 5 and 10 times tables. We looked at the different ways in which we can represent this and how it is possible to show these in different ways. On our virtual classroom, there are multiple ways in which you can support your child with this and the other areas we have covered in our Maths lessons.
This week, we celebrated Safer Internet Day, where we looked at the importance of staying safe on the internet. The children then created their own safety posters about why they need to stay safe. If you would like any further information about this, please see the Online Safety section of the school website or click here. This linked in well with our Computing Day, where we created our own game of Charades using Scratch. The children loved working together to see if they could trick the other members of their table. It was amazing to see their creativity throughout this.
In History, we finished our topic ‘What is life like as the Queen of England?’ We further researched the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and looked back at her Diamond Jubilee. The children then wrote a postcard to a family member to describe what it would have been like if they saw the Queen at her Diamond Jubilee. In Science, we continued to look at plants and researched the life cycle of a seed.
In Music, we have continued to love working with Miss Dilworth and our challenging song ‘Family Madrigal’. I’m sure they are all practising and you are loving hearing this at home. This will continue after half term.
In Art, we have continued to look at paper, including making different things out of it, we created some bracelets using straws. The children really enjoyed this challenge and it was lovely to see their creativity.
We were fortunate to have an author visit us this week. Luke Temple came into school and delivered a wonderful assembly which really inspired the children and captured their imagination.
Finally, we would all like to say a massive thank you and goodbye to Miss Ahmed who has been teaching us over the past ten weeks. We have all thoroughly enjoyed our lessons and we will all really miss her.
I hope you have a lovely, relaxing half term and look forward to seeing you when we get back.
Year 2 Reminders
- Please ensure that children’s hair is tied up if it is longer than shoulder length. This is because cleanliness of hair is paramount.
- Children’s recorders are to be brought in every Monday for our recorder sessions. If your child would like to take home a recorder, they can be purchased from the school office.
- Your child should bring their own water bottle filled with water into school each day. Children are to bring in one snack to eat at playtime.
- Our PE days are: Monday and Thursday.
Date: 4th Feb 2022 @ 3:34pm
Another hard-working week we have had in Year 2!
In RE, we continued our focus on friendship. For our class activity, each child picked a name out of a hat and were asked to make a friendship card for them. The children loved ?surprising one another with their cards and especially enjoyed reading what had been written about them. As a result, the class could see why they are all such good friends to one another in Year 2. This learning was further embedded in our PHSE lessons.
With the story ‘The Dragon Machine’ now finished, the children began writing their own versions but with a twist! The children loved creating their own mystical creatures and have used some really exciting vocabulary to describe them in their work. As this week is National Storytelling Week, there was no better way to celebrate it, than for the children to share their stories with the rest of the class. They did a wonderful job, captivating their friends with their tales.
In Maths, we have been learning about division. Next week, we will be looking at the 2, 5 and 10 times tables. You can support your child at home by practising 2,5 and 10 times tables - our virtual classroom shares some good links.
In History this week, we continued our topic ‘What is life like as the Queen of England?’. We looked at the changes in the Victorian period, as well as what life was like in school during this time. In Science, we continued our topic ‘Young Gardeners’ and planted our own seeds, which we have now put in different places to see what affects their growth. We are really looking forward to seeing if our predictions are correct in the coming weeks. In Art, we continued to look at different types of paper and even got to create our own stain glass windows. The children carefully ripped the paper to a small size and then glued it neatly onto acetate paper. We were all really impressed with their wonderful creations.
In our music lessons, the children have enjoyed learning a new note to play in our recorder sessions with Mrs McCardle and despite how fast Encanto's 'Family Madrigal' song is in parts, the children are enjoying the challenge with Miss Dilworth. I'm sure you will have already heard them singing this!
To celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, we looked at the Queen and her life. We then designed our own stamps to commemorate this amazing achievement.
Wishing you a lovely weekend.
Year 2 Reminders
- Children’s recorders are to be brought in every Monday for our recorder sessions. If your child would like to take home a recorder, they can be purchased from the school office.
- Your child should bring their own water bottle filled with water into school each day. Children are to bring in one snack to eat at playtime.
- Our PE days are: Monday and Thursday.
Year 2 virtual classroom can be found here and spellings will continue to be posted on Tapestry every Friday
Date: 28th Jan 2022 @ 3:52pm
What a busy week we have had in Year 2!
In RE this week, we continued our new topic ‘Jesus, friend to everyone’ focusing on the story of ‘Jesus and the Ten Lepers’. They showed great empathy when discussing this how the lepers felt. We linked this to our value of Nurture and spoke about the importance of choosing kind.
In English this week, we continued reading our story ‘The Dragon Machine’. After, we discussed the main parts of the story, the children began to create plans for their own story, taking care to use interesting and exciting vocabulary throughout. The children cannot wait to write their own version next week and share them with one another.
In Maths this week, we have been looking at multiplication and representing these in different ways (lots of, groups of etc). The children have tried really hard with this and persevered throughout the week. Next week, we will be looking at the division symbol and sharing into equal groups. You can support your child at home by practising sharing anything into equal groups at home.
In History this week, we continued our topic ‘What is life like as the Queen of England’. We looked at Queen Victoria and her life. We discussed and understood what life was like during this time. In Science, we started our new topic ‘Young Gardeners’ looking at different parts of a plant and their functions. Next week, we will be carrying out an investigation by planting our own seeding in different conditions. We will then observe the plants over the next few weeks to see what conditions are best suited for a plant to grow.
In Music, the children continued to play the recorder and are fortunate enough to be taught by specialist, Mrs McArdle. Mrs McArdle will be working with the class from now until Easter. If you would like to buy the recorder for your child, please send the money into the school office and we will send it home for your child to practise. We have also been lucky enough to have Miss Dilworth to help us with our singing. Practising and singing our next part from Disney’s ‘The Family Madrigal’ continues to be a highlight for the children.
In PSHE, the children enjoyed discussing about learning with others and spoke about the importance of always listening to others. We also spoke about how it is important to work with others in order to help us to learn.
I hope you all have a lovely and well rested weekend and I look forward to seeing you all next week!
Year 2 Reminders
- Your child should bring their own water bottle filled with water into school each day. Children are to bring in one snack to eat at playtime.
- Our PE days are a Monday and a Thursday. Come into school in your PE kit on these days please.
- I have also set all children up on TT Rockstars and Sumdog. Your child's username and passwords have been sent home via book bags.
- Year 2 virtual classroom can be found here and spellings will continue to be posted on Tapestry every Friday.
Date: 21st Jan 2022 @ 4:08pm
What a busy week we have had here in Year 2!
In RE this week, we continued our new topic ‘Jesus, friend to everyone’. In this, what we can do to show that we love Jesus and the reasons in which we could do that. We created our own circle, which showed all of the reasons in which we show we love Jesus, Eg: caring for other and being honest. The children came up with some lovely ideas and discussions through this and I was really impressed with the work that they completed. It’s lovely to see that we have such kind and caring children in our class.
In English this week, we continued our new story ‘The Dragon Machine’. The children have been really busy completing lots of impressive work. We have been creating our own exclamation sentences, came up with our own rules for keeping a dragon and even created our own mythical creature whilst describing them using noun phrases. The children have absolutely loved the story so far and I am really looking forward to seeing the work that the children produce again next week.
In our Maths this week, we have moved on to looking at equal and unequal groups, as well as multiplication. The children have really impressed me with how they have taken to this concept and, although tricky at times, the children have continued to work hard and make excellent progress with this. Next week, we will be continuing with our work on multiplication. It would be excellent if you had some spare time to practise your child’s number bonds to 10 and even 20. A great way to do this is through games and ‘Hit the button’ on Top Marks is fantastic. Here is the link - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
In History this week, we continued our topic ‘What is life like as the Queen of England’. We looked at Queen Elizabeth I and the Tudor Monarchy. The children learned lots of different facts about the Tudors and then together, completed lots of different facts about this. It was lovely to see how many of the different facts the children had understood during the quiz at the end of the session.
This week, we continued our Music lessons. We were very lucky to have a music specialist coming in to class and helped us to learn some fun songs. We started with our recorders this week and the children loved this. We were also lucky to have our singing teacher come in for some excellent singing. The children loved this and are really excited to continue singing ‘The Family Madrigal’ from Encanto next week.
The children really enjoyed their PSHE lesson this week all about their dreams and goals. We listened to an inspirational song about never giving up and wanting to make sure that we achieved our goals. The children loved this and it was lovely to see them with beaming smiles on their faces.
The children have also been trying really hard in our handwriting lessons this week. Handwriting is so important throughout the school, so if you have any time to help your child with this, then that would be greatly appreciated.
I have also set all children up on TT Rockstars and Sumdog. Your child will have their username and passwords in their bags and these are great to help them in their Maths.
This month's top book picks from 'Love Reading' have been released today. It shares exciting new story books from a variety of authors for different age ranges.
For more information on what we will be learning about this term, please click here
Hope you have a lovely weekend and we look forward to seeing you next week!
Year 2 reminders
- Parents Evening is on Monday and Tuesday evening. If you have not booked a slot, then please do so if you require one.
- Please remember to bring a water bottle filled with water into school.
- Our PE days are a Monday and a Thursday. Come into school in your PE kit on these days please.
- If you are bringing in show and tell, please just bring in one item as we do normally have a lot to go through.
- Please bring in one snack for before play time as it is not long until the children will be going into lunch afterwards.
- Please see our virtual classroom attached if you wish to assist your child further during the holidays.
- Spellings will be posted on Tapestry every Friday.
Date: 14th Jan 2022 @ 3:22pm
What a busy second week we have had here in Year 2!
In RE this week, we began our new topic ‘Jesus, friend to everyone’. In this, we discussed who Jesus was friends with and how they felt when they were around Jesus. The children came up with some amazing emotions that they would be feeling. We also discussed some of the different miracles that Jesus did and how it made the other people feel. The children really enjoyed this and are looking forward to continuing this topic in the coming weeks.
In English this week, we began our new story ‘The Dragon Machine’. The children were really excited about this and used their prediction skills to be able to interpret what the story was going to be about. We then had a surprise phone call from Year 3 telling us that some dragons had been let loose around the school. We had to write a letter to Mrs Pringle to let her know and to make sure that she is careful when being around school. The children came up with some brilliant ideas with this and it was lovely to see the excitement in their faces when they heard about the dragons.
In our Maths this week, we have been looking at money and seeing if we can recognise the different coins and notes. The children were really good at recognising these and completed some really good work. We then moved on to finding the total amount of money, as well as finding the difference. Although this is tricky, the children showed great persistence in this and continued to try their best throughout the week. Next week, we will be moving onto equal groups of amounts.
In History this week, we began our new topic ‘What is life like as the Queen of England’. We looked at Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II and learned some very interesting facts about them. The children were really inquisitive about all of the Queens and it was lovely to see how interested they were.
This week, we started our Music lessons. We were very lucky to have a music specialist coming in to class and helped us to learn some fun songs. We are hoping to start with our Recorder lessons from next week. Information about children being able to take these home will come in due course.
The children really enjoyed their PSHE lesson this week all about their dreams and goals. The children loved sharing these with the rest of the class and it was lovely to hear all of their achievements.
The children have also been trying really hard in our handwriting lessons this week. Handwriting is so important throughout the school, so if you have any time to help your child with this, then that would be greatly appreciated.
I have also set all children up on TT Rockstars and Sumdog. Your child will have their username and passwords in their bags and these are great to help them in their Maths.
For more information on what we will be learning about this term, please click here
Hope you have a lovely weekend and we look forward to seeing you next week!
Year 2 reminders
- Please remember to bring a water bottle filled with water into school.
- Our PE days are a Monday and a Thursday. Come into school in your PE kit on these days please.
- If you are bringing in show and tell, please just bring in one item as we do normally have a lot to go through.
- Please bring in one snack for before play time as it is not long until the children will be going into lunch afterwards.
- Please see our virtual classroom attached if you wish to assist your child further during the holidays.
- Spellings will be posted on Tapestry every Friday.
Date: 7th Jan 2022 @ 3:13pm
Welcome back everyone! Even though it has only been a short week, we certainly have been continuing to work hard here in Year 2.
In RE this week, we also celebrated the Epiphany. The children really enjoyed learning all about this and enjoyed discussing the different aspects of the Epiphany. We discussed the presents that the Wise Men brought Jesus and then, linking in with our Collective Worship value of ‘Wisdom’, discussed and wrote down what different presents we would give to Jesus if we were one of the Wise Men. The children came up with some brilliant ideas and really enjoyed creating their Wise hearts to show how much they cared.
In English this week, we began by discussing what we did over the half term and then planned out some ideas that we were going to write up. We then used our notes to create some lovely pieces of writing, ensuring to include our Year 2 features throughout our writing. Next week, we will be starting our new text and starting our work on this.
In Maths, we have been completing our addition and subtraction, focusing on number bonds to 100 (40+60 and 65+35) and adding three 1-digit numbers together (4+3+6). This has been a tricky concept to grasp at times, but through working hard and perseverance, the children have made some really good progress in this. Next week we will be looking at different money and understanding how to add money together.
This week, we have been finishing our Geography topic, by creating our own maps with a key. In order to solidify our understanding of symbols in a key, we then completed a grid, with the children creating their own appropriate symbol for different locations you may find on a map. The children have worked really hard with this and I have been really impressed with the progress they have made in their understanding throughout this topic.
For more information on what we will be learning about this term, please click here
We hope you all have a lovely weekend and we look forward to our first full week back next week.
Year 2 reminders
- Please remember to bring a water bottle filled with water into school.
- Our PE days are a Monday and a Thursday. Come into school in your PE kit on these days please.
- If you are bringing in show and tell, please just bring in one item as we do normally have a lot to go through.
- Please bring in one snack for before play time as it is not long until the children will be going into lunch afterwards.
- Please see our virtual classroom attached if you wish to assist your child further during the holidays.
- Spellings will recommence week commencing Monday 10th January
Date: 17th Dec 2021 @ 10:08am
What a magical final week we have had this week in Year 2!
We enjoyed an extra special Collective Worship on Wednesday as we went to the church alongside Year 1. We read beautifully a retell of the Nativity and sung our song really well. Year 1 also delivered some really beautiful prayers. Well done to all of the children on this.
The children were certainly in the Christmas spirit on Monday when they performed their final Christmas Sing-A-Long for you all. I’m sure you can all agree that the children sung their hearts out for all of the performances and it has been lovely to see all of their happy, little faces beaming with smiles while they were performing.
On Tuesday, we had our Computing day. First of all, the children created their own Christmas stories using Book Creator. The children had a wonderful time with this and I loved the stories they cam up with. In the afternoon, we had a go at coding our own stories on Scratch. The children really enjoyed creating their own algorithms and moving their characters around the screen to create their stories.
Also, on Tuesday, the children had a great time completing their Santa Dash. The children raced around the field and it really did begin to feel like Christmas. It was made even more special with the visit of Santa and the children being able to have their picture taken with him.
On Wednesday, the children all looked amazing in their Christmas jumpers and absolutely loved completing our DT projects. Putting together our puppets with split pins, it was lovely to see how happy they were with what they had produced.
On Thursday, the children came into school all excited because of our Christmas Party Day. Bingo, dancing and singing were just some of the fun activities that we completed. The children thoroughly enjoyed our dance off and our party games during the day and it was lovely to see how excited they are for Christmas.
Can we also say a massive thank you for your kindness and generosity in all of the presents that you have given us. It really is overwhelming, so thank you.
I hope you and your families all have a lovely, safe Christmas and we look forward to seeing you all in the New Year!
Year 2 reminders
- Please remember to bring a water bottle filled with water into school.
- Our PE days are a Monday and a Thursday. Come into school in your PE kit on these days please.
- If you are bringing in show and tell, please just bring in one item as we do normally have a lot to go through.
- Please bring in one snack for before play time as it is not long until the children will be going into lunch afterwards.
- Spring term recommences on Wednesday 5th January
- Please see our virtual classroom attached if you wish to assist your child further during the holidays.
- Spellings will recommence week commencing Monday 10th January