Year 2

RE – Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem

PE – Tennis Festival at Temple Park

DT – Patchwork Project

English – Traditional Tales – Hansel and Gretel

Science – Electrical circuit investigation

The children were given the components for building an electrical circuit and they had to investigate how to make the bulb light up.

African Clay bead Necklaces

African clay beads – Vocabulary gathering for instruction writing.

Science – Testing different materials for a toy car race track.

Wild and wonderful!

The Great Fire of London, West Boldon Lodge Visit

Science Week – Which material would be the best for a handkerchief?

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Our Art Journey

In Year 2 we have been focusing on our new Art topic this term, ‘Mask Marvels’. So far we have looked at images of masks from all around the world. We looked at masks through history, from different countries, festivals and cultures. Later, we looked at the inspiring and creative artwork of Esther Mahlangu. We all loved her artwork using bold, colourful patterns which showed how proud she was of her culture and family. We have made our own artowkr inspired by Esther Mahlangu’s work. We hope you like our work and you can see how we have used her artistist style to create our own.

Later in our Art unit we will be making our own masks. Before we can do this, we need to explore the textures can create using a variety of materials. We have been exploring how to create a range of textures using cardboard, paper and wool. We were very creative and had lots of fantastic ideas. We cannot wait to make our own masks and see the final results!

KS1 Nativity 2024

Year 2 – Christmas Cards

Maths – 2D and 3D shapes

Year 2 – Maths – Adding two 2-digit numbers – crossing the ten

Year 2 English – Newspaper Reports – The children edited and published their newspaper articles about Goldilocks’ crime

Year 2 St Oswald Celebration. The children learned about the life of St Oswald and then decorated a sword for him to carry into battle.

Year 2 PE. Race week

Some fantastic Maths and History Work this week! Well Done!

Year 2 PE. This week, the children have been practising two-footed jumps.

Year 2 Computing. Each person took turns playing the role of customer, the scanner/item finder and the price finder/adder to demonstrate how a till works.

Year 2 English – Building exclamation sentences

Year 2-PE. The children worked hard on their throwing and catching skills. First, they used a chest pass and then a bounce pass.

Year 2- DT Patchwork. During our lesson, we produced some fantastic theme boards. Then using our British Value of ‘Democracy’, we voted on which theme we would explore further.

Year 2 – The children have made a fantastic start to Year 2. They have settled in well and have produced some amazing work.

Year 2 – Class Worship – The Baptism of the Lord

Year 2 – History – Great Fire of London Scavenger Hunt

Year 2 – English – The children made their own African bead necklaces and then wrote a set of instructions using imperative verbs.

Year 2 – Creating clay beads for an African style necklace

Year 2 – Careers in the Ambulance Service Visit

Year 2 – Maths – Exploring making different arrays for the same number

Year 2 – Science – The children thoroughly enjoyed meeting Amanda and all of her amazing animals today. They learnt about how animals adapt to their habitats.

Year 2 – Potions Class!

Year 2 have transformed into witches and wizards this week! In Maths, we have been measuring capacity in millilitres and litres using a range of ingredients to make potions. We have been working in small groups to carefully and accurately measure the ingredients to make a magical potion of, ‘Liquid Luck’. Year 2 have done an excellent job to make their potions and hopefully we will be feeling extra lucky!

Year 2 – Safety Works Educational Visit

Year 2 – Science

Year 2 are conducting an experiment to discover which liquid produces the healthiest runner bean plant. They are testing water, milk, Sprite zero and Pepsi Max. We will observe the growth of the plants over time to record our findings. Which one do you think will be the most successful?