Cutting and chopping
In design technology we are going to be designing and making our own smoothies. We have tasted different flavours to help us create a design criteria and today we practised our cutting, chopping and peeling skills. We really enjoyed being chefs for the morning and are excited to make our smoothies…
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Year 2 Visit Church
Year 2 had a lovely visit over to church this afternoon as part of our R.E. Work.
It was great to visit church and have the chance to ask questions and explore items that are in the church.
Ask your children to explain what the pictures are.
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Our first week in Year 2
We have had a busy week back in year 2 and have started lots of new learning. Our teachers are really proud of how well we have settled in to our new classes and are really looking forward to the rest of the year. In science this week, Mrs Southward brought in some sunflowers and avocados. We…
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BAE STEM workshop
What a fantastic afternoon we had in Year 2. We welcomed some special visitors from BAE into class where we took part in a Roving Robot activity. Our focus was on teamwork. We had to work together, listen to each other and make decisions to control the speed of the robot.
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Mission together
The theme of our RE work last half term was 'How can we share what we have?' We were thinking about how we can spread Jesus' message of loving one another and how we might support our neighbours across the world. We found out about the work of Mission Together; the Pope's charity which supports…
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Clay pots
Year 2 have enjoyed making clay tiles and pots in class. They have developed several skills including rolling to an even thickness, mark-making onto clay and joining clay pieces together. Pupils made a pinch/thumb pot and a coil pot using the skills they had practised.
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Pictograms
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Year 2 have combined their computing and maths skills to create pictograms using the iPads.
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Art - making salt dough models
We have started our new art unit and in a few weeks we will make a clay pot. To help us practise the skills needed to manipulate clay we experimented rolling, coiling and twisting salt dough.
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2S Sealife centre
What a fantastic day at the Sealife centre! We have had great fun exploring all the exhibits and the children were marvellous marine biologists! Throughout the day they asked lots of questions, made careful observations and found out lots about sea creatures.
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Secret codes and hidden treasure!
Year 2 found an intriguing message in their classroom which led them on a quest to crack a secret code. After an exciting adventure we found hidden treasure and discovered that our new History unit is titled Tutankhamun. We found out what an archaeologist does and practised excavating some…
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Once upon a time…
Year 2 started their new English unit - fairytales this week. They had great fun listening to the story of Hansel and Gretel and making a sweet house. Now we can’t wait to start writing our own fairytales.
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A walk in the local area
Year 2 have been on a walk in the local area this week to support our learning in RE and Geography. When looking for God’s creations we found trees, birds, cats and even a horse. It was nice to see signs of Spring with buds appearing on trees and bulbs beginning to grow. It wasn’t as nice to see…
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