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Year 2 had a fantastic morning at D’Urton Rise housing development. After putting on our high-viz vests and hard hats we had the chance to look around a part-constructed house. Nick, the site manager, explained which materials they use to build different parts of the house and we discussed the…

Over the last couple of weeks we have been learning the names of the seven continents.  We played a game on the yard to locate the continents on a map drawn on the floor.   In class we practised finding them on a world map, on a globe and in an atlas.  See if your children can remember the names…

In Year 2 we have been learning about people who help to keep us physically healthy and safe. We thought about the people in school who keep us safe. Mr Hannah visited our classes and told us about how he makes sure our school is a safe place.  The children listened well and asked Mr Hannah some…

2B had a fantastic day at Blackpool Sealife centre learning all about ocean habitats. They made careful observations like real scientists and found out lots of facts! Well done 2B, we are proud of how well you represented our school.

2Sacrament had a fantastic time at Sealife Centre this week. They found out lots of facts about ocean habitats and identified features on the different types of sea creature. Their behaviour and interest was excellent and we were very proud of how well they represented our school.

We had a fantastic day, reading books and completing book related crafts like these super corner bookmarks.

Happy New Year! Year 2 have made an excellent start to their new unit of work this week. In the coming weeks we are going to be learning more about how to reduce waste, re-use/re-purpose items and the importance of recycling.  

In Design Technology we are making our own moving pictures using lever and slider mechanisms. 

This half term we are learning all about rules and why they are important for keeping us safe and healthy.  Our focus in this lesson was on washing hands.  We put glitter on our hands then had to wash it off. We noticed that even when we washed our hands really well, there were still some pieces…

This half term we are looking at materials and their properties. We started off by being a recycling machine. We sorted lots of different objects based on the materials they were made from.  We are looking forward to learning more about the properties and uses of materials.

On our walk in Moor Park we were lucky enough to have the opportunity to speak with some members of the community who were clearing up litter and cleaning out the waterfall. We had the chance to help by using the tools to remove the leaves from the path. It was great fun!

It was an excellent day for a walk in Moor Park today. We gathered lots of ideas for our writing and enjoyed looking at the autumn leaves, seeds and berries.  Great behaviour and knowledge Year 2!