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12 October 2021

Printmaking in Year 2

This half term in art the Year 2 children have been learning how to use objects to print patterns. In this lesson the children created their own stamps for printing. They drew a motif on kitchen sponge then cut it out. The children used their stamps to create repeating patterns where shapes…

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7 October 2021

Owl Encounter in Year 2

Year 2 were very excited to meet Fidget the Northern Owl and Marmite the Barn Owl. The lady from Pet Encounters told the children all about each type of owl including their prey. They handled skeletons of the prey and looked at an owl pellet. The children were all brave enough to hold the micro…

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1 October 2021

TT Rockstars Launch in Year 2

Today is World Multiplication Tables Day. Year 2 celebrated with the launch of TT Rockstars. The children created their rockstar avatar then enjoyed playing the game to work on their 2, 5 and 10 times tables. They are using their knowledge of counting in twos, fives and tens to do this. They…

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21 September 2021

Research in Geography

In Year 2 the children are beginning to learn about the features in their local area. In today’s lesson the children used iPads to access a non-fiction text to research what human features are. They found a range of features including some that they would find locally.

 

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20 September 2021

School Council Election in Year 2

The Year 2 children were very excited to be casting their votes in this year’s school council election. There were six candidates who put themselves forward and the children cannot wait to see who will be representing them this year.

 

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15 July 2021

End of Year Party 2021

After what has been a very different year in Year 2, the children were able to enjoy a party outdoors followed by a movie and popcorn. The children played parachute games, learned how to limbo dance, went on a scavenger hunt and posed for photos in a photo booth frame. A great time was had by…

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13 July 2021

Healthy D.T.

The Year 2 have been learning about what makes a healthy sandwich or wrap. They planned their own healthy sandwiches and wraps. They finally got to make them using their cutting skills. The children throughly enjoyed eating them afterwards.

 

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7 July 2021

Moving up to Year 2

Today our Year 1 children spent the morning in their new class, getting to know their new teachers and becoming familiar with the classroom. They looked at photos of what activities they may do in Year 2 then they listened to the story ‘The Dot’ by Peter Reynolds. The message of the story was that…

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6 July 2021

Exploring the geography of Egremont

Year 2 have spent much of this year learning about physical and human features in their geography lessons. Today they went on a walk around Egremont to explore the many features it has and use their knowledge to identify the type of features they are. The children even found time for a spot of…

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2 July 2021

Position and direction in Year 2

Year 2 started a new maths unit today on position and direction. Today they were using the positional words left, right, backwards and forwards. They had great fun giving instructions to their partners to move around the playground.

 

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25 June 2021

Design Technology Day in Year 2

Year 2 have been learning about the history of puppets in preparation for designing and making marionette puppets. The children thoroughly enjoyed the making process and are very proud of their final creations. The children found out that puppets have been used to entertain people for thousands of…

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11 June 2021

Budding Year 2 cricketers

Year 2 enjoyed their first cricket coaching session today. They worked on throwing, catching, hitting a ball and hitting wickets. They worked really hard to master these skills and cannot wait to see what they will be learning in their next session.

 

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