Blog Author: Miss McKendrey

May is the month of Mary and is traditionally a time when Catholics pray the Rosary together at home. Year 2 learned about what the Rosary is and took part in praying it at home with their families.

Florence Nightingale would have been 200 years old on 12th May 2020. Year 2 researched the life of Florence Nightingale and used what they learned to produce information posters and pieces of writing to tell others about her and why she was so important.

Year 2 have been very busy learning about VE Day. They completed a reading comprehension about Victory in Europe then did some research of their own. They used this information to write acrostic poems linked to VE Day. The children also shared their preparations and celebrations with the rest of…

Year 2 came together through Class Dojo to celebrate the 75th VE Day. The children found out about Victory in Europe by completing a reading comprehension and carrying out further research of their own. They used what they had learned to write an acrostic poem about VE Day. They also shared…

Year 2 have been inspired by the actions of Captain Tom Moore. They researched his achievements now and in the past then wrote newspaper articles about him and created some artwork to celebrate his 100th birthday.

During week 1 of home learning Year 2 took part in a variety of sports and activities such as cricket, football, walking, running, cycling, dancing with Oti, P.E. with Joe Wicks and trampolining. They know how important it is to exercise for good health.

Year 2 were very creative in the ways they chose to celebrate St George'sDay. Some of them chose to draw pictures, make props such as swords, shields, flags and dragons and dress up while others baked St George's Day treats.

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Year 2 have been working on statistics in Maths. They are finishing off the unit of work by making block graphs. They used information shown in a table to make block graphs using cubes. They asked each other questions about the information they could see, e.g. Which is the least popular? In their…

We ended National Science Week by dressing up as scientists and having a science workshop delivered by Mrs Robson. We explored solids, liquids and gases. We made predictions about the outcomes and were amazed at the reactions we saw.

This afternoon Year 2 enjoyed a visit to Egremont library. They were very excited to explore some of the more challenging books for the first time and to share these with their peers and the adults. The visit concluded with a story session.

Today we celebrated World Book Day by coming to school dressed in our pyjamas. We brought in our favourite books and shared them with each other. Then we used our favourite books to create a tally chart and a pictogram in Maths so that we could interpret the results.

As part of their Science topic on Living Things and their Habitats, Year 2 went to Whinlatter Forest Park to take part in a Habitats workshop. They learned about the trees and animals that live in the forest then went exploring to see what they could find. There was much excitement when they…