Blog Author: Miss McKendrey

Year 1 joined Year 2 for a virtual author and illustrator visit this afternoon. The children listened to the author Kelechi Okafor read her latest book ‘Strong Like Me’. It told the children about the importance of strength in all its forms. Afterwards the illustrator of the book Michaela…

Our Year 2 children are currently focusing on painting in their Art and Design lessons. They went in the outdoor area of the school to find some natural materials that they could use to paint with. The children found many different items and talked about which parts of the materials they would use…

What the perfect start it was to Science Week with a visit from Professor Pumpernickel’s Science Show! The children had a lot of fun and got fully involved with the interactivity of the show, repeating key words and answering questions. They were amazed at all the chemical reactions they saw…

Science Week literally started with a bang! Professor Pumpernickel’s Science Show did not disappoint. The children were hooked from beginning to the end. They thoroughly enjoyed learning about chemistry and physics and were full of awe and wonder at all the chemical reactions they…

Year 2 love to read and thoroughly enjoyed celebrating World Book Day. They began the day with a World Book day Treasure Hunt outdoors where they had to solve clues about books to find the next clues and collect letters of the alphabet. The children returned to class where they completed a Library…

Year 2 spent today celebrating their class saint, St David. They found out about his life and why he became a saint after his death. They also learned about how St David’s Day is celebrated in Wales. They all enjoyed tasting Welsh cakes before they created a non-fiction text and a video about what…

Year 2 have been learning about what it means to be healthy. In a previous lesson the children carried out a survey about the favourite crisp flavours of the class. They also learned about how crisps are made and the healthy alternatives that could be used to make them. Today the children used…

Year 2 are currently working on money during their maths lesson. Today they explored ways to make a pound using a variety of coins.

Year 2 have been learning about the Jewish day of rest called Shabbat. They found out about how Jews prepare for Shabbat each week and what happens during Shabbat. The children tasted bread that is very similar to Challah bread and used their senses to write poems relating to what Jews would…

This year’s theme for Children’s Mental Health Week is ‘My Voice Matters’. The children in Year 2 have been reflecting on what matters of them in their immediate world and the wider world. The. children thought deeply  about this and represented what matters most to…

Year 2 have been learning about books in R.E. They visited church to find out about the books used there. They learnt about who uses the different books and what they are used for. The children spent some time looking at the Mass and Hymn books used by the parishioners.

This year for Safer Internet Day Year 2 found out about Artificial Intelligence and explored images generated by AI. They looked at the pros and cons of images generated then created their own images of squibbles (imaginary creatures). The children worked to given criteria and compared their work…