Blog Author: Miss McKendrey

Year 2 went to Egremont Library for their termly visit. The children had great fun exploring all the books on offer and chose one each to borrow. They were very excited to go home and share the books with their parents.

Our Year 2 children have spent some time exploring the numbers that are important to them in their lives. They wrote about these numbers and illustrated them. They had great fun comparing their numbers with their partners too.

The children began the day by attending a whole school Mass at St Mary’s Church. Later in the day they learned about who St Bridget was and the story behind the St Bridget’s cross. The children found out about how the cross is hung on the doors of houses to protect them and the people who enter…

Year 2 enjoyed taking part in a wheelchair basketball session. They quickly learned how to manoeuvre their wheelchairs so they could play a short game. Despite being very competitive, the children showed good sportsmanship and worked well as a team. What a wonderful experience was had by…

Year 2 used what they learnt about variables in their previous computing lesson to program variables in a coding app. The children had to input algorithms to make a monster move as well as inputting variables to change the score each time the monster collected a gem. How proud they all were when…

Year 2 had a wonderful time browsing through all the books on offer on the library and today. They choose a good selection of fiction, non- fiction and poetry. They couldn’t wait to take them back to class and read them.

In Design Technology Year 2 have been learning about the difference between processed and unprocessed foods. They found out that fruit and vegetables are unprocessed and give use nutrients to help us stay healthy. The children enjoyed learning how to use the claw and bridge grip to cut vegetables…

Year 2 started their coding unit by exploring the concept of  variables. They worked in small groups to test a number of materials to see if they float or sink. They used what they had observed to input the data in to the variables record sheet.

Year 2 are currently learning about 2D shapes. Today they have been exploring how to use a ruler to draw shapes then they spent some time exploring how to make shapes using a geoboard on the iPads. They had great fun seeing how many different representations of shapes they could make.

Our Year 2 children enjoyed the most delicious Christmas Dinner today. They had great fun pulling their crackers to see what was inside then sharing the jokes they found inside them.

Today the Year 2 children performed their Christmas play for the whole school in the morning then for their families in the afternoon. All the children have been working hard to learn all the songs and lines. Both audiences were dazzled and amazed by the beautiful singing and dancing. What a…

Year 1 had a great time at the pantomime ‘Sleeping Beauty’ today along with Reception and Year 2. They had fun joining in with the chanting and laughing at all the jokes and unusual costumes. There were lots of happy, smiling faces on the way home.