Year 2

The Year 2 children are working on improving their running, jumping and throwing skills in P.E. this half term. In today’s lesson, they had great fun seeing how far they could throw a beanbag, throwing beanbags at a target, sprinting between cones, jumping from a stationary position and walking…

Year 2 spent World Ocean Day learning about its importance and the role they can play in protecting the World’s oceans. Each child created their own mini ocean landscape from paper and had great fun filling it with their favourite ocean creatures and plants.

In Science, Year 2 have started learning about plants. This week, they have been finding out about what germination is and how seeds germinate. They had the opportunity to plant sunflower seeds for themselves as well as planning an experiment to see which conditions are best for growing plants.…

In RE, Year 2 made story fans to help them retell the story of the Good Samaritan to the children in Year 1. What a wonderful way to share God’s message!

Year 2 attended a STEAM event, delivered by the Centre for Leadership Performance, at Westlakes Academy. They took part in workshops from Arco, Sellafield, React Engineering, Amentum, Nuclear Waste Services,  BAE and Balfour Beatty. The children thoroughly enjoyed learning about all the jobs they…

This half term, Year 2 have been working on using their ball skills to attack and defend in games. Today, they were developing their ability to dribble by bouncing a ball and travelling while doing so. They worked on doing this slowly then with more speed before using what they had learnt to play…

Year 2 were extremely excited to be celebrating Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday today, as they thoroughly enjoyed learning about him, when they were in Year 1. They are also looking forward to learning more about him in their reading lessons soon. The children spent their calm time…

For the past few weeks, Year 2 have been learning about wheels and axles (fixed and rotating) and have explored how they work. They used what they had found out to design then make their own vehicle. They thoroughly enjoyed measuring and cutting dowel for axles then assembling them on their boxes…

Year 2 have spent some of Earth Day reflecting on the importance of looking after God’s creation and protecting the environment. They coloured in a range of images linked to Earth Day and discussed their significance in protecting the environment. Then they discussed what more they could do to…

Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed taking part in a story workshop with Sarah from Bright Sparks Forest School. The session began with the children passing sounds round the circle to promote their listening skills. Then they were introduced to Wise Owl who they shared their favourite stories with. Sarah…

In their reading lessons, Year 2 have spent the past few weeks reading ‘The Rhyhm of the Rain’ by Grahame Baker-Smith. The book informed the children about the water cycle. They used what they have learnt from the text to create their own representation of the water cycle using collage…

We were delighted to welcome Blood Bikes Cumbria to school this week, where they spent time with our Year 2 children sharing the incredible work they do in the community. Alan and Louise explained how they volunteer their time to transport essential medical supplies, such as blood, samples, and…