Year 2

Year 2 have been learning about how the Holy Spirit came to the disciples at Pentecost. They spent some time listening to poetry about it then celebrated it by learning the song 'Song for Joy'. They thoroughly enjoyed showing joy in different ways. What a wonderful time they…

In their multiskills, lesson Year 2 have been working on improving their jumping skills. They used the tuck jump to jump in and out hoops as well as challenging themselves to see how high they could jump over a rope and how far they could jump from a line using the long jump. Lots of enthusiasm…

Year 2 are learning how to measure lengths and heights in centimetres and metres. Today they spent some time outdoors and in class measuring different lengths and heights to see if they were longer or shorter than a metre. They had great fun and were even surprised by some of their findings.

As part of the centenary celebrations often Lancaster Diocese, a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes visited school. Year 2 spent time with the statue to pray and adore her. They learned about how she appeared to Saint Bernadette at Lourdes. Then they made their own grottos, like the one at Lourdes that…

Year 2 won the attendance race last half term. Today they finally received their treat for winning. They chose to have ice lollies followed by a games and puzzles hour. They thoroughly enjoyed spending time with their friends, socialising and learning new games.

Year 2 have been finding out how engineers play an important role in the world of science. They listened to the story of The Three Little Pigs and were tasked with building a house strong enough that the big, bad wolf could not blow down. They worked together in teams of three or four to build…

Year 2 have been reading ‘The Rhythm of the Rain’ by Grahame Baker-Smith in their reading lessons. They found out what the cycle is and have made a paper plate collage to show this.

Year 2 went to visit Strudda Bank Farm as part of Science Week. Farmer Kev and Farmer Vicky told them about the importance of farms in the food chain and were able to handle the many foods that are created from each grain. Then they showed the children around the farm and introduced them to the…

Year 2 took part in the Biggest Ever Football Event. The emphasis on this event was to encourage more girls to play football, as research has found that fewer girls take up football in comparison to boys. With the rise in popularity of women’s football, the event wants to show that girls can enjoy…

All the children looked amazing in their outfits for World Boik Day with some children dressing as characters in books or simply dressing in their pyjamas or non-uniform. They thoroughly enjoyed joining up with Year 5 to share books together and listen to each other read. What a wonderful way to…

As tomorrow is the 1st March, Year 2 have been finding out about their class saint, Saint David. They learned about his life and why he became a saint. They watched videos of children preparing for and celebrating St David’s Day. Afterwards they shared Welsh cakes and wrote fact files about him on…

Year 2 dressed in red for the Pope’s Intention to share love and social justice. As it is also St Valentine’s Day the children learned about who he was then they made a Valentine’s Card for someone in their family to show their love for them. The cards told the recipients exactly why they love…