Year 2

This afternoon Year 2 were visited by Emma from West Cumbria Rivers Trust. She told us all about the work they do as a charity then she taught us all about the creatures that live in the River Ehen. We played ‘Who am I?’ and used tree diagrams to help us work out which of the creatures we were…

Yesterday the Year 2 children voted for who they wanted them to represent them, as a class, on the School Council. The children thought hard about the qualities needed and placed their votes accordingly. I am sure that the two children elected will do a wonderful job.

Today we were visited by Imran the imam. During an assembly he told us about what Muslims believe as well as teaching us about the Five Pillars of Islam. He showed us some of the special objects they use in relation to the Five Pillars and told us about their significance.

Year 2 had great fun in their first multiskills session of the new academic year. The children played some invasion games in which they had to think about the space they were in and how to change their speed and direction to avoid being caught. All of the children showed a good sense of spatial…

This year’s end of Year trip was to Rookery Woods. The children had great fun in the sun exploring the stone circle, orienteering and playing on the adventure playground. what a great way to end the year!
 

Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed their sports day. They showed good teamwork, determination, respect, passion and self-belief as they competed and supported each other. Congratulations to the Red team.

As part of their humanities topic on the history of Whitehaven, the Year 2 children enjoyed a visit to the Rum Story. The children were guided around the museum and learned about how the Jefferson family were instrumental in bringing serum, sugar and molasses to Whitehaven. The found out ships…

This week Year 2 have taken part in various activities during National Sports Week. They ran a mile a day, taken part in a yoga dance activity on National Yoga Day, played parachute games, practised their ball skills and participated in the Big Skip. What an active week they have had!
 

This morning the Year 2 children learned the difference between processed and unprocessed foods. They found out about the benefits of eating fruit and vegetables too. Then they learned how to use the clawing and bridging techniques to prepare vegetables for their jam jar salads. What a  delicious…

Our Year 2 children began their new science topic on plants by planting their own sunflower seeds. They also planned how to prove the statement ‘Plants need water for germination’. They decided that they would plant some seeds that had water and some that had no water. They also had a discussion…

What a beautiful day it was today for the Year 2 trip to the Beacon! The visit began with a talk and guided walk around the harbour to find out about the history of Whitehaven and the role of the harbour in mining and trade.  After a well deserved lunch the children visited the Yellow Earl…

Today Year 2 celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee today. The day started with making cards for the Queen, creating a video about Her Majesty using green screening and a visit from the ice cream van. Later we enjoyed a whole school lunch on the yard and an afternoon enjoying the story of ‘The…