Image of Children’s Mental Health Week 2024 in Year 2
9 February 2024

Children’s Mental Health Week 2024 in Year 2

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…

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6 February 2024

Visiting Church to see the Books Used in Church

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.

 

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6 February 2024

Safer Internet Day 2024 in Year 2

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…

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5 February 2024

Year 2 Visit to Egremont Library

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.

 

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2 February 2024

Number Day 2024 in Year 2

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.

 

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1 February 2024

St Bridget’s Day 2024 in Year 2

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…

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29 January 2024

Wheelchair Basketball in Year 2

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…

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23 January 2024

Coding with Variables

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…

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19 January 2024

Year 2 Visit the Library Van

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.

 

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19 January 2024

Making Healthy Jam Jar Salads

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…

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12 January 2024

Exploring Variables in Y2 Computing

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.

 

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5 January 2024

Exploring Shape

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.

 

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