Year 2

As part of Science Week Year 2 visited Strudda Bank Farm to find out where their food comes from and what happens on a farm. They looked at different grains that are grown and used in the human and animal food chains. They fed some cows, sat in the tractor, stroked and held one-day-old lambs, met…

Over the past few weeks Year 2 have been reading ‘The Rhythm of the Rain’ by Grahame Baker-Smith, in their reading lessons, plus some other texts linked to the water cycle. They used what they had learned to show the water cycle using collage.

Year 1 joined Year 2 for a virtual author and illustrator visit this afternoon. The children listened to the author Kelechi Okafor read her latest book ‘Strong Like Me’. It told the children about the importance of strength in all its forms. Afterwards the illustrator of the book Michaela…

Our Year 2 children are currently focusing on painting in their Art and Design lessons. They went in the outdoor area of the school to find some natural materials that they could use to paint with. The children found many different items and talked about which parts of the materials they would use…

Science Week literally started with a bang! Professor Pumpernickel’s Science Show did not disappoint. The children were hooked from beginning to the end. They thoroughly enjoyed learning about chemistry and physics and were full of awe and wonder at all the chemical reactions they…

Year 2 love to read and thoroughly enjoyed celebrating World Book Day. They began the day with a World Book day Treasure Hunt outdoors where they had to solve clues about books to find the next clues and collect letters of the alphabet. The children returned to class where they completed a Library…

Year 2 spent today celebrating their class saint, St David. They found out about his life and why he became a saint after his death. They also learned about how St David’s Day is celebrated in Wales. They all enjoyed tasting Welsh cakes before they created a non-fiction text and a video about what…

Year 2 have been learning about what it means to be healthy. In a previous lesson the children carried out a survey about the favourite crisp flavours of the class. They also learned about how crisps are made and the healthy alternatives that could be used to make them. Today the children used…

Year 2 are currently working on money during their maths lesson. Today they explored ways to make a pound using a variety of coins.

Year 2 have been learning about the Jewish day of rest called Shabbat. They found out about how Jews prepare for Shabbat each week and what happens during Shabbat. The children tasted bread that is very similar to Challah bread and used their senses to write poems relating to what Jews would…

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…

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.