Year 2

Today the Year 2 children supported Odd Socks Day by coming to school in odd socks to express themselves and celebrate their individuality and what makes them unique. What a positive start it was to Anti Bullying Week!

Today Darren from Fit Fence visited school to give all classes an introduction to fencing in a fun and safe way. The Year 2 children learned the basic skills and techniques using foam swords and masks. They were taught the terminology used in fencing and were introduced to the concepts of…

As part of their work on the Great Fire of London, Year 2 went to Whitehaven Fire Station to learn more about the fire, how the fire service was created and what the fire service is like today. Red Watch talked with the children about the Great Fire of London then showed them around the fire…

Year 2 went to visit Egremont Library today. The children enjoyed looking through all the books and choosing one they wanted to take home to share with their parents. The visit ended with the children listening to a story about a lion’s tea party.

This afternoon Year 2 were visited by Mia from West Cumbria Rivers Trust who delivered a workshop on the river habitat. The children found out about the various animals that live in the River Ehen, River Keekle and Longlands Lake. The children used branching databases to play Who am I? The…

This afternoon the children explored cal and responses in music. They used untuned percussion instruments to create responses to calls. Then they  composed calls and used notation to record their calls.

Year 2 have used templates to cut out fabric to make bookmarks. Today the children begun to start sewing the pieces of fabric together. They cannot wait to see what she’d the finished product looks like.

Year 2 have been learning how to use a dictionary and an online dictionary to help them find the meaning of unknown words in a poem so they could understand the poem better. They had to find words they did not know the meaning of then type them carefully in to the search bar. They read the…

Today Year 2 explored this year’s Youth Mental Health Day theme of being brave. They watched the ‘Feeling Better: Brave’ video and discussed times that they have had to be brave. Then they created their own brave poses like the children in the video.

After much discussion in class the Year 2 children took their chance to vote for who they would like to represent them in the school council. It was a very hard decision as all the candidates brought different qualities to the role. Well done to all those who put themselves forward for this…

Our first science lesson of the new school year was to use the scientific skill of observing closely. We used the senses of sight, hearing, smell, and touch to explore shells and stones in the classroom. We used our scientist voice to describe the similarities and differences between the objects.…

Year 2 had a wonderful time on this year’s Infant end of year trip to Lowther Castle. The children spent many hours exploring the Lost Castle and Dragon’s Lair and playing happily with each other. There were so many things to see and do. What a perfect way to end the school…