Year 2 Karate Taster Session March 2024
Dylan Swarbrick came into school and provided each class with a karate session. Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed finding out about the noble art of karate and having a go at some of the moves involved in karate. They learned how to strike and block with their hands before attempting to use their balance…
Year 2 Visit to Strudda Bank Farm March 2024
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…
Year 2 Virtual Author Visit March 2024
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…
Year 2 Explore Painting with Natural Materials
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…
Year 2 enjoy Professor Pumpernickel’s ScienceShow 2024
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…
World Book Day 2024 in Year 2
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…
St David’s Day 2024 in Year 2
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…
Making Healthy Crisps
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…
Money
Year 2 are currently working on money during their maths lesson. Today they explored ways to make a pound using a variety of coins.
What is Shabbat?
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…
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…
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.