09
Mar
Year 2 Trip to The British Library
Year 2 enjoyed a fascinating trip to The British Library this week, as part of our World Book Day celebrations....
Year 2
08
Mar
Year 2 Spanish Fun
In Spanish this week we learned two new phrases: ‘El pez nada,’ meaning 'The fish swims' and ‘El cangrejo chasquea sus pinzas,’ meaning 'The crab snaps its claws.' We sang a song with actions and matched the images to the sentences....
28
Feb
Year 2 Maths: Multiplication
In Maths this week we continued our introduction to multiplication. We have been using the special maths vocabulary ‘factor’ and ‘product.’ The factors are the numbers which are multiplied together and the product is the whole. We learned that whenever one of the factors is...
17
Feb
Year 2 Music: Percussion and Notation
In Music this week we sang a catchy song about chickens and hens. Some of us used percussion instruments to mark the beat and we used hand actions to show that we understood the musical notation of a ‘rest’....
17
Feb
Year 2 History: The Great Fire of London
We learned about what different people did during the disaster of the Great Fire. Working in pairs, we made presentations to decide who was most to blame for the fire and who was the biggest hero. We had fun sharing ideas and thinking about who...
09
Feb
Year 2 History: The Great Fire of London
This week Year 2 have been on a time travel adventure learning all about the Great Fire of London. We’ve sequenced events to create our own timelines. It felt like solving a mystery as we explored how the fire began in 1666 and how it...
02
Feb
Great Fire of London Art in Year 2!
This week in History, we’ve been learning all about The Great Fire of London! We worked as history detectives to figure out how the fire started and why it spread. To bring our learning to life, we got creative in Art! We made pictures of...
25
Jan
Year 2 R.E.: Yom Kippur
This term in RE, Year 2 has been learning about Judaism. This week, we asked the question, "What is Yom Kippur?" We discovered what makes this special day important in the Jewish faith and learned about the traditions of Yom Kippur. To bring the lesson to life,...
19
Jan
Year 2 Science: Growing Plants
In Science this term we are learning about 'How plants change as they grow.' As part of this topic we will be using the skill of observation over time. Last week we planted runner beans and are keeping a keen eye to spot for signs...
12
Jan
Year 2: Seeds and Plants
As part of our new learning about plants in Science, we have been investigating 'How plants change over time' and creating seed diaries. We investigated runner beans and sunflower seeds closely using magnifying glasses. The seeds had not germinated yet. We made an observational drawing...