This afternoon, Year 2 continued our learning about Space with different activities to extend our Scientific knowledge and understanding. We could use the Chrome Books to research about the planets or we could use our library books to discover the Solar System. Using our craft materials, we could use our BLP muscles of imagining and…
This afternoon, Year 2 continued our learning about Space with different activities to extend our Scientific knowledge and understanding. We could use the Chrome Books to research about the planets or we could use our library books to discover the Solar System. Using our craft materials, we could use our BLP muscles of imagining and…
On this beautiful, sunny Thursday Year 2 had a visit from PC Taylor who works for the British Transport Police. He came in to speak to us about how he works hard to keep us all safe and to describe his job. He wore his uniform and talked to us about what each part of…
Year 2 have had yet another busy week action packed with learning. We have made excellent use of our BLP muscles of absorption, noticing and reasoning and have managed to climb out of the Learning Pit on many occasions. Our Maths lessons this week have been helping us understand fractions of shapes and quantities. We…
Today, we were lucky enough to use the brand new computers for the first time. Full of excitement and enthusiasm, Buttercups launched the Dance Mat Typing BBC Bitesize programme. It has been designed to help us become a more confident and proficient typist- we think we could become as quick as the Office staff if…
This morning, Year 2 Buttercups have been busy revising their maths learning ready for after half term. We had a carousel of activities around the room including times tables snap, rapid recall of number bonds and a Champions’ Challenge table where we had to answer Mastery Challenge questions. Each group moved around the room to…
Today Year 2 have been learning about the tropical paradise of St Lucia. To help us write a creative poem, we were able to try some of the fruit grown on this island. We tried ripe, juicy mangoes alongside cool, creamy avocado and fruity passion fruit. We thought the mango and passion fruits were delectable,…
Despite the rainy weather, Year 2 took a trip to the seaside! We visited the Year 1 outdoor area to use our senses to explore what it might be like were we to visit a British seaside town. This will help us with our English writing as we are creating poetry based on this theme…
Year 2 have been busy using art work to complete a DT project in which we had to use pivots and levers to create a moving mechanism. A pivot is a point at which an object moves from left to right or rotates. A lever is used to move the object on the pivot. Our…
Today Year 2 were engaged in an art morning where we looked at the artwork ‘The Great Wave’ by a Japanese artist called Hokusai. This links with our Theme of All Aboard because we are thinking about oceans and the sea. It also links to our English book ‘Harry and the Jaggedy Daggers’ because Zephyr,…