Year 2
Friday 10th January 2025 - In art this week, Year 2 looked at pieces of art at sea. They had to use view points to focus on a particular part of the image and recreate this using water colour paint. In maths, Year 2 have also been focusing on money and learning split coins into to parts. This will eventually lead them to work out change.
Squirrels Council elections will be taking place on Tuesday 21st January to elect new Councillors for the Spring term. If your child would like to put themselves forward for nomination, please take a look at the attached information. All nominations need to be submitted by Friday 17th January.
Squirrels Council Election Information
Friday 13th December 2024 - Year 2 have enjoyed making their castles this week as part of our DT sessions. The focus was on using different joins to build different parts of their castles. They all look fantastic!
Thursday 5th December 2024 - In Year 2 this week, the children conducted a science experiment. The children tested a range of materials including fabric, paper, string, plastic and ribbon to see which would be a good substitute for Rapunzel's hair. Have a look at our results!
Friday 29th November 2024 - This week, Kingfisher Class recreated maps of The Tower of London adding a key to highlight features of the castle. In computing they used the chrome books for the first time. They practised logging in and being able to use the keyboard and cursor. Finally the week ended with lots of parents and carers visiting the class for drop everything and read.
Thursday 21st November 2024 - Last Friday it was Wren Class who went to visit The Tower of London. They enjoyed looking at the feature of the castle and found the ravens fascinating. There was even one on the drawbridge.
Thursday 14th November 2024 - Yesterday, it was the Kingfisher's turn to visit The Tower of London. The children enjoyed the ride on The Elizabeth Line and The London Underground. They were fascinated by looking at the inside of the building, discovering that it used to be a zoo. Then they learnt more about Guy Fawkes and The Gunpowder Plot. Finally they enjoyed seeing some of the famous London landmarks along The River Thames including Tower Bridge and The Shard.
Tuesday 12th November 2024 - Yesterday, Tawny Owl Class enjoyed their visit to The Tower of London. They got to see the ravens, the castle grounds and have a special workshop dedicated to Guy Fawkes and The Gunpowder Plot. A ride on the Elizabeth Line and London Underground was also enjoyed by everyone.
Friday 8th November 2024 - Year 2 have had a very busy week full of learning. In PE they used a range of equipment to practise their balancing skills and gymnastic skills. In art we prepared for Remembrance Day by creating a picture of Bamburgh Castle surrounded by poppies. In English we have also been learning about our new book - Rapunzel. The children retold the story in their own words.
Friday 25th October 2024 - This week Year 2 made messy maps to represent our local area. A messy map is where you use different objects to represent other objects. For instance some children used green numicon to represent the local playing field. The children worked in teams to create these wonderful messy maps.
Wednesday 16th October 2024 - In history, Year 2 have been learning about Rosa Parks as part of Black History Month. They learnt about the bus boycott that happened in 1955. With their knowledge they each produced some fantastic writing as well as a portrait of Rosa Parks. Some children even created a representation of the scene on the bus using junk modelling.
Wednesday 9th October 2024 - Year 2 have had an exciting start to the academic year so far. There has been lots of learning about our class names of British birds including some wonderful writing and art work. There has been plenty of opportunities to develop our reading for pleasure with a wide range of new books. Year 2 also learnt how to make and bake bread in DT.
