Year 2
Our Amazing Work!
The MYSTERY object…
On Monday, a mystery object appeared in the Year 2 classroom. It was large, covered in a blanket and had lots of different messages stuck to it. In English, we discovered the messages were different sentence types (statements, exclamations, commands and questions). We sorted them into the correct groups and identified the commands ‘Do not touch!’ and ‘Do not stare!’ so we knew that was what we needed to follow.
On Tuesday, the mystery object appeared with a bag! A bag filled with honey, a notepad, pencils, a picture of a bear and a NOTE! We noticed in the note, there were words that sounded the same and we learnt these were called ‘Homophones’. Throughout Tuesday Year 2 became even more excited about the mystery object and some children ‘touched’ it and ‘stared’ at it …
This meant on Wednesday, the mystery object disappeared! All that was left was the blanket and the messages.
Fortunately on Thursday, the commands had been removed from the blanket so we bravely touched the blanket to see what was underneath. It was a … stool! We were so confused because the mystery object was definitely larger at the beginning of the week.
Friday came, we weren’t sure what it would bring, but luckily for us the mystery object became clear! There, sat in the corner of our classroom, was a large white teddy reading our new focus book – The Bear Under The Stairs.
We are excited to read the story and find out more!
We have begun our Spring 1 Science topic ‘Living things and their habitats’. The children enjoyed exploring our local area – the school grounds – to see what different habitats we have. We remembered, plants and animals have habitats and a habitat has everything a plant or animal needs to survive (water, food, shelter and air).
In Year 2 we have begun our Spring 1 Geography topic ‘Let’s explore the UK’. The children enjoyed exploring what was in the ‘topic box’ to discover lots of clues for what this topic might be about! We look forward to learning about the countries in the UK, their capital cities and some of the human and physical features we could visit in the UK.
Y2 loved their aspiration day! We learned all about musicians and the skills required to become one. We then had an actual musician play their guitar and sing for us!
Look at the super trioramas Y2 have made!
In DT, we have been creating trioramas based on our locality. We worked super hard and we persevered!
In maths, we have been looking at adding and subtracting two-digit numbers. We used the base ten to support us. Super work, Year 2!
Welcome to Year 2!
We can’t wait to welcome you back to school and into Year 2!
This year, you will be taught by Miss Hughes, Mrs Williams, Mrs Boyden and Miss Tustin.
A few reminders:
- PE days are Tuesday and Friday – please come to school wearing your PE kit.
- Please make sure all jumpers, coats, water bottles and other belongings are clearly labelled.
Let’s have a great year!
2024-2025
This year, our Year 2 students have made us incredibly proud as they demonstrated exceptional knowledge and behaviour during our recent educational outing. Their understanding of the topics covered in the classroom was evident, impressing the tour guides at each location we visited. The enthusiasm and respect they showed truly reflected their growth and learning throughout the year. A particular highlight was enjoying some delightful chips wrapped in old newspaper, a traditional treat that captivated their interest. Overall, this experience not only reinforced their academic knowledge but also fostered valuable life skills, making it a memorable occasion for all involved.
After learning about nursing heroes from our past, Year 2 were excited to meet a modern day nurse called Sophie. They asked some super questions.
Year 2 enjoyed a morning where they learnt all about giving first aid and what to do in case of an emergency.
Year Two have enjoyed playing a board game based on collecting amounts of money in maths this morning. They had great fun and enjoyed counting up their amounts at the end of the game to see who had won the most money.
Welcome back!
It is absolutely lovely to have all the children back in Year 2, ready for another exciting term together. This term, we have begun our journey into the world of money in maths, and we think we might have some future accountants among us! In our topic lessons, the children will be exploring fascinating landmarks from all around the UK, igniting their curiosity and creativity. We cannot wait to witness their enthusiasm as they learn and discover. Here’s to a fantastic term ahead filled with fun and learning!
Year 2 have been working really hard on their learning during the Autumn term, see some of the things we have been doing below. We are so proud of them all!
Welcome to Year Two!
We are so impressed with how ready the children are to do their learning.
The children have already been having great fun and we have just started reading ‘Chicken Licken’, which is what we will be writing about this term.
The Year Two are very excited and happy to have such an amazing class of children.
We will update the class page with what we are doing throughout the year.
2023-2024
Year 2 have had a wonderful day designing, making and evaluating their own puppets. The end products were amazing.
Year 2 had a great time on the boogie bounce they were experts after just thirty minutes.
Year 2 had an amazing day at the Cotswold Wildlife Park. The children really impressed the ‘Plant Experts’ with their science knowledge. The rest of the day was spent exploring all the incredible animals! We even saw baby rhinos.
Year 2 have been investigating fractions this week. They did a great job of using numicon to represent different fractions. They then went on to draw and write the amounts they had made. We saw some super thinking and learning!
In English this week Year Two have been reading the book, ‘Traction Man’. The children had to use their inference and oracy skills to act out how Traction Man felt when he received a green, knitted romper suit as a gift. Miss Hirst and Mrs Williams were blown away at their skills!
This week the Hedgehog class have been using cubes to share and group amounts. They were able to make it, draw it and add a number sentence.
In D&T this term, year 2 have been having lots of fun planning, designing and creating their own fruit salads. They did some great learning about food hygiene, kitchen safety and healthy foods. Moreover, they had the best time sampling and evaluating their wonderful work.
Year 2 have been working very hard over the last week to perfect their Christmas performance. Their hard work has certainly paid off! We are very proud of them all.
In PE this week, Year Two has been using body tension to make shapes, such as pike, tuck, dish, straddle and many more. They were amazing at finding different ways to travel before making their shape. We are looking forward to seeing their sequences in the upcoming weeks.
Today, we became Sound Collectors. We had to be very quiet so we could hear the amazing sounds in our forest area. We then wrote sentences describing the sounds we heard.
In our science lessons this term we have been investigating materials. This week we experimented to find if adding a wax layer to materials would make them waterproof. We had some excellent predictions and I was super impressed at how scientifically they worked throughout the lesson.
Hedgehogs class have been following a recipe to make delicious bread this week. Next, they are going to write their own bread recipe so they can bake bread at home too.
Year two has had a super start to the autumn term. The children have been using compasses around the school to give directions. They even came up with their mnemonic ‘Narwhals, Enjoy, Salty, Water. They were all able to write the directions to different locations and became confident with how to use a compass. We are looking forward to looking at local maps of Pershore to see what physical and human features we can find.
