Year 2 have been learning about the Sacrament of Confirmation. The children used their computing skills to create some beautiful Confirmation cards.

In History we have been learning about the different ways of keeping in touch. This week we focused on the development of the telephone. The children had great fun testing acoustic string telephones.

This week for our Mental Health and Wellbeing lesson, we focused on Anthony Browne’s book ‘Silly Billy’. It is a story about a little boy called Billy who worries about everything.  Billy is so anxious that he can’t sleep. But Grandma has just the thing for a boy like Billy — tiny, colorful worry dolls, made to do his worrying for him. That night when Billy put the dolls under his pillow, he slept like a log. Year 2 created their very own worry dolls and shared their feelings during a circle time activity.

Home Learning:

Next week is One World Week and our country is Egypt. We will be focusing on the River Nile.

Research five facts about the River Nile to share in class next Wednesday.

Mathletics: Fact families. Add three 1 digit numbers. Complements to 10 and 20.

Spellings: Week 6. Spelling test on Wednesday

Study ladder:

Reading comprehension: Australian Marsupials

Grammar: Synonyms

Have a peaceful weekend.

Miss Davey

This week was all about Healthy Living! The children took part in various activities throughout the week to promote healthy eating and being active. On Monday we discussed how we can be Mind Kind and we all enjoyed some quiet reflection time. Tuesday was all about Varying your Veg. Year 2 delighted in creating some delicious posters using vegetables from our school allotment.

On Wednesday we Got Active and enjoyed our first karate session.

On Thursday the children learnt about the importance of drinking plenty of Water. We sampled different fruit infused water and created posters encouraging everyone to Drink Plenty! Friday was all about Whole grains! Year 2 rolled up their sleeves to make some healthy whole grain soda bread. We enjoyed the fruits of our labour with a spoonful of jam! It was scrumptious!

Home Learning:

Spellings: Week 4 – Spelling test on Wednesday

Mathletics: Place Value 1, Repartition 2 digit numbers, Test.

Study ladder: Recount: My Cousin’s Baptism.

Study ladder: Look, Cover, Write. Rule adding Suffixes ‘ing’, ‘ed’

Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Davey

Our second full week in Year 2 has flown by!

This week in Religion we started our unit – Beginning with the Church. The children thought about what it means to belong and how we make people feel welcome. Year 2 created some very special stained glass butterflies for a school Year of Hope display.

In English we continued work on our poetry unit. The children created some fantastic list poems all about autumn which were full of amazing adjectives. This week enjoyed the story of The Twits by our author of the month. Roald Dahl’s writing is providing us with plenty of great adjectives to use in our own writing.

In Science we created some beautiful natural colour palettes. Nature is full of a wonderful array of colours that change over the course of the year through the four seasons. The children had great fun selecting their colours from all the plants and flowers in the school gardens.

In P.E. this week we had great fun playing different ball games and testing our reactions.

Home Learning:

Spellings: Week 2 – Spelling test on Wednesday

Mathletics: Count in fives, Compare numbers to 100

Study ladder: Double Consonants zz – 4 activities to complete

Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Davey

Welcome to Year 2!

It has been a pleasure to welcome your children into Year 2 and to begin the next stage in their learning journey. I look forward to working with parents/carers to help the children to achieve their full potential in all areas. You are invited to celebrate the children’s learning in our Year 2 blog, which will be updated on a weekly basis.

Wishing you a happy, healthy and successful time in Year 2.

Miss Davey