The children brought their favourite Bible characters to life this week as we celebrated World Book Day and The Year of the Word.  All of the costumes were brilliant and Year 2 proudly showed off their costumes at a whole school assembly.  After assembly we had great fun discussing our favourite stories and authors. It was wonderful to hear the children talking about books and reading with such enthusiasm.

This week the children put their science hats on and looked at different materials and their properties. We know that some materials are chosen for specific uses based on their properties. Plastic can be thin and transparent or thick and opaque.  The children investigated the flexibility of different plastic bottles. The results were very interesting.

In other news… we received a very special parcel in the post… A beautiful butterfly growing kit. We prepared the butterfly larvae and we are looking forward to observing the changes over the next few weeks.

Home Learning:

Spellings: Rule 12

flying, fried, cried, crying, trying, tried, replied, replying

Common exception words: any, break, beautiful, fast, father

Please find attached the Childnet Film Competition 2020 consent forms. Please sign and return if you are happy for your child to take part.

Have a restful weekend!

Miss Davey

It has been another busy week in Year 2. On Monday we were unfortunately unable to visit the Jain Temple as a fallen tree was blocking the road. This trip will be rescheduled for next term. Year 2 attended a Judaism workshop as part of our Other Faiths Week 2020. The children learnt all about the Feast of Passover and why Jewish people eat Matzah bread for their Seder meal.

This week we started to plant up our allotment beds with our potatoes, onions and garlic. We look forward to seeing the signs of new life and growth next term.

On Tuesday we celebrated Safer Internet Day 2020 – Together for a better Internet. The children explored E-safety and Cyberbullying through a wonderful tale – ‘Troll Stinks’ by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross. Year 2 identified all the things the Billy Goats did wrong with the mobile phone they found. Most importantly the children identified what Baby Troll should have done when she received the nasty messages… Block, Tell and Eject!

No Spelling Home Learning!!!

Well done Year 2 for all your hard work this term!

Please see the Newsletter for the Whole School Home Learning on The Tin Forest.

Have a fun-filled mid-term break!

Miss Davey

This week Year 2 led the school in an assembly all about our school’s patron saint – St. Paul VI. The children reflected on the life and work of St Paul VI and how he worked for Peace and Justice throughout the world. Year 2 sang beautifully and everyone delivered their lines with great confidence! Well done Year 2!

Home Learning

Spellings: Rule 7 – table, fable, apple, topple, bottle, little, middle, fiddle, juggle and double.

Year 2 common exception words: old, hold, every, even, great.

The Year 2 SAT’s presentation is now available on the class page in the drop-down menu.

Have a lovely weekend!

Miss Davey

To start our week, we attended the Sleeping Beauty Pantomime in the Wyllyots theatre – Oh no we didn’t! OH YES WE DID!

On Wednesday, we put our Christmas jumpers on and we sat down together for a delicious Christmas meal. After lunch, we gathered in the hall for our annual school talent show. Pope Paul definitely has talent! Year 2 had two amazing entries in this years talent show – Christmas Jokes and A Christmas poem. Congratulations to Ellis and Thomas for winning the show.

As the wonder of Christmas surrounds us, may your spirit be renewed with special joy at the miracle of his birth.

Thank you for your generous gifts and beautiful cards.

Wishing you all a peaceful Christmas and happy New Year.

Miss Davey