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Baker Street,
Potters Bar,
Hertfordshire
EN6 2ES
Tel: 01707 659755
Fax: 01707 665431
Email: admin@popepaul.herts.sch.uk
Year 2 Blog Week 14
/2 Comments/in Year 2 /by Margaret JoyceI’m Gonna Shine! It has been a joyous week in school. It was lights, camera and action for our KS 1 Christmas Nativity. Gloria, the brightest star in all of heaven, took centre stage on a tricky journey to Bethlehem as she lit the way for the three wise men. As Mary, Joseph and the […]
Year 2 Blog Week 13
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 2 /by Margaret JoyceWhat a lovely week of learning! Year 2 have been thinking very carefully about the Nativity story and looking at the differences between Matthew’s and Luke’s account of the birth of Jesus. The children created some beautiful nativity scenes in Art. We continued our work on portraits and we focused on the faces of the […]
Year 2 Blog Week 12
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 2 /by Margaret JoyceThis week we have been thinking about how during Advent we are preparing for the coming of God. Year 2 created a beautiful Advent display for our sacred space in our classroom and thought very carefully about their Advent promises. We have been reflecting on Pope Francis’s call in Laudato Si’ to be stewards of […]
Year 2 Blog Week 11
/0 Comments/in Year 2 /by Margaret JoyceIn English we have turned our attention to fairy tales. We have been looking at the tale of Rapunzel. The children generated plenty of amazing adjectives to describe Rapunzel in Beth Woolvin’s version of this tale. Rapunzel is an adventurous, brave and crafty character. The children wrote some fantastic alternative story endings for this tale. […]
Year 2 Blog Week 10
/0 Comments/in Year 2 /by Margaret JoyceIn Religion this week we have been learning about the Liturgical Year and the start of Advent. This is Year A and we will be concentrating on the Gospel of St. Matthew. We have been finding out about St. Matthew and the children used their computing skills to create a word cloud about him. It […]
Year 2 Blog Week 8
/3 Comments/in Year 2 /by Margaret JoyceIn November we pray for the people we love who are no longer with us. This week Year 2 created a beautiful display of poppies for our sacred space. The children also wrote the names of people they are praying for on poppies and hung them from our prayer tree. This week was UK Parliament […]
Year 2 Blog Week 7
/0 Comments/in Year 2 /by Margaret JoyceOne World Week 2019 It has been a wonderful week of learning in Year 2. Well done to everyone in Year 2 for their wonderful Home Learning projects on Iceland! We have enjoyed learning all about this wonderful country and it’s amazing landscapes! Glacier cupcakes were on the menu in Year 2 and the children […]
Year 2 Blog Week 6
/1 Comment/in Year 2 /by Margaret JoyceIn Religion this week we have been learning that the Old Testament has a book of songs and poems called Psalms. The children thought about the meaning of Psalm 1 and created some wonderful artwork for it. We went on to write our own verse based on Psalm 1. Year 2 used their cardboard boxes […]
Year 2 Blog Week 5
/2 Comments/in Year 2 /by Margaret JoyceWe’re going to the zoo, zoo, zoo! It has been a wonderful week filled with amazing learning experiences for the children. The highlight of our week was our trip to London Zoo. The children delighted in visiting the Reptile House and seeing the legacy of Joan Procter’s incredible work. There were plenty of amazing animals […]
Year 2 Blog Week 4
/1 Comment/in Year 2 /by Margaret JoyceThis week in school we launched The Year of The Word – The God Who Speaks. In Year 2 we found out about St. Jerome and how he translated the Bible into Latin, a language that ordinary people could understand. We reflected on how St. Paul VI helped to spread the Good News and the […]