We’ve had another busy and engaging week in class, with lots of exciting learning taking place across the curriculum.

In PE, the children have been developing their teamwork and problem-solving skills through orienteering activities. They worked together to follow maps, locate checkpoints, and navigate different routes, showing great enthusiasm and perseverance.

In English, we have been focusing on describing characters in more detail. The children explored possessive apostrophes and  how suffixes can be used to change and enhance words, helping them to create more vivid and interesting character descriptions in their writing.

Our learning in RE has taken us on a journey to explore different places of worship from a range of religions. The children showed curiosity and respect as they learnt about the features and importance of these special places.

In History, we looked at schools from the past and compared them to modern-day classrooms. The children were particularly interested in discussing and discovering what school life was like for their parents. They enjoyed hearing about differences in rules, equipment, and daily routines, and asked thoughtful questions.

In Computing, the class had great fun exploring music creation. They experimented with different sounds, rhythms, and patterns, showing creativity and confidence as they composed their own pieces.

It has been a fantastic week of learning, and we are very proud of the children’s hard work, curiosity, and positive attitudes.

It has been a very busy and exciting few weeks in Year 2!

In Literacy, the children have been working hard to research and write their own fact books about lighthouses. They have enjoyed learning interesting facts and organising their writing into clear sections using headings and subheadings.

In maths, we have now completed our unit on multiplication and division. The children have been developing their understanding of grouping and sharing, and have shown great progress in using different strategies to solve problems confidently.

Our science topic on animals has been a real highlight. The children have also carefully observed and recorded the life cycle of a butterfly, completing butterfly diaries filled with detailed observational sketches. It has been wonderful to see their growing curiosity and attention to detail.

In Design and Technology, we have finished our unit on Wheels and Axles, where the children designed and built their own vehicles. They demonstrated excellent problem-solving skills while adding axles and wheels to make their models move. We have also completed a food technology unit, where the children made healthy yoghurt dips. They thoroughly enjoyed planning, preparing, tasting and evaluating their dips- there were some very interesting food combinations!

In Art, the children have been developing their observational drawing skills. They have focused on tone and texture, carefully drawing objects and improving their ability to add detail and shading.

We were also incredibly proud of the children during our Spring Singing Assembly, where they performed beautifully and showed great enthusiasm.

As we come to the end of term, we would like to thank you for your continued support. We wish you all a very happy and restful Easter holiday!

The Year 2 Team

It has been wonderful to see all of Year 2 return to school full of energy, enthusiasm and stories from their half term break.

We have begun school with a week of poetry - performing poems with friends, writing an animal shape poem, learning about some incredible poets and making riddles for each other.

In maths, we begin our learning on multiplication and putting things into groups of the same number.

In art we are learning about how to draw using different types of lines and to apply tone using different pressures with our hands.

In P.E. we are performing tucks, rolls, and many more balance based movements.

In history, we are investigating old schools and how school was different in the past.

We have included a picture of some of our animal shape poems for you to admire. 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Year 2 Team 

What a wonderful few weeks we have had in year 2! 

This week in English, we have continued to explore our Mary Poppins learning in more depth. The children have been developing their understanding of the past progressive tense and used it to write their own imaginative sentences. We also had lots of fun creating our own chalk drawings inspired by Mary Poppins before jumping into our pictures and going on magical adventures. The children showed great creativity and enthusiasm throughout the week. 

In Maths, we have been rounding off our learning about shapes and exploring £D shapes. The children have been identifying, naming and discussing the properties of different 3D shapes, such as faces, edges, and vertices. 

In Computing, we have been learning about instructions and algorithms. The children used Bee-Bots to practise giving clear, step-by-step instructions and enjoyed programming them to move around the classroom. 

In Geography, we have been learning about famous London landmarks and sorting them into human and physical features. 

In PSHE, we have been discussing surprises and secrets. The children talked about what makes a surprise fun and happy and the difference between a safe secret and a secret that should be shared with a trusting adult. 

We are very proud of how hard the children have worked this week and the enthusiasm they have brought to their learning. Thank you for your continued support and engagement. We wish you a wonderful weekend!

Year 2 Team

A huge congratulations to all of year 2 for the amazing Christmas Show! They have practised hard and achieved three incredible performances, all very different with special highlights for us all to enjoy. They performed with projected voices, they sang in harmony and with actions and they covered for each other when friends were sick. It was wonderful to see and felt like a huge team effort amongst the 90 children. Aside from this, lessons have continued as usual. We have started a new book in literacy called 'How to catch a star' and learnt how to write questions using punctuation and a range of question words. In art we have sculpted clay pumpkins and are about to paint them. In maths, we are learning to subtract using 2-digit numbers and our knowledge of number bonds and mental maths. In geography, we have learnt about the hot and cold regions of the world. Another highlight of our week was learning about Hanukkah and playing traditional games with Phlox's Mum! We would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone for their support and to wish you all a very merry Christmas!

What a fantastic start to the new half-term!

In Geography, we have been learning all about our place in the world. This week, we revisited our Year 1 learning about the continents and oceans, using atlases to help us label and locate them accurately.

In English, we began our new story, Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers. The children have loved retelling the story through acting and sequencing, and have been learning about expanded noun phrases. They then put their skills into practice by creating wonderful missing posters for the penguin!

In Maths, we have continued our work on addition and subtraction, focusing on adding to the next ten and using this strategy to help us add one-digit numbers to two-digit numbers.

In Art, we have been sketching pumpkins, looking carefully at the lines and textures we use. This is great preparation for our upcoming clay sculptures at the end of the unit.

We are also busy rehearsing for our Christmas production — learning lines, acting, and singing with lots of energy and enthusiasm!

We have been so impressed with how Year 2 have come back after half-term with such a positive, can-do attitude. Their enthusiasm and determination have really shone through, and we can’t wait to see all the amazing progress they make this term!