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Year 2 Report Writers
This month, Year 2 students focused on the innovation of non-chronological reports, developing their research, writing, and editing skills through engaging, structured learning experiences.
The unit began with the children exploring a model text; All About Tigers. This helped them to understand how a non-chronological report is organised and what makes it effective. They identified key features such as a clear title, introduction, well-structured sections with subheadings, factual sentences, and a closing statement. They also examined language features including the use of present tense, expanded noun phrases, and topic-specific vocabulary.
Working together as a class, the children created a shared Writing Toolkit to support their own writing. This included strategies to improve their reports, such as using adverbs to add detail. They also focused on sounding like experts by using topic-specific vocabulary. The students worked diligently to research their chosen topics, using a range of sources including non-fiction books and child-friendly online materials. Their curiosity was evident as they gathered facts and carefully organised their ideas into structured sections.
The children referred back to the writing toolkit throughout the writing process as they planned, drafted, edited, and improved their own reports. Editing focused on improving clarity and sense, while proofreading ensured accuracy in spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Peer and self-assessment using a checklist supported them in refining their work before publishing.
It has been fantastic to see Year 2 applying their toolkit so confidently and independently - well done!
Ms.Cynthia Sentamu
Year 2CN students have been busy asking big questions about the world around them trying to find answers to one of science's most fundamental questions: what does it mean to be alive?
They explored how to sort the world around them into three groups — living things, dead things, and things that have never been alive at all.
They ventured out onto the school grounds and discovered a surprising range of examples. A blade of grass pushing through the pavers? Living. A dry, fallen leaf? Dead — once part of a living tree. A pebble from the sandpit? Never lived. The children quickly became skilled at giving reasons for their decisions, using scientific vocabulary with growing confidence.
Discussions then turned to basic needs. The class investigated what living things — plants, animals, and humans — require to survive: water, food, and air. Children linked these needs directly to where organisms choose to live, leading into a study of habitats.
They compared wider habitats such as woodlands, ponds, and grasslands with the tiny microhabitats found within them — under logs, inside the bark, and beneath damp stones. They were amazed to find that a single rotting log could be home to dozens of creatures, each perfectly suited to that small, sheltered world.
Ms. Cathy Nsherura
Explorers of the living world
Art
This month in Art, our KS1 students demonstrated creativity and a growing ability to express their individual styles. Year 1 students put in an amazing effort while creating rangoli patterns and Chinese dragons, showcasing beautiful designs and careful attention to detail. Year 2 students explored the theme of the undersea world through drawing, cutting, and designing, producing imaginative and engaging work. Well done to everyone for their hard work and creativity!
Ms. Kezban Fernandez
This month in Year 1, the children have been busy becoming young researchers and authors as they completed their non-chronological reports on animals. They showed fantastic curiosity and enthusiasm while researching their chosen animals, finding their own facts using books. It was wonderful to see them asking thoughtful questions and sharing interesting discoveries with their peers.
The children then used their knowledge to create their very own fact booklets. They worked hard to organise their ideas into clear sections, including headings, labels, and simple sentences. We were especially impressed with how they applied their phonics and writing skills to present their information independently.
This has been a fantastic unit for developing both research and writing skills, and the children should be very proud of their finished booklets. Well done, Year 1!
Ms. Nerys Lewis
Amazing Animal Researchers
What a wonderfully busy and joyful time 1LF have been having in our Science learning! Our Plants topic has truly come alive in the most exciting way, with children exploring, questioning and discovering like real scientists.
We began by planting our own beans and watching in awe as they started to grow and change day by day. The excitement each morning as we checked our seedlings was absolutely contagious! The children have also been on a “plant hunt” around our school grounds, carefully observing flowers, trees and leaves, using their senses to notice similarities and differences in the natural world around them.
One of the highlights was our herb discovery session. The children loved smelling, touching and talking about different herbs—some familiar, some completely new. There was so much curiosity, and so many brilliant descriptive words being used to describe the strong and interesting scents!
We’ve also been learning songs linked to our plant topic, which have added so much joy and helped the children remember key ideas in such a fun way. Keep an ear out… something very exciting is coming in June for 1LF, and we can’t wait to share it with you!
Alongside all of this, we’ve spent lots of time learning outdoors. Being in nature, moving our bodies, and learning through hands-on experiences has helped the children stay focused, calm and deeply engaged. It’s been wonderful to see their confidence grow as they learn through doing, exploring and wondering together.
Ms. Anne Lee Fowlds
🌱 1LF Science Adventures: Growing, Exploring & Thriving! 🌱
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