Y2 Spring 1

Friday 14th January

This week in Year 2, as part of our Curriculum Unit: Children Around the World, we started looking at the schooling system during the Victorian period. We looked at how children were treated  and how they did their learning in schools during the Victorian period and compared it with our schooling system now. We also took a tour around our school and see if there is any evidence for the way that they learnt as our School building is a Victorian School. Have look at what we found in the pictures below.

Friday 21st January

This week in Year 2 we have been looking at healthy eating in Science. We did some food tasting of healthy food to see what sort of healthy food may be liked and could be implemented into our individual diets. We tasted olives, prunes, carrots and green apples. Green apple was a clear winner and olives were at bottom of the ranking table.

Thursday 27th January

This week Year 2 attended a Victorian workshop at Gunnersbury Park Museum. They were able to experience the rougher side of life for Victorian working class children, role play life as Victorian child who are trying to earn a living as street sellers, shoe shiners, crossing sweepers, climbing boys and pickpockets. They were able to discover how  philanthropists such as Dr Barnardo  campaigned to change and improve the lives of the poor.

Friday 11th February

This week Year 2 were looking at what makes their identity. They started off by drawing a mind map, which then lead on to them drawing shapes and symbols that represent them. Finally, they designed a flag on an online computer software. After half term they will physically make their identity flags. Have a look at some of the examples below.