Year 2 Spring

WB 18th March

This week was British Science Week and we spent Friday taking part in a variety of different scientific investigations. We used pens and filter paper to unmix colours and figure out what inks make up different colours. We used sugar to strengthen our bubble mixture so we could make bubbles inside of bubbles. Finally, we used the BBC Micro:Bits to make our own digital thermometers through coding and measure the temperature of different surfaces around school. 

At the end of the day we joined up with Year 1 to share our learning and had a great time finding out what they got up to and sharing the results of our amazing investigations. 

WB 4th March

This week we celebrated World Book Day. It was fantastic seeing all the children dressed up as their favourite characters. A big thank you to all parents that attended to read with the children. The day was filled with lots of fun activities and the children had a great time diving into the world of books.

WB 26th February

This week in Maths we have been looking at the wonderful world of shape. We focussed on 2D shapes and their properties. We also looked at identifying lines of symmetry in shapes.

WB 19th February

As part of our Children around the world unit we have started to focus on the everyday life's of children in Victorian Britain. We took part in a Victorian school day and had a chance to experience what school was like for children. We dressed up in some outfits and took part in Victorian style lessons, the children really enjoyed it and were shocked at some of the practices that used to take place.

WB 5th February

This week was children's Mental health awareness week. Today we took part in a range of different activities to mark the event. The wellbeing champions led the classes in discussions and tasks focussing around the children's emotional health and wellbeing.

WB 29th January

This half term in DT and Art we have been looking at creating a flag that represents our us. We started by looking at repeated patterns and then created designs that incorporated that. We then made our designs come to life by using felt and layering it to create the desired effect.

WB 22nd January

This week in Science we have been learning all about the topic of Materials and their properties. We worked in teams to study the different types of materials and wrote down all their characteristics. We then took part in an investigation to see whether the chosen material was a suitable choice for the object specified. 

WB 15th January

This week in Art we have been looking at repeated patterns. We have been learning about and studying the artwork of Larry Achiampong. We used a range of different art resources to experiment with different styles of repeated patterns. Oil pastels and colour pencils were used to create our own versions of repeated patterns, we then used paint and sponges to create a whole class repeated pattern.

WB 8th January

This week in Maths we have been looking at the topic of Temperature. We have learnt how to read a thermometer and take accurate measurements. We took our learning outside to measure the temperatures in different areas of the school. One thing we learnt is that it was very cold this week.

WB 4th January

Happy new Year and Welcome back! It is great to see the children again and I hope use have all enjoyed your break. In year 2 we launched our new curriculum unit 'Children around the world' by having a fun filled experience day looking at a range of different cultures from India, Japan and Brazil. We looked at how children in these cultures live, what their school day looks like, what food they eat and traditional dances from the culture. The children really enjoyed looking at life in other countries and got to indulge in some snacks from these countries and were surprised about the interesting flavours. We then looked at the dances and had a go ourselves.