In Design and Technology, Year Two have been making healthy packed lunches. As part of their research, the children learned about Jethro Tull and his incredible invention – the seed drill. Tull began farming in 1699 when seeds were planted by hand. He found this very frustrating, so he decided to ma
In RE, Year Two have been learning all about Islam. First, they learned how Muslim babies are welcomed into the world. They were very interested (and surprised) to find out that, when a baby is seven days old, it’s hair is shaved and weighed. The amount the baby’s hair weighs is the amount of money
Linking to the RSPB Big School Birdwatch this week the children went searching for bird food. Winter brings its own challenges and though the weather has been mild this year, still the variety of bugs about is much less than in the summer months. Collecting mini beasts was a challenge as many burrow
This week, Year 2 have been learning how to keep our teeth clean. The children learnt the steps to brush our teeth. These were: First, squeeze a pea sized amount of toothpaste onto your toothbrush. Next, brush the front of your teeth. Then, gently brush the outside of your teeth and the back teeth.
Welcome back to Reading Corner for 2022! We hope that you have had the chance to explore lots of books over Christmas and into January. As a new year begins, new books are published and there are already some strong contenders for my favourite book of the year. Please let us know if you read any of
This week, Year Two have been learning how to make different shapes with their bodies in Gymnastics. The children learned how to make shapes at different levels – on the floor, when sitting and when standing. Lots of the shapes the children learned were simple and straightforward to master, includin
In Computing, Year Two have been learning how to stay safe online. This week, the children learned why using an avatar can help protect their identity online. They decided, even though an avatar is not a photograph, a drawing of a person can look very similar. Therefore, the children chose to use an
Year 2 enjoyed the winter sun out in our Forest School. This time of year we are focusing on the wild birds that live around our school. Linking to the RSPB Big School Birdwatch, which will take place over the nest few weeks, the children created their own birds nests. Using dried grass, twigs and f
This week, Year Two started to read their new book in English – ‘Into the Woods’ written by Anthony Browne. For their first lesson, the children focused on the front cover. They discussed what they could see and thought about where the boy might be going. The boys and girls had some fantastic idea
This week, it has been lovely to see the enthusiasm with which children have shared books that they received for Christmas, or that they read over the holidays. All of the children from across the school were asked to share the book either with their friends, or with the whole class and talk a littl