Year 2

Music- Glockenspiel’s

During our music lessons with Mr Deveney, the children have been able to use a range of instruments including glockenspiels, guitars and ukuleles. They have been extremely engaged with the lessons and we have received really positive feedback from parents on the door!

Maths- Fractions with salt dough

Our maths in Y2 has moved onto fractions. Our immersion lesson allowed for our Y2s to create their own pizza’s, bread and cakes using salt dough, integrating fractions to split their creations into halves, quarters and thirds.

PE- Cricket sessions with A Chance to Shine

The past two Thursdays we have been visited by Sharon from A Chance to Shine who has shown our children the basics of cricket, with emphasis on throwing, catching and batting. The children thoroughly enjoyed the sessions and showcased their fantastic hand-eye coordination, excellent listening and mature sportspersonship. They all followed our three school expectations […]

English- Banana bread making

This week our children have learnt how to create and follow a recipe effectively. They have used adverbs and adjectives to add depth and understanding to their recipes. On Monday, they then showed maturity, skill and patience in baking their banana bread muffins, some of the children were that excited by their creation they had […]

On the Last Day Before Christmas…

… my true love sent to me a fantastic whole-school assembly! Every child (and adult) in school came together in the junior hall to enjoy and join in with performances from the Junior Choir and the Y2 Nativity. This lovely event was completed with a full rendition of the 12 Days of Christmas, with each […]

Y2- Nativity Performances

We were astounded by the professionalism of our Y2’s during their nativity performances. They all invested so much time, effort and resilience into learning their stage directions, lines and all of the songs. A huge thank you to the DPA for organising tea and coffee for parents and for their help with the raffle hamper. […]

Bouncing Back

Year 2 has had an incredible Autumn Term 1 delving into our “Bouncing Back” learning journey, centered on the history of the Great Fire of London. Here’s a glimpse of our remarkable learning this year so far: A Journey into Staying Healthy: Past vs. Present The term kicked off with an exploration of health and […]

The Great Fire of Dore

This half term, we’ve focused on the bustling life of 17th-century London. Whilst exploring this topic, we created models of classic 17th-century houses and then got hands-on with some fire experiments to see how they’d hold up. It was a mix of history and science as we tried to understand why the Great Fire of […]

The History Van visit with Mrs Pepys

This week, we had an exciting visit from the History Van. We were transported back in time as we explored the fascinating details of the Great Fire of London. This immersive experience allowed uss to witness and engage with historical artifacts, bringing the events of 1666 to life in our very own school.