In this lesson, children estimated and measured a range of objects, using metres as a unit of measurement. They measured things outside in the playground and around their classrooms. They then went into the hall and measured from one side to the other.
Year 2 Elm have made an amazing effort today to come to school dressed in clothes that represent a career they aspire to be in when they grow older. We wrote instructions how to make the perfect…. vet, astronaut, police officer or game designer! Everyone made a great effort and Read more
This half-term Year 2 are learning gymnastics. We watched a video of the famous gymnast ‘Simone Biles’ and how she achieved her fantastic careers. We recognised that she had to be extremely hard-working and resilient to achieve what she has. We then showed our resilience in our PE lesson and Read more
For Random Acts of Kindness day this year we have made some delicious biscuits for another class. We used icing sugar and spri
We have been practising using clay this half term and have made a clay pinch pot and this week a clay tile. We created three different designs then picked our favourite to make using clay. We used different techniques like score and slip to create our designs. We have also Read more
In this weeks challenge, the children had answer the inquiry question ‘can we build a nest as well as a bird? We used a range of materials to make the nest and then tested them to see if they could survive in the wind and rain.
STEM club have been working towards the Crest Award. The children have looked more into various scientist careers and the skills that are needed. In order to be successful, the children have taken on the role of a scientist and independently completed different challenges/ experiments. This week the children completed Read more
Year 2 have been exploring properties of shapes. In this lesson, children explored reflective symmetry. They learnt to identify shapes and images that had reflective symmetry and identified where the line of symmetry lies. They used mirrors to help them with their work.
This morning we have made our Christingles in class. We learnt about the different parts of a Christingle and what they represent: Orange – the world Red ribbon – Jesus’ blood Cocktail sticks – the four compass directions and the four seasons Sweets – the fruits of the Earth Lit Read more
