Year 2 - Elm
Year 2 trip to Imagine that!
Year 2 have had the best day on our class trip to Imagine that. We have made lots of fun things and done loads of exciting activities. Well done to all the children who were very well behaved.
Science
Absorbent or waterproof?
We have been learning about properties of materials and this week we investigated which materials were absorbent and which materials were waterproof. We tested a range of different materials and recorded our answers into a table.
Religious Education
Year 2 Easter lesson- Palm Sunday from different perspectives
We have been learning all about Holy Week and Easter and in this lesson we focused on Palm Sunday. We discussed that Palm Sunday commemorates the Christian belief in the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, when he was greeted by cheering crowds waving palm branches that they set out Read more
Ethos Council
Ethos Team- Easter visit to the care home
Today, our Ethos Council went to visit Springbank care home. The children made Easter cards with the residents and gave out Easter cakes. We had a great time and really enjoyed spending time with the residents and can’t wait for our next visit!
Design and technology
D.T- Making Baby Bear’s Chair
In D.T this half term we have been making a chair for baby bear. First we made 3 different shapes, a pyramid, cylinder and a cuboid to test their stability. We tested how high the board could go before the ball rolled off. Then, we made the shapes using card Read more
Science
British Science Week! Get Set Jellies
This week we have celebrated British Science Week by investing the theme of time. We conducted an experiment using Jelly to see if different methods of preparing the jelly slow the process down. We used frozen, tinned and fresh pineapple and put them into the separate pots of jelly mixture Read more
Outdoor learning
Making a wormery!
In Science this week we have been looking at microhabitats. We have worked together to make a wormery, we discussed a worms habitat and then went outside to search for worms. We were looking for three different types of worms – Earthworms (endogeic worms), Deep borrowers ( anecic worms) and Read more
Careers Related Learning
World Book Day- Careers Focus
We have celebrated world book day this year, focusing on careers. We have come to school dressed up as something we aspire to be when we grow up. We have read the books ‘Mog and the Vet’ and ‘Moon Landing’ and discussed the careers mentioned in the books. We also Read more
Careers Related Learning
Careers Week
As part of careers week, we were lucky to have a special visit in our class from Nurse Jade. She brought her bag of equipment and spoke to the children about her role as a nurse. She then discussed with the children her journey to becoming a nurse, going to Read more
Forest school
Forest School
We had a fantastic time at forest school today. We celebrated the big garden bird watch and made some bird feeders and hung them from the trees. We toasted marshmallows on the fire and made s’mores. We also built dens and explored the trees and nature.