Year 2 took part in a Coding workshop focused on healthy eating. The children met a robot called Al who needed algorithms to help pack a healthy lunchbox. They also explored how to debug when mistakes occurred. The class asked thoughtful questions about Coding, such as why humans don’t just Read more
Year 2 Elm Shared Learning
A big thank you to all of the parents and grandparents that attended our shared learning. It was a big success and the children and adults had a great time. We started our new topic about Human Lifestyle and learnt all about the organs in our body. We then completed Read more
Financial Awareness Week in Year 2
As part of Financial Awareness Week, Year 2 have been learning all about the difference between wants and needs! We started our learning by watching a short video that helped us understand why it’s important to think carefully about the things we buy and use. The children quickly discovered that Read more
Skills Builder Team Work
Year 2 took part in a Skills Builder lesson this week, focusing on the importance of teamwork. The children worked together on fun challenges that required good communication, listening, and cooperation. One of our favourite activities involved using a hula hoop—the challenge was to pass it all the way around Read more
Shadows
This week in Science, Year 2 investigated how shadows change size. Using torches and different objects, we discovered that when an object moves closer to the light source, its shadow becomes bigger, and when it moves further away, the shadow gets smaller. The children made excellent observations, used great scientific Read more
The Parodical Son
In this lesson, the children acted out the story of the Prodigal Son. They took turns playing the son, the father, and other characters, showing what happened when the son left home, spent all his money, and came back. By pretending to be the characters, the children explored how they Read more
Colour Mixing
In out first colour mixing Art lesson, children explore how primary colours can be combined to make new colours. Using paints, they experiment by mixing red, blue, and yellow to create secondary colours like green, orange, and purple. The lesson encourages hands-on discovery, creativity, and careful observation as pupils notice Read more
European day of languages!
We have had a fun day celebrating European day of languages. We came to school wearing red, white and blue then started the day by eating delicious croissants while listening to French music. We have been learning how to say hello and hi in French and took part in a Read more
Art Week Year 2 Elm
This week has been arts week and we have learning about Artist David Hockney. We created a fact page about him, drew a picture of his famous Garrowby Hill and then coloured in pictures of his artwork using the computer.








