Computing
A trip to the moon
We have been learning about Neil Armstrong’s mission to the moon. In the immersive room we took a trip to the moon to experience what it would be like.
Computing
Computing – binary trees
We have been using 2Question (a binary tree) to answer questions. We had to answer the questions with ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to work out the Purple Mash Avatar names. We worked really well with our partners to name all of the avatars.
Equality & Diversity
NSPCC
In class today, we took part in the NSPCC Speak Out Stay Safe assembly. The assembly was introduced to use by Ant and Dec and then Buddy who is the NSPCC’s mascot. During the assembly, we talked about how every child has the rights to feel safe and who we Read more
History
History- explorers
We have started learning about Christopher Columbus and to see what different items he brought back from ‘The America’s’ we became explorers. We used our different senses to try to work out what he brought back. We used: tasting and smelling – pineapple touch – a freely bag with potatoes Read more
English
Reading in English
We have started the year with our new class text ‘The suitcase’. During English we have been ordering the story, describing how the characters would be feeling and then we picked 4 or 5 really important things we would pack in our suitcase if we went into Space. For our Read more
Geography
Year 2 Geography
Year 2 were questioned by the Geography lead to see if they could remember key facts from their lessons from Year 1 and 2. They used Santa to show their understanding. They did so well remembering the continents, the oceans and the 4 point compass.
Mathematics
Lines of Symmetry on shapes
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.
Religious Education
Christingle
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
Year 2 - Elm
Year 2 Elm visit to the Cherwell Centre
Year 2 had been invited to the Cherwell Centre today and had such an amazing time. They were treated to a hot chocolate and gingerbread man while surrounded by lots of elves (some naughty ones too). Afterwards they met Santa then went on to have a snowball fight with Elsa Read more
Careers Related Learning
Healthy eating with Amanda our school nurse
Our school nurse came into school to talk to us about healthy eating. She was really impressed with our knowledge so far that we have been learning in Science and Design & Technology. We looked at how much sugar is in different drinks then we had to guess how many Read more