Protected characteristics
Mosque visit
Year 2 had a great morning visiting the Golden Mosque in Rochdale. They learnt so much and were fantastic at sharing what we have been learning in our RE lessons too.
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
Church visit
Year 2 had such a lovely time at church to learn more about Pentecost. We listened to the Easter story and then moved around church to complete different activities. We looked at the cross and how Jesus died for us then we made our own cross using lolly-sticks. Using bubble Read more
Computing
2 Paint a Picture
In Computing we have been creating pictures. We have been looking at the work of Point artist Seurat. We then recreated pointillist art using the Pointillist template.
Art & Design
Art- Map it out
We have started our new Art topic this half term- Map it out. For our first lesson we have been looking at different types of maps. We had to sort the maps into two different sections to match the titles for example: old and new, real and imaginary, maps and Read more
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
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