Art & Design
Collage creation- Art
Last we used paint and different materials to create different textures. This week we then used this textured work to create a collage of a seaside. We had to chose collage materials based on the colour and texture and try out different arrangements of materials, including overlapping. Once complete, we Read more…
Christian Values
Learning for Life. How do you feel?
In this lesson, we chose a feeling card and demonstrated a positive helpful response and a negative unhelpful response. We then discussed the responses and why we should respond to people’s feelings in different ways and that some responses can be more helpful than others.
Art & Design
Year 2 Ash
A huge welcome back to everybody. We’ve had a busy week getting to know each other and Mrs Graham has been really impressed with how well we have all settled back into school. We have started learning about The Great Fire of London and the children have all showed fantastic Read more…
Art & Design
Art Week in Year 2
The whole school took part in an ‘Art Week’ last week. Year 2 studied the artist David Hockney. We found out lots of information about the artist and his creations and created an artist study in our sketchbooks. We then created our own Hockney inspired Art using acrylic paints.
Whole School
A fabulous Summer fair with a great turn out.
Learning for Life
Imagine That!
Year 2 had an amazing time on their school trip to ‘Imagine That’ today. We made slime, made bath bombs, painted magnets and watched science shows, as well as exploring and playing in the numerous areas. The staff were so impressed with the amazing behaviour shown by the children. They Read more…
Religious Education
Eid Mubarak
We have been learning about the Islamic celebration today Eid al-Adha. We enjoyed finding out about this lovely celebration. Then we completed a word search and a colouring.
Science
Bubble Experiment
In Science this half-term, Year 2 have been learning about states of matter. This week we learnt what a mixture is. We then completed a mixture experiment to find out which substance (soap, washing up liquid or bubble bath) combined with water makes the best bubbles. We had lots of Read more…
Design and technology
Skill Improvement Carousel
On Thursday afternoons this half-term, Year 2 are completing a carousel of activities to improve various skills. They are improving their letter formation using ‘bubble writing’, working on their comprehension skills using information based on our current topics, practising their spellings through a variety of activities and, this week, practised Read more…