As part of our Show Racism the Red Card day, Year 2 have been acknowledging our similarities and differences, as they are what make us unique. The children were particularly amazing at explaining how they can make others feel equal and included, such as inviting those who are alone to play, paying them compliments and sharing things with them. As one of our gorgeous children said, telling people they are beautiful makes them feel equal and special! Well done Year 2!
Year 2 have had a fabulous morning learning all about climate change and keeping our beaches clean. We were extremely lucky to take part in a Zoom call with the authors of The Odd Fish. We listened to the story, discussed what we should do with our rubbish after at the day the beach and then spent some time illustrating our own characters too. Great job Year 2!
Year 2 showed off their printing skills yesterday. They manipulated dough , then pressed interesting materials into it to create a printing block. The children then applied paint to the printing block, pressing it onto paper to create texture and patterns.
Year 2 are loving their History topic Movers and Shakers which is all about significant people in history. They have been developing their knowledge of chronology by creating their own digital timelines and they have also been working in groups to use diamond ranking in order to decide who they believed was the most and least significant person studied. Lots of debating went ahead and they showed fantastic team work and listening skills too! Fab job Year 2, very proud of you all 😀
Today, Year 2 learnt all about an orchestra. We discussed the different families of instruments and did an instrument sorting activity in teams. Then we did some sustained listening to “Night Ferry” by Anna Clyne and tried to identify which instruments we could hear. Finally we talked about the mood of the piece and drew sound waves to show our ideas. Well done Year 2, Mrs B was so impressed with your learning!
Year 2 has started the school council election process! On Thursday 22nd September, we were visited by our Y5 and Y6 councillors, who taught us all about what it means to be on the school council. We held a Q&A session where we explored the role of the school council. We got lots of new vocabulary from this! The next day, we spent time writing our candidate manifestos and this week we will hold an election. How exciting!
Year 2 have been creating Great Barrier Reef Art in the style of the artist, Eugene Rubuls.
Year 2 have had a fun filled day learning about South Africa. We spent the morning using maps to locate the country, continents and oceans around South Africa and neighbouring countries. We then learnt about Nelson Mandela and why he was significant. We have learnt lots of facts and will conclude our learning next week.
