Year 2 completed our favourite worship of the week this morning – Picture News. We thought about what it means to be proud of our country and what our cultural heritage is!
Year 2 are already loving their new PE topic… basketball! We had a really good discussion about we already know about the game, focussing on dribbling, teamwork and shooting to score a point. Then, we split into teams and began playing some small games. Miss Topping was super impressed with our engagement and our skills! ⛹⛹♀️
Year 2 had a great time at the library where they swapped their books and spent some time reading for pleasure. We love our library trips!
Year 2 have been enjoying their multiplication and division topic with Mr Rundle where they have been physically doubling and halving themselves! We have been thinking about how this relates to multiplying and dividing and thinking about our mathematical vocabulary!
For Safer Internet Day, Year 2 learned all about how to manage online information and how to determine whether things were ‘too good to be true’. We looked at smart speakers and considered whether they know everything and thought about how adults programme smart speakers and could potentially input scams onto them.
Do you like our beach huts? Year 2 have worked so hard over the past 2 days as teams to design, build and evaluate beach huts! We had to use our oracy skills – especially our listening – to discuss thoughts and ideas with others prior to making them. Then we had to work as a team to discuss and solve problems. Finally, we evaluated our models with our parents and carers and discussed what worked well and what we would improve if we made them again!
Year 2 started off their DT topic, Beach Huts, yesterday by focusing on making box frames with wooden dowels. We began by measuring and sawing our wooden dowels with a saw, bench hook and G-clamp. After that, we focussed on using butt joins to join all of the pieces together. Then we moved onto focussing on how to make the sides and how to reinforce and strengthen card.
On Tuesday, Year 2 learned about our mover and shaker for Geography – David Attenborough – with Mrs Hope. We learned about his significance in the geographical world and his work recording animals. Then, we moved onto using some pictures of habitats and created a voice over describing what was happening, as if we were David Attenborough!
In Art, Year 2 have continued their learning about flowers and thought about the texture of them. We completed some artwork thinking about how textures can be rough and bumpy and also smooth and shiny.
Yesterday in PE, Year 2 focussed on rolling in gymnastics. We practiced each different roll thinking about the technique that was needed. We were experts at rolling by the end of the lesson!
