Year 2 have had an AMAZING day at Whitby consolidating their knowledge all about ‘coastlines’. We started our day at the Captain Cook Museum where we built upon our learning about the man himself and his voyages around the world. We even got to see some of his maps and letters! Then, we had a walk around Whitby this afternoon checking off the 199 steps, Whitby Abbey and the Captain Cook Memorial Statue!
Year 2 have had a great day at the Winter Gardens completing two workshops related to different areas of our learning. We began with a Science workshop and thought about the things a plant needs to grow. Then we potted our own plants! In the afternoon we moved onto Geography and thought about being beside the sea in the past. We looked at old photographs and artefacts and learned all about Roker and Seaburn beaches!
Year 2 have been building on their knowledge of basketball and practicing their dribbling skills. We focused on moving with the ball, keeping control and bouncing it all at the same time!
On Friday, Year 2 learned all about the significant mathematician Fibonacci during ‘international day of maths’. We learned all about his famous sequence, thought about how it applied to nature and then worked independently solving our own number sequences!
Year 2 have had the best time at Tynemouth RNLI Lifeboat Station making links to our ‘coastlines’ learning. When we arrived we were shown around the station, talked about the clothing of lifeboat volunteers and were able to view some items. After that, Miss Topping got dressed up as a crew member and we were able to soak her with a hose! Finally, we were then able to sit in one of the lifeboats and imagine what it must be like being involved in a sea rescue.
Year 2 has had the BEST day during World Book Day! We were given the book ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ and loved how it was linked to our Coastlines topic. We started off by reading and reviewing the book, then completed some dictionary work to help us define those tricky words in the story. Finally, we designed a lunch for Mr Grinling and used expanded noun phrases to describe our choices!
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!
