Year 2
Year 2
Mr Andrews and Mrs Ainsworth
Mr Andrews: andrews.l3@welearn365.com
Visit to Mary Arden's Farm - we have had such a lovely day in Stratford-upon-Avon, learning all about the life of William Shakespeare to help us enhance our knowledge and understanding in our current Theme. We went inside Tudor houses, made perfume from lavender and even saw the animals on the farm! A special thank you to Miss Purewal, Mrs Kumari, Mrs Clarke, Heather and Trish for their help and support! We learnt lots of new things too!
Visit from Safety Seymour!
Hello everyone! On Friday 14th July (2:15pm-3:15pm), Year 2 will be having their Learning Event! This time, our focus is on DT. We will be learning about different freestanding structures and how to stack materials to make buildings stronger. We will explore buildings such as The Burj Khalifa in Dubai (currently the world’s tallest building) and the second tallest building, the Shanghai Tower in China. We will be working in groups and with our parents/carers to build the tallest building.
Please can you send in any materials which could be used to make a tall building (e.g. plastic bottles, card, cardboard boxes, any recycling items etc) by Friday 14th July (am).
Shakespearean Writing! As part of our brand new Theme ‘Shakespeare’, Y2 started to learn how to write with a feather and pot of ink. We found it tricky (and very messy!) but also very fun. Can you read our awesome writing?
Outdoor Learning Day - Y2 were really excited to take their learning outside to celebrate this special day. We discussed the importance and benefits of outdoor learning and even did some of our maths lesson outside! Here we are practising our position and direction unit, can you spot 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and full turn?
Forest school fun! Y2 have been so lucky as part of masterclass to work with Mrs Finn and Mrs Ainsworth on their forest school skills. Have a look at their wonderful work below!
Well done to Rocksteady for putting on an amazing concert - it was so lovely to see Isla and Bailey-May showing their hard work from their music sessions over the last few months!
India Day! Y2 loved taking part in India Day, we explored some beautiful Indian artefacts, did some face painting based on some of the Indian Gods and even got to make some coconut ladoos! Thank you to Avtar for such a fun day and for our collective worship.
RE Day - We loved learning about Easter and why is it so important to Christians. We talked about Holy Week, the Easter story, salvation and resurrection.
World Book Day - Thank you to Mrs Lyatt for organising a fabulous World Book Day! We had so much fun thinking about 'The Word Collector' and doing so many fun activities, and of course, dressing up as a word! Can you guess what words Mrs Ainsworth and Mr Andrews are?
As part of their 'movement' unit in Science, year 2 have investigated gravity and air resistance. We asked the question: Which ball will drop first - a tennis ball or a football? We made predictions and found out that they both landed at the same time! We also investigated air resistance by dropping a ball and a feather and predicted which would land first. The feather took longer to reach the ground due to air resistance.
Y2 have really enjoyed their visit to the park as a reward for collecting 250 tokens for showing our school values of; respect, responsibility, forgiveness, generosity, creativity and perseverance. Well done for all the hard work everyone, have a lovely half-term!
PSHE - Y2 have loved learning about 'Mental Health Awareness' this week and have completed lots of different activities to support their mental wellbeing. We really enjoyed Mrs Finn's collective worship teaching us about this really important subject and showed lots of generosity to others in terms of how to be kind to each other.
The Tiger Child - Year 2 have loved exploring a traditional folk tale which originated in India! The children have explored the story of 'The Tiger Child' and have worked really hard in groups showing lots of perseverance and responsibility in their learning.
Visit to Leamington Mosque - Year 2 were very lucky to visit the Mosque and were shown around by Rabea and the local Imam. They talked to us about what Islam means to them and how they help the local community by giving to others. They even gave us some yummy snacks and drinks - what a lovely day we had! A really special link to our school values, particularly teaching the children how to show generosity and respect in caring for others.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
A massive thank you for all of the lovely gifts and cards, we have been very spoilt! We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a well-earned rest. See you in January! Mr Andrews and Mrs Ainsworth xx
DT Day! Year 2 had so much fun designing, making and evaluating their pneumatic dragons. We thought about how to make the mouth move and open so that the dragon could breathe fire. We had to use a syringe, tube and balloon to allow the pneumatic to work. Have a look at our brilliant designs below!
Lights, Camel, Action! We loved performing our Christmas production to our lovely families and we really hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
Learning Celebration - Thank you so much for joining us for our Learning Celebration on Friday. Year 2 loved sharing their learning with you and we hope you enjoyed writing our 'WANTED' posters with us!
Brandon Marsh - We had such a lovely time on our school trip, learning all about our new Science topic 'living things and their habitats' - we investigated hedgehogs, went bird-watching and even did a mini-beast hunt! It was a lovely day and the sunshine even came out for us!
English - We have been learning all about Florence Nightingale and this week, we wrote an information text all about her life! We had to piece together an example WAGOLL to see what a good one looks like - we even labelled the features on our tables!
Visit from Amy Smith - We were very lucky to receive a visit from star athlete Amy Smith, who has competed in the 2012 London Olympics and the 2014 Commonwealth Games! We all took part in some brilliant circuits to keep ourselves fit and healthy - it was hard work, but we loved it!
Computing - As part of our Photography unit, Y2 have been learning all about different types of photos we can take using different angles. We have talked about how we can take a good photo and what devices are used to take photos!
Welcome to Year 2!
We are so excited to welcome you all back and can't wait to start our learning journey with you!
Below are some important things for you to know:
- In Autumn 1, P.E. is on Monday and Thursday. Please ensure PE kit is in school on these days.
- Spellings will be set weekly on this webpage (see above) and you will have a weekly spelling check on Mondays.
- Maths homework will be collected in on Fridays. Please complete one section from the maths booklet per week.
- Please make sure you are reading daily and recording this in your reading record. If you need to change your book more frequently, please speak to Mr Andrews or Mrs Ainsworth.
- Masterclass this half term will be Computing and PSHE.
If you have any questions, please speak to Mr Andrews or Mrs Ainsworth.