Year 2 News 2022-2023
Gillmoss Recycling Trip
Year 1 and 2 took a trip to Gillmoss recycling centre. While there the children enjoyed learning about the different materials and how they are recycled. They also enjoyed a lovely tour around the centre and learned what each machine did in the process of recycling. The children had a lovely day and enjoyed all the activities!
For more photos see the Year 2 Class Gallery.
Recycling Art
Recently in Art Year 2 have enjoyed using recycled materials to help us be creative. They used milk bottles to make their own fairy house and castles as well as using paper plates and tin foil to make space portals. They enjoyed using these various materials and made some lovely art with them!
For more photos see the Year 2 Class Gallery.
Puzzle Day
Today, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 took part in puzzle day. There were 5 activities that they took part in which included key press, cup stack, pentominoes, laser maze and orienteering. Throughout the day each group started working better as a team and used this team work to complete each activity.
For more photos see the Year 2 Class Gallery.
Masterclass in Watercolour
Today Year 2 enjoyed a masterclass in watercolour with artist Mark Swan. They focused on painting butterflies and bees and took great care in the detail that went into them as well as mixing the colours to create bright and colourful pictures!
For more photos see the Year 2 Class Gallery.
Coronation Celebrations
We have been learning about the Coronation, and we are looking forward to celebrating this weekend! Year 2 have made a great collage display in Art lessons. Today we enjoyed a party lunch followed by games from bygone days. Super environmentally friendly and no electrical energy required! Have a fabulous weekend.
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Remembering our Manners
Year 2 have been using the traditional tale of Goldilocks to expand a discussion of why being polite and using good manners are important. They worked together on a role play to practise and apply these principles. We are hoping to use good manners in and out of the classroom as well as when we are not in school.
For more photos see the Year 2 Class Gallery.
Celebrating Easter at St Bridget's Church
On Wednesday morning Year 2 took a walk down to St Bridget’s church. When there we took part in 5 workshops which helped tell the story of Easter. There were lots of fun activities which the children all enjoyed enthusiastically!
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Tasty Food at Hickory's and a Lovely Spring Walk!
Year 2 had a lovely morning enjoying pancakes at Hickory’s for a special breakfast. It was a delightful walk on a lovely spring day, and we all left as happy bunnies!
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Winter Wonderland... In March!
Year 2 had a very special treat last week, they went to play in the snow! They worked together to build a snowman, with great excitement and some very chilly fingers. A real Winter Wonderland!
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Searching For the Signs of Spring
The year 2 children had a wonderful time on their Spring walk Wednesday morning, where they searched for the first signs of nature coming to life. There was lots to see; from admiring the plants nearly ready to bloom, to the Blossom starting to colour the nearby roads and hearing birds chirp away as they start building their nests.
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Stronger Together
Year 2 had a very exciting STEM lesson this morning looking at engineering and materials. They spoke about how some materials are not very strong by themselves but when put together they become stronger and can hold lots of weight.
The children had a competition to see which group could build the tallest tower using spaghetti and jelly babies, inspired by a picture of the Eiffel Tower. They showed excellent teamwork and communication skills, and they all worked very hard to create some fantastic structures.
Well done Year 2!
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Enjoying Christmas Lunch
Infants enjoyed a traditional Christmas dinner at lunch time today. They were very happy to celebrate a Christmas feast together in school prepared by our amazing Catering Team.
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Using Deductive Skills in Literacy
There has been great excitement in Year 2 this week as we put our inferential and deductive skills to work in literacy lessons. We examined a table full of clues to make a prediction of what our next shared text will be about. Some very interesting ideas were discussed as we shared our predictions.
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Year 1 and 2 Conker Competition
The Year 1 & Year 2 children thoroughly enjoyed their counting conkers competition on Monday the 14th of November! After collecting the conkers over the past few weeks, it was now time for both classes to go head-to-head to see which class had collected the most by counting in units of ten. Congratulations to Year 2 for collecting the most and to Year 1 for all their efforts – there was lots of enthusiasm from both sides.
For more photos see the Year 2 Class Gallery.
Sharing Remembrance Day
Year 2 visited the Old Garden Care Home to share their Remembrance Day assembly. The children spoke confidently and clearly. We then had refreshments and a chat with the residents. It was a valuable experience for all sharing our Fundamental British Values.
Having Fun at Chester Zoo
On Monday the children in Year 1 and 2 had fun on their trip to Chester Zoo. During their educational session they enjoyed learning about the characteristics of living things. They were well-behaved when examining objects connected to animals that are colourful, big, fast, nocturnal, and live underwater. They also had a brilliant time seeing all the animals including the butterfly house where they were able to see the chrysalis and caterpillars.
For more photos see the Year 2 Class Gallery.
British Values at the Old Garden
Year 2 visited the Old Garden care home to share their Remembrance Day assembly. The children spoke confidently and clearly. We then had refreshments and a chat with the residents. It was a valuable experience for all sharing our Fundamental British Values.
For more photos see the Year 2 Class Gallery.
Half Term Treat
A half term treat with new Golden time activities for Year 2. The children were thrilled!
A Winter Home for Hedgehogs
Year 2 have been combining Science and Nature with Literacy Lessons this week. On Thursday we went to the nursery garden to make a Hedgehog Hibernation Box. The children worked as a team to complete the task which they thoroughly enjoyed.
We followed this up today with a Literacy Read and Respond activity. I have enclosed the instructions . If you would like to make a box at home during the half term break, we would love to see some photos! Have a relaxing break. I look forward to hearing about the children’s adventures on their return.
Inspired by Nature
As part of our Art focus on designer William Morris, Year 2 visited Caldy Woods this week. We explored the beautiful surroundings and made sketches taking nature as our inspiration. Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
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Working as a Team
Year 2 enjoyed the beautiful late summer sunshine today in our PE lesson. We worked in groups and as a whole class to build our skills and work cooperatively with others. Later in PSCHEE we discussed why physical activity is important to keep us healthy and feeling well.
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Only One You
We have been studying the book Only One You by Judith Krantz. This is a beautiful story about a creature receiving good advice on how to make friends and get along. The children produced a great piece of character description work in Literacy lessons. They next painted their own designs for Only One You. The work is now displayed in our classroom. Well done Year 2!
Welcome back to school Year 2
