Year 2 have had so much fun starting their new topic, Hibernating Animals. We had a visit from Safari Stu and were brave enough to hold lots of creatures. We then had a day hibernating where we learnt lots about how animals prepare for the winter.  Our busy weeks continued with a visit from author Martin Impey to learn about his book Flo of the Somme. We dressed up in outfits that people would have worn during the world wars which helped us prepare for Remembrance Day. 

Year 2 have been very busy exploring our exciting topic: The Great Fire of London. We gathered around a campfire to toast marshmallows, built Tudor houses in DT, and baked bread just like Thomas Farriner in his bakery on Puddling Lane. In Literacy, We have been writing diary entries just like Samuel Pepys to order the events of the great fire. As part of National Poetry Week, we explored the poem 'My Magic Telescope' by Sean Taylor. Inspired by the poem, we made our own telescopes and used our imaginations to write poems about the magical things we could see through them.

It's been an exciting few weeks full of creativity, imagination and discovery for Year 2!

What a fantastic last few weeks we have had in Year2! We have been working hard to develop our cooking skills and took part in Masterchef! We worked hard to make vegetable soup and learned how to chop, peel and grate. We enjoyed working with our artist Amanda who who helped us create silk paintings in a pop art style. In Art we have also been sculpting clay tiles! As part of Science day, we learned about astronautical engineering and created our own balloon rockets! 

It's been a busy week back for Year 2! We are loving our new focus text in Literacy 'Clean up', which is all about looking after the environment. We learned about keeping the oceans and beaches clean and the impact it can have on animals. In maths, we have been exploring fractions. We have been finding halves, quarters and thirds. In science, we have been learning all about plants. We have reviewed the different parts of the plant and why they are important. We have also planted our own seeds! In computing we have been learning to compose our own music using 2 sequence on Purple Mash. I think we may have some DJs in the making! 

Year 2 have had a fantastic start to the summer term! On our first day back we discovered an egg in the playground. We looked at the school CCTV and discovered a dragon had come into school! We then used this experience to generate some amazing vocabulary and write our story 'George and the Dragon'.

In maths, we have begun our new topic of 2D shapes. We have been exploring their properties, such as vertices, sides and lines of symmetry. We have been learning how to sort them into groups and draw them correctly by plotting points.

A lovely few weeks in Year 2! We loved reading the story 'The marvellous Fluffy Squishy Itty Bitty' and created our own ending to the story for our independent write. We even got to taste baked treats to inspire our writing. Yum!  In art, we have been exploring texture and created our own collage using different objects. In Maths, we have explored money and have learnt all about the different coins, notes and their value. Pine class also had a visit from a parent who spoke to us all about Ramadan!