In Year 2 this week we have been looking at mass. The children discussed what it means if the scales are balanced and if one side of the scales is lower than the other side...
This week was Science Week! Year 2 spent time learning about the life cycle of moths and butterflies. We have been observing how caterpillars grow, what they eat and how long they can stay in the caterpillar stage. Our caterpillars have finally made it to the...
During our Science lesson this week we discussed life cycles, in particular the life cycle of a frog. There are four stages in the life cycle of a frog and the metamorphosis that takes place between egg and adult frog is quite amazing! The children...
During maths we have been looking at multiplication and division. The children have been using their knowledge of the 10 x tables to solve division maths problems. Here, you can see they used unifix towers of 10 to help them solve the problem. [gallery ids="16964,16965,16966,16967"]...
This term in writing, we are exploring narrative. Telling stories using descriptive language. The children were given pictures of different settings and in their groups had to discuss what they could see using adjectives to describe. We talked about what they might, see, hear and...
During our Science lesson, we explored how exercise effects the body and the heart. The children already had a good understanding of the positive benefits of exercise. They all agreed that exercise increases energy and makes us stronger and some children even linked it to...
During our Science lesson the children talked about a balanced diet and what that looked like. They discussed the 5 different food groups and why it was important to eat more from some groups and less from others to maintain a balanced diet. They could...
For lasts weeks homework the children did some research about Sibylla Merian, who was a Scientist who studied the natural world, in particular the life cycle of butterflies. Harrison, Ava-Leigh and David used recycled products from home to create these incredible butterflies. As you can...
Our Topic this half term in History is Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole. This week we discussed the Victorian era and the different events that happened between the years 1837 and 1901. We used our prior knowledge of ordering events by year to place the...
Our History Topic this term in Year 2 is all about Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole. Both such inspiring individuals! The children wrote some amazing fact files and drew great portraits too. Take a look...