Year 2 Blog

On Friday we had a fantastic visit from a falcon and some other birds of prey. We were wowed by their beauty and fascinated by the different ways they have adapted to suit their environments.  It such so exciting to … Continued

We had so much fun on sports day that we decided to use it as inspiration for our art this week. We hope you like our dynamic collages.

Go Herons! Come on Foxes! Kingfishers rule! Lets hear it for the Badgers! We were excited this Tuesday to participate in KS1 Sports day. In the morning we laced up our trainers and took part in a carousel of actives … Continued

This week we have continued to be inspired by healthy eating in our artwork. This time we used oil pastels to create close up drawings of the inside of a range of fruits. Can you tell which fruits we looked … Continued

In science we are learning about healthy eating so in art we decided to paint our own pictures of a plate of apples. First we took a photo of a plate of apples from an aerial perspective, then we used … Continued

We started our new topic this term with some exciting sporting activities. With 6 different activities to try, we leapt into action throwing javelins and dribbling hockey balls through cones with great enthusiasm. For each activity we had to gain … Continued

To celebrate the completion of our minibeast topic this half term, Y2 have created this minibeast masterpiece corridor display. We used our block printing skills to create colourful backgrounds then used fine liners to design and draw our carefully patterned … Continued

This week in Year 2 we were visited by some miniature stripy friends. The beebots had arrived! Having discussed the different commands we could give the beebots we set about creating race courses that we could navigate the beebots through. … Continued

Trundle wheels have become the instrument of choice for our recent maths work. Having practised our measuring skills with a variety of rulers in different lengths and styles, it was time to tackle the mighty trundle wheel. We set out … Continued

Last week Year 2 used all their knowledge about ideal minibeast habitats to create their own bug hotels. First, with the help of our parents, we collected a range of materials such as dry leaves and grass, stones, sticks and … Continued