Year 2 Blog

Start your engines drivers, we’re going on a vehicular adventure. This week we have been conducting research into the key components of vehicles to aid us in our mission to create a new car for Traction Man. We have found … Continued

This week in Year 2 we have been graced with the story of Traction Man. To begin with we were shown a number of clues and had to try to decipher what the story could be about. We then heard … Continued

Non-Chronological reports have been the flavour of the week in year 2 this week. After exploring and identifying the key features of this writing genre we decided to examine one in depth. Using actions and pictures we have been able … Continued

This week in Year 2 we have been examining different coins to see how much they are worth. We have also been combining different coins to make certain amounts and counting groups of coins to see how much we have. … Continued

This week we have been excited to welcome everyone back after half term. We have been busy exploring free verse poetry about different animals. Our English lessons have been full of talk relating to our senses and how we can … Continued

It has been a busy week in Year 2 with much preparation taking place for our wild rumpus. We have been working hard practising our different parts and designing and painting our set. We think it’s looking fabulous. We hope … Continued

Times Table Rockstars parent guide All of the children in Years 2-6 have Times Table Rockstars logins at home. Please find attached the Parent/Carer Guide for using Times Table Rockstars. This was a commonly asked question at the Curriculum Evenings … Continued

In year 2 this week we have been learning about Henri Rousseau’s painting ‘Tiger in a Tropical Storm’. We observed the painting and admired how many different colours have been used to create the mood in the picture. We also … Continued

This week in 2BH and 2B we have been continuing mixing colours. We mixed white with oranges and reds to make autumnal colours. We used these to create autumn sunset pictures. We had to be very delicate with our brushes … Continued

This week we have been learning about how to create different colours. We used the three primary colours, yellow, red and green, to mix and create all the colours in a colour wheel. Then we used our colours wheels create … Continued