Blog by Mrs Lomas

Year 2 have been learning how to create a fairground wheel using axles and pivots.

Knowledge: I can create joints and structures from paper/card and tape.

Skills: I can choose materials that will create strength for my structure.

Vocab: pivot, axle, rotation, stability

Year 2 have been exploring the component parts of  a Ferris wheel.

Knowledge: to build and test a moving wheel.

Skills|: to make my wheel rotate; to make it stable.

Vocab: structure, stable, rotate

We have been revisiting addition and subtraction problem solving using our knowledge of number bonds to 100.

Knowledge: use number bonds to 100 

Skills: use the inverse to check my calculations

Vocab: inverse, number bonds

In Science, we have been exploring the suitability of materials.  This experiment involved testing the strength of paper and cardboard.

Knowledge: 

Identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard…

We are using maps to locate the Jurassic coast

Knowledge:

Locate coasts in the UK

Skills: 

Identify physical features of a coast

Vocab: coast, coastline, arch, stack, shoreline, beach

We have been learning all about |Position and Direction in maths using the Beebot

Knowledge: to recognise full turns, half turns and quarter turns.

Skills: to use the language of ":forwards, backwards, left and right"

Vocab: as above

Year 2 have enjoyed visiting Ewloe Castle today as part of their history topic Kings and Queens.  They learned all about the features of a stone keep castle which has been built on a motte with a bailey.

Knowledge:

To identify features of a castle that would be effective when defending…

Year 2 have been looking at how to be kind online.  They have explored different scenarios and discussed the importance of telling a responsible adult if they feel uncomfortable online.

Knowledge: Recognise common uses of information technology beyond school.

Skills: I can identify…

Year 2 have been learning about significant kings - William the Conqueror and King Charles III

Knowledge: To identify features of a castle that would be effective when defending against attacks.

Skills: 

• I can sequence castles on a timeline.
• I can describe how castles have…

Year 2 have been learning what a fraction is and how to find halves and quarters of shapes.

Knowledge :to identify 1/4, 1/3, 2/4 and 3/4 of a shape and know that all parts must be equal parts of a whole

Skills: to understand the difference between equal and unequal parts

Vocab: fraction.…

Year 2 have been investigating the conditions for plant growth and enjoyed planting their own bulbs and seeds.

Knowledge:

• Observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants.
• Find out and describe how plants need water, light, and a suitable temperature to grow and…

Year 2 enjoyed a visit from the Dog's Trust.  They were involved in a half hour workshop, learning all about the five rules of keeping safe around dogs.

Knowledge: identifying: how to keep ourselves safe around dogs.

Skills: to learn the five rules of keeping ourselves safe around…