4 Feb

Y2 - Writing (noun phrases)

Year 2 are learning how to use noun phrases to describe a dragon's bird's eye view of the world below from the story "The Dragon Machine".

Knowledge: to know that an adjective is a describing word and a noun is the name of a person, place or object

Skills: to use noun phrases in our…

30 Jan

Y2 - Computing

Year 2 are learning to debug a Bee bot programme in a pretend toy shop!

Knowledge:: I can debug programs of increasing complexity

Skills: to use the commands of "forwards, backwards, left and right" to enable the Bee bot to move and to "debug" an incorrect action

Vocab: forwards,…

22 Jan

Y2 - trip to the Lady Lever Art Gallery

Year 2 visited the Lady Lever Art Gallery and explored both landscape and portrait painting by famous artists such as John Constable and Edward Coley Burne-Jones

Knowledge: I can talk about art I have seen using some appropriate subject vocabulary.

Skills: I can tell the difference between a…

16 Jan

Y2 - Art and Design

Year 2 are learning about painting and mixed media.  They have been "texture detectives", exploring the outdoors for suitable materials to use.

Knowledge: to know how texture can be made with paint.

Skills: to describe colours and textures

Vocab: texture, colour

9 Jan

Y2 - Computing

Year 2 have been programming a Beebot in order to travel around the world as aviators!

Knowledge: to program a programmable toy

Skills: to use the directional buttons to move the Beebot

Vocab: forwards, backwards, left, right, clear

7 Jan

Y2 - Rights and Responsibilites

Behaviour focus - each week, all classes consider what their rights and responsibilities are.  In Y2, we have discussed as a whole class our Class Behaviour Agreement and how rules can help them learn, stay safe and respect others.

Knowledge: I know that some rules are made to be followed by…

19 Dec

Y2 - R.E

Year 2 have been finding out about the similarities and differences between Shabbat and Hanukkah celebrations.

Knowledge: I can describe how Shabbat (day of rest) is important to a Jew and how Jews may go to Synagogue during this period.

Skills: I can discuss some of the events from each…

18 Dec

Y2 - Online Safety

Year 2 have been learning about Online Safety and how to access the internet safely using key words.  They have accessed the internet using Google to find information about Tenerife.

Knowledge: to use keywords in an online search to find key information about a topic.

Skills: to work…

13 Dec

Y2 - R.E

Year 2 enjoyed exploring the Nativity story at Hope Farm Church last week.

Knowledge: to understand its importance to Christians at Christmas time.

Skills: through the characters' perspectives, to say why the birth of Jesus was so important for Christians

Vocab: Nativity, Magi, Gold,…

13 Dec

Y2 - Science

Year 2 were investigating material strength and how an egg shell's shape can be good for building structures.

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

11 Dec

Y2 - PSHE

Year 2 have been exploring  the concept of secrets and surprises.

Knowledge: to discuss the difference between a secret and a surprise

Skills: to identify different feelings when I know a secret and have a surprise

Vocab: excited, surprised, disgusted