Blog Author: Mrs Lomas

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

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

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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

Year 2 have been exploring the Jewish celebration of Purim and have been baking fruit tarts for a banquet.

Knowledge: to retell the events of a Purim celebration

Skills: to know that Purim is an event on the Jewish calendar

Vocab: Purim, banquet, charity, fruit tarts, freedom, Esther,…

Year 2 are investigating how the shapes of solid objects can be stretched, twisted, bent or squashed.  They explored 3 materials - air dried clay, plasticine and Playdoh.

Knowledge: to find out how the shapes of solid objects can be squashed, twisted, stretched and bent

Skills: to use…

Year 2 have set up an experiment to investigate how food can create gas in the stomach.  They used sodium bicarbonate and vinegar and observed over time the chemical reaction.

Knowledge: I can describe the importance of eating the right amounts of different types of food

Skills: I…