Year 2

Year 2 have been observers and investigators this afternoon in the Wildlife area.  They have found a number of different mini beasts and recorded their findings in a survey using tally strikes.

Knowledge: identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including…

Y2's trip to the local library.  Here's Nancy developing a Passion for Reading with a Horrid Henry story.

This week, pupils have been observing their plants' growth and recording  their data as well as take photographs of each prepared bag.  Pupils can accurately assign the data to the condition in which the plants are placed. 

Knowledge: to investigate the best conditions for germinating cress…

In Music, pupils have been reading and playing 1/2, 1 and paired beats.

Knowledge: 

To use a rhythm in different ways to demonstrate structure.

Skills:

• I can read, clap and play rhythms using one beat and paired half beats.
• I can read and play rhythms that use a one beat rest.
• I…

Year 2 are exploring non standard measures by using their own hand spans

Knowledge: to use non standard measures

Skills: to use my hand span to measure objects around the classroom

Vocab: non standard measures, hand span

Year 2 are exploring the best conditions for plants to grow.  They have set up an experiment to test for this using cress seeds.

Knowledge: to investigate what a plant needs to grow,

Skills: to predict what conditions are best for growth.

Vocab: growth, conditions, sunlight, energy

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…

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,…

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…

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…