Year 2

Year 2 have been investigating which material is the stretchiest and they have discovered that out of the 6 materials (paper, card, elastic band, wool, balloon and polystyrene) the stretchiest  material was the balloon!  They measured the length of the "stretch" in cubes and recorded this data in…

Year 2 visited Hope Farm Church to find out more about the Nativity. Members of the church dressed up as the main characters and pupils visited a series of different scenarios which retold the story.

Knowledge: to retell the story of the Nativity

Skills: to say what happens at different…

Year 2  have been learning to add and subtract a multiple of 10 from a 2 digit number.

Knowledge: add and subtract  2 digit numbers and tens

Skills: to use Base ten to partition a 2 digit number into tens and ones

Vocab: tens, ones, Base 10

Year 2 have been exploring the internet in a range of contexts and have been learning about the importance of keeping personal information private.

Knowledge: Recognise common uses of information technology beyond school and use information safely and respectfully.

Skills: to explain what a…

Year 2 visited Chester Zoo yesterday and met with Marisa to talk about what native wildlife we might find in the area.  They also enjoyed a Butterfly workshop, finding out about life cycles.

Knowledge: 

• To understand that all living things grow and change during their lifecycles.

• …

Year 2 have been learning about teeth hygiene and how to look after our teeth.

Knowledge: 

• To understand ways of looking after our teeth.

Success criteria

• I understand how food and drink can affect my teeth.
• I can explain what I can do to keep my teeth healthy.

Year 2 have been finding out about the importance of good and bad gases.  They met a little bear called Safety Seymour who told them how to recognise carbon monoxide around the home.

Year 2 have been learning about the Jurassic coastline and in particular the seaside town of Weymouth.

They have used a map to identify the human (and physical) features of the town.

Knowledge: to identify the human features of the seaside

Skills: to name human features of the…