Y2 Science - animals and their habitats

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Year 2 have been exploring different habitats, following their trip to Chester Zoo.

Knowledge: Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend…

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Year 2 - Art

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Year 2 have been creating their own clay tiles by rolling, impressing and joining pieces of clay to embellish it.

Knowledge: to use impressing and joining techniques to decorate a clay tile.

Skills: 

  • I can describe my ideas about the work of artist Rachel Whiteread

  • I can…

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Y2 - Music

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Year 2 have been talking about musical terms such as timbre, dynamics and tempo to describe characters and events from the story Little Read, Riding Hood and choosing the most appropriate instruments to represent that.

 

Knowledge: I can select appropriate sounds to match events, characters…

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Y2 - Chinese New Year

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Jansen and Julia have begun to celebrate Chinese New Year which started on January 22nd this year.  They travelled to Manchester to take part in the festivities.

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Y2 - Zoo trip

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Year 2 spent a very chilly but fun day exploring animal habitats at Chester Zoo.

 

Knowledge: I can identify that most living things live in habitat to which they are suited.

Skills:  I can describe some of the world's habitats.

Vocab: grasslands, desert, rainforest, polar,…

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Science

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Year 2 have been learning all about animal habitats.

Knowledge: 

  1. Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each…

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Geography

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Year are exploring the differences and similarities of town and country life.

Knowledge: I know some differences between Ellesmere Port and Gwernymynydd

Skills: I can discuss what it is like in the country and what it is like in the town.

Vocab: quiet, busy, rural, town

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Art - year 2

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Year have been exploring clay in order to create their own 3d model.  Eden wants to add some details by using her crafting knife to create some patterns.  

Knowledge: To shape a pinch pot and join clay shapes as decoration

Skills: 

  • I can use the pinching technique to shape a…

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Art - Sculpture and 3D:

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Year 2 have been using the language of flattening, rolling, pinching and scoring to manipulate clay.  They have also created their own clay pot using the "pinch" technique.

Knowledge: to shape a pinch pot and join clays shapes as decoration

Skills: 

  • I can use the pinching technique…

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PSHE

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This week Year 2 have been learning how to recognise who to trust and who not to trust, how to judge when a friendship is making them feel unhappy or uncomfortable, managing conflict, how to manage these situations and how to seek help or advice from others, if needed.

Knowledge: To begin to…

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PSHE - Families

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Year 2 have been exploring the theme of "families" and have been describing what people might look like if they are feeling: angry, scared, upset, worried.  Pupils have also been identifying ways of responding to this by either offering help or giving them space.

Knowledge: To recognise how…

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Father Christmas visit

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Year 2 have had a visit from a very special visitor today - Father Christmas!

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