Blog by Tag: Year 2

Well done to all our very worthy winners of the Reader of the Week certificate.

Look at our activities for lunchtimes on the KS1 playground. We have lots to do and explore.

Our activities include: reading, writing, drawing, chalking, playing basket ball, climbing on stilts, skipping, hopscotch, connect four and lots more!

Year 2 had a really informative day, learning all about home and road safety at Safety Central in Lymm.

Year 2 have been enjoying a series of cricket training sessions with Cheshire Cricket Club.

Knowledge: I know how to hit (strike) a ball (with a racket) with accuracy and power to beat an opponent.

Skills:  to use the flat of my bat to strike the ball.

Vocab: throwing, catching,…

Year 2 had lots of fun creating a conscience alley to decide whether or not the main character Little Red from the story of the Last Wolf should stay in the cottage with the Last Wolf, Bear and Lynx.

Knowledge:  to explore the characters' feelings, motives and emotions at a significant…

Year 2 have been learning all about Fractions this week!

Knowledge:  To identify 1/2, 1/4 and 1/3 of a number or shape

Skills; to understand that a fraction is a part of a whole

Vocab: denominator, numerator, fraction, part

Year 2 have been exploring the parables that Jesus told to his followers. This activity is based upon the story of the Two Builders where the first builder built his house on a foundation of sand instead of rock.

Knowledge to be able to retell some of the parables that Jesus told.

Skills: to…

Year 2 have been learning all about apostrophes for contraction.  They played a fun game matching up the root phrase with the contraction.

Knowledge: to use apostrophes to mark where letters are missing in spelling

Skills: to understand the apostrophe is used to replace missing letters…

"My favourite non-fiction books are all about Space but I also like Diary of a Wimpy Kid because they're so funny!" says Krystian

Year 2 have been exploring the parables of Jesus and have been creating their own stick puppets to retell the story of The Lost Sheep.  From this parable, the children are beginning to understand why people follow Jesus and how he cares for everyone, whether they have been good or…