Year 2

Lots of fun was had dancing and playing party games.

What fun we had performing in our Christmas Production!

As part of our history work on significant explorers, we had great fun taking part in a workshop. We explored the lives, times and achievements of Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong. We learnt about the similarities between these two significant explorers and the ways in which they have made a global difference.  We considered the significance and consequences of their voyages.

We all became time travellers, taking imaginary journeys back to the 15^th Century and then to the 20^th Century, embarking on a voyage heading west across the ocean and then launched into Space onboard Apollo 11.  We thought about the qualities that these two explorers would have been needed and agreed that they would have been very: brave, clever, strong, imaginative, adventurous and determined.

As part of our history enquiry, we have enjoyed working as historians researching information about Samuel Pepys and why he is a significant person.

Using a range of sources, including the internet, books and extracts from his diary, we considered how we know about the past, how sources of information help us and how we know if they are factual and can help us. We thought about how Samuel Pepys’ Diary helps us understand what happened during the Great Fire of London and why his diary is an important historical source.

After this, we enjoyed a hot seating activity in which we asked questions and answered in role as Samuel Pepys.

To start off their new history topic, Year 2 enjoyed a drama re-enactment of the Great Fire of London.

They were transported back in time to Sunday 2nd September 1666 and to London where they had the challenge of putting out the fire. However, by the time they had got water from the River Thames the fire had spread!

They had great fun learning why the fire started and how hard it was to stop it spreading.  They also considered the problems that people faced at the time.

Year 2 have made a wonderful start to the new school year.

They have been working very hard and look forward to sharing their learning with you.  Keep a look out here for photos and information about the exciting learning adventures that they have had!

Mrs Thomas and Mrs Williams

As part of our learning on why the church is such a special place, Year 2 enjoyed a recent visit to St Mary’s Church.
We were very grateful to Mother Beck for showing us round and explaining the different furniture, artefacts, vestments and services.

We enjoyed a sensory exploration of the church, carefully reflecting on what we could see as we took in the interesting details in features such as the stained glass and carvings in the pulpit and lectern.

Following this, we considered connections between the furniture and objects in the church to familiar bible stories.

Year 2 have had a great time investigating  different types puppets from all around the world. They watched video clips of puppets being used as a ventriloquist act or in a TV show and then looked at pictures and some real life puppets, carefully exploring each one. They considered what type of puppet is was and how it is made.  This helped them gather ideas for designing their own puppets and they now can’t wait to make them and see their finished products come to life!

As part of their learning on why the church is a special place for Christians and  peaceful places to talk to God, Year 2 enjoyed writing their own prayers and special messages to God in their very own tabernacle! They ensured that the lamp kept burning throughout the day as a symbol of the presence of God.      

Year 2 enjoyed a wonderful and calming Circle Time today led by Father Paul and Mother Beck.  We considered how God ‘holds us’ in the light of Jesus and no matter what we are going though or what tough times we face, God is always with us, through the good times and the bad.

Lots of dancing and games were enjoyed. 

What fun we had!

Here Ye! Here Ye! Bethlehem is about to get rather busy!

Year 1 and 2 really enjoyed performing their nativity story ‘Bethlehem B&B’, a story that is one that you will know all too… well, sort of!

Year 2 had great fun taking part in a workshop. They explored the lives, times and achievements of Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong, and learnt about the similarities between these two significant explorers and the ways in which they have made a global difference.  They considered the significance and consequences of their voyages.

They became time travellers, taking imaginary journeys back to the 15^th Century and then to the 20^th Century, embarking on a voyage heading west across the ocean ,and also launched into Space on board Apollo 11.  They thought about the qualities that the two explorers would have been needed and agreed that they would have been brave, clever, strong, imaginative, adventurous and determined.

They also enjoyed discovering these two explorers and their significant voyages on our large school timeline!

Year 2 had a wonderful day learning about animals and their habitats at Blackpool Zoo. There have been so many awe and wonder moments today. Such smiling faces and squeals of delight!!! It has been a privilege to witness the happiness today and to finally take them out on a class trip.

Year 2 have waited patiently for 3 weeks to see if the 7 eggs that we put in an incubator would hatch. 6 new lives have joined our world and have been named. We have all enjoyed cuddling and caring for them and are sad to see them go to their new home. It inspired us to write great information and instructional texts linked to this science topic.

Year 2 had a reflective session with Father Paul today. We all enjoyed a peaceful and spiritual Circle Time.

Year 2 have enjoyed using vocal sounds, body parts and musical instruments to accompany music inspired by British myths and Legends.

We were given one piece of jigsaw each to inspect. We had to be like ‘Dr Resilience’ and notice the smaller details. This caused lots of puzzlement and questions in our minds like ‘What is that?’ ‘Where could it be?’ ‘Has someone else got a piece from my jigsaw and how can I tell?’ We then worked with a partner to look at what clues we could see in fragmented pictures/ parts of photographs. We carefully looked for clues to see what we could notice and thought about what sort of place it could be and gave reasons how we knew. We discussed what we know about the seaside and our experiences of these localities. We shared our picture with another pair and compared similarities and differences. We then used the pieces to complete the seaside jigsaws.

Year 2 had an amazing travelling science show visit where they looked at ways to change materials to produce unexpected effects, explored and tested the properties of materials in unusual and astounding ways  and enjoyed taking part in interactive experiments to answer questions such as ‘How many people can fit through a sheet of paper?’  ‘Why is it not a good idea to bring your packed lunch to school in a paper bag?’ and ‘Can we make a piece of tissue so strong that no one can rip it?’ It was awesome!

Year 2 had such fun following instructions to make their very own disgusting sandwiches like in the story that we had read. They were amazing chefs and thought of lots of verbs to collect and synonyms vocabulary for ‘disgusting’. We are looking forward to writing our own disgusting soup recipes.

We really enjoyed making our own timelines about different explorers.

Our chicks have finally hatched. The children our so excited. We’ve loved having cuddles and looking after them.