This week, Year 2 drew pictures of Noah and the Ark as part of their Religious Education (RE) curriculum to explore the biblical story of obedience, patience, animals, and new beginnings. These drawings typically featured a large boat, pairs of animals, and a rainbow.  The children first listen...

This week year 2 were introduced to the concept of persuasive writing.  To begin the lesson, we discussed how we persuade our friends to play our favourite game or our parents to buy the latest toy and then finally where these ideas came from: Persuasive adverts.  We then watched advertisi...

In Year 2, we have been investigating animals living in a variety of microhabitats. A log in the Forest School is an example of a microhabitat. We discovered many insects such as woodlice, worms, a caterpillar and a slug, in microhabitats made out of dead wood. Even a pile of leaves is a microhabita...

This week in R.E. we have been learning about our new topic called New Life. We completed an activity that allowed us to write our own story about someone being sad and miserable and some good news that brought them happiness and made them feel alive. It was nice to write our own stories.

On Thursday, Year 2 participated in a lively and exciting table tennis competition at school. Each child gave their best, supported one another and took part enthusiastically throughout the event. They played against Year 3 who put up a strong fight.  The event was packed with fun games, laught...

Year 2 children enjoyed a festive Easter egg hunt with Mrs Openshaw this week, searching for Easter eggs in and around the school grounds including the Forest school area.  The event involved the children searching for hidden, colourful eggs, sometimes featuring numbers or patterns.  The e...