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  • 22/05/26

    Friday 22nd May 2026

    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...
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  • 15/05/26

    Friday 15th May 2026

    In Year 2 this week, children were engaging in a variety of activities, including learning about Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole and compiling a timeline of events during the Crimean War.  The children have been reinforcing their understanding of ‘time’ o’clock and half...
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  • 08/05/26

    Friday 8th May 2026

    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.
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  • 01/05/26

    Friday 1st May 2026

    Inspired by their dragon‑themed class core text, The Boy That Grew Dragons’ the children experimented drawing dragons. The children added patterns and textures with pencils and pens.  They also explored drawing high and low horizon lines when drawing a background scene.
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  • 24/04/26

    Friday 24th April 2026

    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...
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  • 17/04/26

    Friday 17th April 2026

    This week, the children began reading their class core reading text, The Boy Who Grew Dragons, written by Andy Shepherd. The children made predictions about a story based on clues from the front cover, title, and illustrations.  The children also explored words and phrases from the book to pred...
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  • 27/03/26

    Friday 27th March 2026

    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...
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  • 20/03/26

    Friday 20th March 2026

    Today Year 2 had a special visitor in class to talk to us about road safety. We thought about different types of vehicles you would find on the road, where to find a safe place to cross the road, and what we should do when crossing.   The children learned the golden rules of crossing the r...
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  • 12/03/26

    Friday 13th March 2026

    Year Two wanted to conduct an experiment on ice. We decided to find out the answer to the question, what makes ice melt the quickest? We came up with our own ideas of what we could use in the experiment and settled on: salt and sugar (with one block of ice as a control where we did nothing to it). T...
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  • 06/03/26

    6th March 2026

    During PE lessons this week, year 2 children have been developing their technique and skill in basketball and netball. The children focused on passing, particularly the different ways they could pass the ball. In pairs, the children practised doing a bounce pass effectively and understood that they...
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  • 27/02/26

    Friday 27th February 2026

    This week the children have been exploring the Bible and have been focusing on the four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.  They have been learning about The Old Testament and the New Testament. They have been finding out where different scriptures are located. For example, the creation sto...
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  • 06/02/26

    Friday 6th February 2026

    This week the year 2 children have been using interlocking maths cubes as concert manipulatives to visualise and solve multiplication and division problems.  They did this by arranging cubes into rows and groups to demonstrate repeated addition for multiplication and grouping sharing for divisi...
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