Blog Author: Mrs Lomas

Here are our very worthy winners of the Reader of the Week certificate.  Well done everyone!

Year 2 have been writing their own instructions of how to make a peg doll, following their study of Major Glad and Major Dizzy which discusses the theme of old toys.

Knowledge: Develop positive attitudes towards and stamina for writing by: writing for different purposes.

Skills: to be able…

Year 2 have been exploring who was Jesus and how important he is to Christians today.  Children now understand that Jesus was a miracle worker or a healer. 

Knowledge: Explain more about why people followed Jesus when he was on Earth and how some of these were called disciples. Can tell…

Year 2 managed to complete a mile of hopping, jumping and skipping around our Daily Mile, raising money for the Hospice of the Good Shepherd in our local community.

Year 2 enjoyed a trip to the Lady Lever Art Gallery on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.  They looked carefully at designs and decorations on furniture, tapestries and paintings.

Year 2 have used balances to explore how to measure mass in grams and kilograms.

Knowledge: to use standard units of measure for mass.

Skills: to use a balance accurately.

Vocab: balance, measure, grams, kilograms. pans, mass, object

Year 2 have been very busy planting summer bulbs and vegetable seeds in our bedding area.  

Knowledge: know how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants.

Skills: be able to observe, over time the growth of plants, noting the changes in the plant's development.

Vocab: plant, seeds, bulbs,…

Krystian has brought his favourite book into school today.  It's called Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Big Shot).  He has read a couple of pages to the children and explained his favourite part of the book.

"I chose this page because Greg (that's the main character) stood on one leg to fire a shot into…

Year 2 were creating their own disciple shield to show what represents them as a person.

Knowledge:  Explain more about why people followed Jesus when he was on Earth and how some of these were called disciples.

Skills:I can say ideas which are important to me and can say what I think…

Isaac and Emily are sharing their favourite books with each other for World Book Day.

Year 2 have enjoyed sharing their favourite books with year 4.

Knowledge: I can find out and describe how plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy.

Skills: I can set up an experiment to investigate how plants need certain conditions in order to grow and thrive.

Vocab: planting, sowing, seed, bulb,…