Reader of the Week 13.2.23
Congratulations to our very worthy winners of the Reader of the Week certificate.
Y2 - Mental Health Week
Mental Health Week w.b. 6.2.23
Year 2 have been discussing Mental Health and with what is happening in their daily lives. They understand that mental health is all about how they are feeling, the thoughts they are having, how this affects the choices they make and how they behave. They have…
Year 2 Maths and manipulatives
Year 2 have been using manipulatives to find equal groups. This has helped them to count in "lots" or "groups" using Numicon.
Knowledge: Calculate mathematical statements for multiplication and division within the multiplication tables and write them using the multiplication (×), division (÷)…
Y2 Science - animals and their habitats
Year 2 have been exploring different habitats, following their trip to Chester Zoo.
Knowledge: Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend…
Parent Workshop - Read, Write Inc.
Some of the Year 1 and 2 parents and carers attended an introductory meeting about how Read, Write Inc. works in our school.
Year 2 - Art
Year 2 have been creating their own clay tiles by rolling, impressing and joining pieces of clay to embellish it.
Knowledge: to use impressing and joining techniques to decorate a clay tile.
Skills:
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I can describe my ideas about the work of artist Rachel Whiteread
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I can…
Y2 - Music
Year 2 have been talking about musical terms such as timbre, dynamics and tempo to describe characters and events from the story Little Read, Riding Hood and choosing the most appropriate instruments to represent that.
Knowledge: I can select appropriate sounds to match events, characters…
Y2 - Chinese New Year
Jansen and Julia have begun to celebrate Chinese New Year which started on January 22nd this year. They travelled to Manchester to take part in the festivities.
Y2 - Zoo trip
Year 2 spent a very chilly but fun day exploring animal habitats at Chester Zoo.
Knowledge: I can identify that most living things live in habitat to which they are suited.
Skills: I can describe some of the world's habitats.
Vocab: grasslands, desert, rainforest, polar,…
Science
Year 2 have been learning all about animal habitats.
Knowledge:
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Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each…