Year 2

We watched a special video called 'Bubbles' which we are using to inspire our writing. In groups, we answered questions about key parts of the video. Then we thought about where we would want a bubble to take us on[gallery type="rectangular"...

Y2BC – Tudor House mock up

Y2BC – Tudor House mock up

This week we recapped our knowledge of the  features of Tudor houses. Then we used black and white cards to make to create a mock up of our models. We worked hard on cutting skills during this lesson!

Y2BC – Q6 – Islam 

Y2BC – Q6 – Islam 

We learnt about how Muslims believe that the whole world was created by Allah and that he has trusted humans to be ‘khalifa’ or guardians of our planet. We then imagined we were the guardians of a beautiful forest and came up with rules to keep the forest safe....

Concept maps part 2…

Concept maps part 2…

We have edited our concept maps from last week by adding a second layer of information about each of the seasons. We then colour coded the boxes to make the information easier to understand.

Plant adaptation

Plant adaptation

We have learnt that plants adapt to their environments too! We know that the roots of a cactus stay close to the surface so they can absorb any water quickly and we know that pine trees have thick bark to protect them from the cold. We used this knowledge to design...

As part of rail safety week, we took a train journey with Suzi and her mum. They taught us all about the different signs we might see around the railway and what they mean. We listened to the different sounds we might here at a train station and what these mean and...

Concept Maps

Concept Maps

We started our new topic of 'Presenting Information' by learning about concept maps. We know that these are a way to share our thoughts on a topic. We created a concept map about the seasons, using nodes to type our ideas and connecting lines to join ideas that are...

Animal adaptations

Animal adaptations

We have learnt about different ways in which animals are suited to their habitats. We looked closely at polar bears and sharks and discussed how they have features to suit their environments. We worked with our partners to match the adaptations to the correct animals...

Barnsley Youth Choir

We had a fantastic singing workshop with Luke from Barnsley Youth Choir. We loved taking part in all parts of the session and performed confidently!

Body Language

Body Language

We learnt all about how facial expressions and body language can tell us how someone might be feeling. We created our own emojis to show different emotions. Then we watched a video about a group of friends who used the clues from their friend's body language and...

Water Safety

Water Safety

We learnt all about water safety and talked about the emergency services who may help us if awe get into trouble in the water.  We know that the S.A.F.E. rule can help us know what to do to stay safe around the water. S = spot the dangers, A = advice, F =...