Making comparisons
Year 2 have been learning about Bisbee in Arizona and to their local community.
Similes…
Year 2 worked together to create a range of similes before recording them on their boards and reading them out loud.
Halving…
Year 2 explored halving two-digit numbers today. They were quick to identify that odd numbers cannot be halved.
Water : developing whole group movement
UNDERARM THROWING
Today year 2 Kahlo focused on consolidating their execution of an underarm throw and to further extend their understanding of why accuracy is needed when throwing.
Ball Skills- Applying and understanding underarm throwing
Today Year 2 Goodall consolidated their execution of an underarm throw and experienced a competition against other pupils. This allowed the class to further develop their ability to collaborate.
RE – Special Celebrations: Buddhism
We learnt about the Buddhism celebration Vesak also known as Buddha Day. We thought about what offerings we would give to the Buddha and recorded these using words and pictures.
SCIENCE – HEALTHY LIVING
Year 2 explored food groups today. They worked together to sort a range of foods into the correct food groups.
Water- Developing whole group movement
Year 2 Goodall focused on intimating whole group movement in today's lesson. We know how to work safely in a dance space and can respond to music through movement.
Food groups
Year 2 Goodall have explored the 5 main food groups today in Science, did we find any foods that are not healthy for us?
Vesak- Celebrating Buddha’s birthday
Year 2 learnt about the Buddhist festival Vesak.
They learnt about how Buddhists prepare for and celebration the festival and even created their own offerings for the Buddha.
two times table and doubling
Year 2 looked at the relationship between the two times table and doubling. They used number cards and counters to explore.
Using a search engine
Year 2 Goodall have been learning how to use a search engine to effectively search for information for their dinosaur quizzes...
Dance : Water…
YEAR 2 HAND SKILLS
Kahlo have focused on developing their underarm throw. They have extended their understanding of why they need to be accurate when throwing.