What can be learned from the lives of significant people of faith?
In our first RE lesson we focused on Christianity and learned all about the life of Saint John the Baptist. We learnt how he dedicated his life to God.
Addition!
We are learning to add two 2-digit numbers in different ways. We used dienes to help us add the tens and ones to find the sum.
Locomotion: Jumping
Consolidate jumping.
Dead, living or never alive?
We are learning about plants this half term. We recapped what we had already learnt about the terms 'dead', 'living' and 'never alive'. Then we went on a hunt around the school grounds to find objects that fit into each group. [gallery type="rectangular"...
London – past and present
We started our new topic: The Great Fire of London. We learnt all about London in the past and present. Then we worked in groups to sort a range of pictures into past and present.
Y2BC Gymnastics, Linking Lesson 1
We have recapped what we have learnt about being champion gymnasts. Then we explored how to link movements together. We looked at different ways to complete a roll and then added either a balance or a second movement after the roll. [gallery type="rectangular"...
Y2BC Ball Skills L4
We are learning to apply our knowledge of underarm throwing to beat an opponent. This week we practised our accurate throwing and catching skills, using an underarm throw and a target with our hands for catching. We then played a game of mini tennis to apply the...
Y2BC Dance Water Lesson 4
We are using our whole body to create a sequence of movements. This week we imagined we were visiting the seaside and came up with a sequence of three movements to show what we might do whilst we are there. We worked with a partner to create a sequence of movements in...
Subordinating Conjunctions
We have explored using the subordinating conjunctions 'when', 'if', 'that' and 'because' to add extra information to sentences.
Our own experiments!
One of our wonderful Y2 children brought in their own science experiment as part of British Science Week. He showed us how we can generate static electricity using a balloon and then use the static electricity to pick up other particles - like pepper! [gallery...
Questioning – using data
We gathered our own data using a closed question. We used a tally chart to find the totals. Then we used 2count to make our own pictograms.
Buddhism – Wesak
We have learnt about the Buddhist festival of Wesak. We know this festival celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha. We talked about the different ways Buddhists celebrate this festival and then made our own lanterns just like Buddhists do. [gallery...
Y2 FN PE: Ball Skills Hands
We practised throwing and catching with increasing accuracy following a zigzag pattern.
We have started our new topic for writing by looking at features of a postcard.
Y2BC Dance Water Lesson 3
We are learning to use improvisation to explore dynamics and movement qualities. We worked in small groups to create a sequence of three movements to show the journey of the river from its source to its mouth. We looked at including high and low movements in our...
Y2FN Geography
We located the USA on our maps and marked on the capital, Washington DC.
Y2FN RE
We learnt about the Jewish celebration of Purim and recreated the story through drama.
Y2 PE Ball Skills 2.
We practised our underarm throwing and catching skills. We then played a game of battleships trying to accurately hit the target.