Remote learning

Year 2 Remote learning Friday 25th of September 2026

 

School Visit- The Great Fire of London

Are you looking forward to our Tudor Day? 

On Tuesday the 6th of October, your child will experience life as it would have been in 1666 London before, during and after the Great Fire. The children will learn about the issues of the time, with the opportunity to participate in a range of cross-curricular activities and crafts. The children may keep the items they make.

The parental contribution for the experience is £16.00, which will go to a whole day of learning. However, to make this day possible, we need to raise sufficient funds. Unfortunately, if we do not cover the costs, we may have to consider cancelling the Great Fire of London Day. We kindly ask for your support in ensuring this immersive day can go ahead as planned.

If you have not paid yet, please could we ask that you do so as soon as possible. 

Suggested costumes for the day: 

      

WB 14.9.26

What a busy week it has been. 

In English, we have been creating story maps of ‘Toby and The Great Fire of London’. We used these story maps to help retell the story using actions and phrases. We then started to write the story in full sentences. We look forward to continuing this work next week.  

In Maths, we have been practising our addition and subtraction skills. We learnt that addition can be done in any order, but subtraction cannot. We have been recalling our addition and subtraction facts within 20 and using the inverse to check our answers. We also made fact families to show how numbers are linked and used number lines to help us subtract and find the difference. We are becoming much more confident with our number facts!

In Science, we sorted materials based on their properties. We learnt that transparent means light can be seen through it, translucent means some light can be seen through and opaque means no light can be seen through. We discussed why specific materials are better suited for certain objects based on their properties.   

     

In Geography and History, we have been learning about how London has changed over time. We compared London in 1666 to London today and spotted lots of differences! We also looked at aerial photographs of cities in the UK and learnt about human features and physical features. We labelled some of these features on an aerial picture of London. We also enjoyed learning about some of London's famous landmarks and finding out why they are important.

We hope that you have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Porter & Miss Chohan

WB 7.9.26

The children have had a fantastic first full week in year 2.

In Maths, we have been exploring place value and using the dienes in class to represent tens and ones. We have also explored different ways numbers are represented, in objects, in numerals, in words, etc.

In English we have planned and written a recount of the Great Fire of London. First, we placed all the events that took place onto a timeline and used this to guide our writing. We used adverbs of time to assist in ordering the events.  

In Topic we introduced The Great Fire Of London. The children were excited to learn about how it started. In Art, we focussed on William Turner the famous painter who was known for being a ‘painter of light’ for his choices to include bright colours in his artwork. We mixed colours to create a background to represent the Great Fire of London and cut out a silhouette of the buildings using black paper.

In RE, we learnt why light is important to Christians. Christians believe that Jesus is the Light of the World because he shows people the right way and brings hope. We talked about our favourite sources of light and how they make us feel. Some of us like the sun because it makes us feel happy and warm. Some of us like nightlights because they help us feel calm and safe at bedtime. Others like candles because they look peaceful and cosy. We learnt that light can help us feel happy, calm, safe and comforted. We also thought about how light helps us to see and enjoy the world around us.

 

We hope that you have had a lovely summer break and are looking forward to the year ahead.