Miss Chohan and I would like to wish you all a resful half term. We look forward to seeing you next half term when we will be learning about WW1 and WW2 and The Moon landing. 

The Great Fire of London

Unfortunately, we have been unable to burn our Tudor house today, Friday 24th of October, due to the windy conditions. We hope to be able to do this when we return to school after the half term. 

WB 20.10.25

What a great last week of term we have had!

In English we finished writing our non-chronological reports about the Titanic. We have learnt lots of interesting historical facts and made sure to inlcude these in our reports. We discussed the meaning of verbs, nouns and adjectives. We tried to use a range of adjectives in our writing. 

In Geography we used atlases to locate the seven continents and five oceans. We also sang two really fun songs to help us remember them!

WB 13.10.25

It has been another busy week in Year 2. 

In Maths we have been adding and subtracting across 10. The children used a new method of tens and ones to calculate this and the children have started to exchange when subtracting. This learning will develop and continue throughout the Autumn term. 

Addition

Subtraction

In English we have written our non-chronological reports all about the Titanic. Across the week we have written our title, opening sentence, a paragraph about the ship, a paragraph about what happened and a final paragraph about life on board. The children have really enjoyed learning about the Titanic. 

In Computing the children have been learning how to stay safe on line. 

WB 6.10.25

It has been another great week in Year 2!

In Maths we have been continuing with our topic addition and subtraction. We have been learning to add 3 single digit numbers and consolidating our understanding of number bonds to 10 and 20. 

 In English we have been planning our own non-chronological report about the Titanic! We have explore vaious non-chronological reports, identifying key features such as: title, opening paragraph, subheadings, present/past tense, pictures and closing sentences (conclusions). 

In History we have learnt all about the sinking of the Titanic and have learnt some really interesting facts. I'm sure the children have told you all about this. We also placed events on a timeline and used historical vocabulary such as: centuries ago, decades and in the past. 

Drama Workshop – Knights, Castles and Princesses. 

Year 2 children immersed themselves in a lively drama workshop titled Knights, Castles and Princesses, where imagination took centre stage. They explored character roles by inventing unique actions for knights, princesses, and even mischievous dragons. The highlight was creating dramatic freeze frames to capture key scenes—one of the most magical being a wizard’s spell room, filled with mysterious potions and enchanted gestures. The workshop sparked creativity, teamwork, and plenty of laughter as the children brought their medieval world to life.

WB 29.9.25

It has been an exciting week in Year 2.

In Maths, we have been exploring counting in 3s, recapping our number bonds to 10 and 20 and building on this to knowing our bonds to 100. We noticed that we could use our number bonds to 10 to help us.

In English we welcomed October and the start of Black History Month by researching a very significant individual, Mary Seacole. Mary was a nurse who saved her own money to help British soldiers in the Crimean War after the government turned her away. We then looked at a range of poetry and features of poetry. We then planned and wrote our own poems. The children thoroughly enjoyed writing about Mary Seacole.

In Science, we had great fun investigating whether certain objects were fit for purpose—like a chocolate teapot or a playdough knife! We quickly discovered that while chocolate might be delicious, it’s not ideal for holding hot tea, and playdough isn’t strong enough to cut through fruit. Through discussion, we were encouraged to think critically and suggest better alternatives—such as using metal for a teapot or plastic for a knife.

In History, to celebrate Black History Month, we learnt about other inspirational black people, including Marcus Rashford, Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela and Harriet Tubman.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend. 

Mrs Porter & Miss Chohan

WB 22.9.25

It has been another busy week in Year 2.

In Maths we have been comparing and ordering numbers using the comparing symbols ‘<,>,=’ and using language such as ‘greater than’, ‘less than’ and ‘equal to’.

In English, we have finally finished our big piece of writing, retelling the story of Toby and the Great Fire of London. We have produced such wonderful pieces and have worked hard on editing and making corrections where needed.

In Science, we learnt about the different properties of materials based on their properties and discussed why certain materials are suitable for specific objects dependent on their properties.

In Design and Technology, we started making our Tudor houses, we did some weaving to recreate wattle, and we will then use papier mâché to recreate the daub.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Porter & Miss Chohan

WB 15.9.25

It has been a busy week in Year 2!

In Maths, we explored tens and ones on a number line. During this time, we recapped learning from year one of counting in tens and used that knowledge to find multiples of 10 on a number line. We then developed this by identifying both tens and ones on a number line. We also used our knowledge of number to identify missing numbers.

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 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 explored how London has changed over time and compared London in 1666 and London now.

 In DT, we designed Tudor Houses for our topic lesson. We worked in pairs to discuss what materials and equipment we will need and took inspiration from images to design our houses.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

WB 8.9.25

In Maths we have continued our learning of place value and have explored a range of resources and methods, such as dienes, number cards, place value charts and whole part models. 

We have looked at different aerial images of cities in the UK in Geography. We learnt about physical and human geographical features and labelled some on an aerial image of London. We also learnt about some famous landmarks in London. 

Well done for a great week Year 2. 

WB 1.9.25

Welcome to Year 2! The children have had a fantastic first 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 Phonics we have been revising our phase 3 phonics. 

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 art work. 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.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Porter & Miss Chohan