Music Performance 

On Wednesday the 18th of March, we were delighted to have Kate and Ford from Mishra visit our school to perform for Year 2 as part of Saffron Music Live's programme of concerts across Essex. 

                 

 

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In English, we have been exploring features of an instructional text. On Thursday, we planted some carrots following a set of instructions and then planned out the instructions for each step we followed.  On Friday we wrote our own instructions for how to sow carrots. The children ensured they used a range of features including; a title, headings, bullet points, numbered steps, imperative verbs, adverbs, adverbs of time and a picture.  

In Maths this week, we started learning all about measure! We learnt how to measure things in centimetres (cm) and metres (m). We used rulers and metre sticks to measure lots of different objects around our classroom. We then learnt about comparing and ordering different lengths and heights. We had so much fun doing all the practical activities!

This week we loved getting hands‑on with Science by creating our very own bug hotels! We learned that a bug hotel provides a microhabitat — a small, safe place where different minibeasts can live, hide and find food. We collected natural materials like sticks, leaves and pine cones and carefully arranged them to make cosy spaces for insects. We are very excited to check our bug hotels over the next few weeks to see which creatures move in!

                         

In Geography, this week we learnt that some of our food can be caught. We explored how fish travel from the sea all the way to our supermarkets. First, we found out that fishermen catch the fish using nets or fishing lines. Then the fish are taken to be cleaned and kept cold so they stay fresh. After that, they are packed and sent to different shops in special refrigerated lorries. Finally, the fish arrive at the supermarket where we can buy them to cook and eat at home. We really enjoyed discovering the journey our food takes before it reaches our plates!

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Our Habitat Walk

This week we went on a habitat walk in our Forest School area. We loved exploring all the different places where animals and plants live. We looked under logs, searched in the grass and peered closely at trees to see what creatures might be hiding there. We found lots of clues that animals had been around! We really enjoyed discovering how many living things live in our Forest School when we take the time to look carefully.

                        

 

World Book Day

 

🌍🚀 World Book Day in Space! ✨📚
Year 2 blasted off into World Book Day with an exciting space theme this year! The children arrived in fantastic costumes, dressed as astronauts, aliens, scientists, and shining stars, ready for a day of reading adventures among the galaxies.

                                                                                                                      

🌌 A Visit from the Wonder Dome! 🚀
Year 2 had an amazing experience this week when the Wonder Dome came to visit our school! We stepped inside a giant inflatable planetarium and were transported into outer space. The children learnt about the Sun, Moon, planets, and the stars that fill our night sky. We zoomed past planets, spotted constellations, and discovered what astronauts see when they travel into space. The Wonder Dome helped bring our space topic to life, and the children were full of excitement and questions. It was a truly magical learning adventure—right in our school hall! 🌟🪐✨

             

WB 2.3.26

This week has been all about space.

In English, we have been learning about acrostic poems. An acrostic poem is a type of poem where the first letters of each line spell out a word or phrase when read vertically.  We learnt about the different features, which include alliteration and similes. We then planned our own acrostic poems about space, which was great fun. Then we had great fun writing our poems. 

       

In Science this week we learnt about the Solar System.  Our Solar System is a big space family that includes the Sun and everything that travels around it! The Sun is a huge, hot star at the centre, and it gives us light and warmth. There are eight planets that orbit the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Each planet is different—some are rocky, some are made of gas, some are very hot, and some are freezing cold! Earth is our special home, and it’s just the right place for plants, animals, and people to live. The Moon orbits Earth and lights up our night sky. Our Solar System is full of wonders, and there is still so much to discover! 🚀✨

This week in Topic, we have been helping a friendly alien try Earth food for the very first time! Our mission was to design a healthy packed lunch that would keep our alien explorers full of energy for their space adventures. We learnt that a balanced meal needs fruits and vegetables, proteins, and grains, so we chose foods that are both tasty and good for you. The children designed space themed lunch boxes filled with ideas like “rocket wraps,” “planet fruit pots,” and “star sandwiches.” Our alien loved trying Earth snacks and discovering how healthy foods help us stay strong—whether we’re in the classroom or flying through the galaxy!

         

In Art, we have been busy exploring outer space and using our imaginations to create our very own fantasy planets! We invented wonderful worlds such as a Love Planet, a Book Planet, and even a Starry Planet filled with sparkling skies. We designed our planets by thinking about what makes each one special—what it looks like, who might live there, and what amazing things you could do if you visited. Then we used lots of different materials to bring our ideas to life, including tissue paper, felt, and felt-tip pens.  Everyone worked carefully to add colour, texture, and detail, and the results were truly out of this world! 

In Maths, we continued our work on money, with a focus on making the same amount using different combinations of coins and notes. We then moved onto comparing amounts of money, using the more than and less than symbol to assist them.

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Welcome back! We hope you have had a restful half-term.

We had a great start to our week as we had a drama workshop from a company called Perform. We had a great time using our imaginations when taking part in the workshop in Mrs Tuppence's magical toy shop. 

We stepped into Mrs Tuppence's magical toy shop, where teddies, trains, dolls and puppets come alive at midnight! But disaster loomed and Peyton Pixel wanted to shut it down. Only children could help the toys prove their magic and save the shop. Along the way, children compared toys past and present – from clockwork wonders to digital delights – discovering how materials, mechanisms and play have changed through time.

                 

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In Maths, we started the week with a range of multiplication and division word problems. The children had to solve problems by understanding what the question was asking them to do and then had to choose a method to help them solve the calculation. The questions were either multiplying or dividing by 2s, 5s and 10s. Towards the end of the week, we began exploring money and counted pence and pounds. The children learnt that the English currency is the British pound (sterling). We look forward to continuing this in the next half-term.

In English, we finished our non-chronological reports about Australia and are looking forward to sharing them with Year 1 after half-term. 

Sadly, due to the continued rainy conditions, we were unable to complete our Habitat walk in science. We hope to be able to do this after half-term (weather permitting). 

On Friday, some of the year 2 children represented the school at a multi-skills event. The children had a fantastic time and would like to do it again.  

Have a lovely week off for half-term!  

Miss Chohan & Mrs Porter

 

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We are rocking our way into this week!!!

Today, Monday the 2nd of February, Year 2 had a wonderful session with 'Rock Kidz' who are an organisation dedicated to helping primary school children grow in confidence and self-esteem. They offer high-energy rock star workshops that teach important life lessons through music. 

Today's 'rock star' workshop was about KINDNESS, INCLUSIVITY and VALUING OTHERS. 

                                     

In English we have began writing our non-chronological report all about Australia. So far, we have written an introduction and about many of the famous physical landmarks and geographical features of Australia. We have focused on using capital letters for names of places, apostrophes for possession and interesting sentence starters.  

In Maths we have continued our learning of times tables. We have now learnt our 10, 2's and 5 times table! As a challenge, we identified the relative division facts, for example: 10X2=20 so 20÷2=10. We practised using the sharing, grouping and arrays method to help us.  

Friday was number day, and what a great day we had! We got to dress up wearing numbers, play lots of mathematical games such as cups, dominoes and snakes and ladders. We had so much fun.  

                  

What a fantastic week we have had! 

Have a lovely weekend

Mrs Porter & Miss Chohan

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In Maths, we have been exploring the 2 timetables and related division facts. We also understood how they are related to doubling and halving. Now is the time to use TT Rockstars at home if you can and get practising on those 2 timetables! Challenge each other and have fun! 

In English, we learnt about the features of a non-chronological text because in the upcoming weeks we will be writing a non-chronological report all about this topic of Australia and sharing them with the year 1s.

In Science this week, we have been learning about different animals and their habitats. We talked about how every animal needs the right place to live so it can find food, stay safe, and grow. Some animals live in cold polar places, some live in warm, wet rainforests, and others live high up in the mountains. Our task was to look at different animals and match each one to the habitat where it belongs. We had to think carefully about what each animal needs and where it would feel most at home. It was fun exploring all the different places animals live.   

    

In Geography, we have identified physical features from ariel images of different parts of Australia, including Kangaroo Island, Perth and the Outback. All of these areas have many differences. We also used an atlas to label a map of Australia. 

 This week, we were also lucky enough to have a lovely guest on Monday and Friday to teach us different football skills. A huge thank you to Mrs Watkins for teaching us these skills. We had lots of fun!

            

Have a lovley weekend

Mrs Porter & Miss Chohan

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In English, we have started writing our lovely stories about a lost toy. The children have enjoyed being super creative and used lots of language techniques to better their writing. Well done Year 2!

In Maths, we have continued our learning about multiplication. The children have done really well with this so far. We have also introduced the children to division and look forward to deepening this learning next week.  

In Art this week, we designed an Aboriginal mask, and then we made them using cotton buds and thick and thin paint bushes. We took inspiration from an artist Georges Seurat and he was well known for using the technique of pointilism much like the Aboriginals. 

              

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Porter & Miss Chohan

WB: 12.1.26

It has been another lovely week in year 2.  

In English we have read the story Dogger, by Shirley Hughes. This story was about a child that lost their toy. We have written descriptive sentences and planned our own story based on Dogger. The children are excited about writing their stories next week.  

In maths we have moved onto multiplication. The children now understand the meaning of equal groups and the children are able to identify equal groups. The children then used cubes to make equal groups using mathematical language like groups of and lots of.  

                 

In Topic, the children are enthused by our Australia topic, and we are doing lots of cross-curricular activities. We looked at some Ariel images in Geography, identifying physical and human features. In Science, we were sorting and classifying Australian animals. In Reading, we read through another Aboriginal Dreamtime story, called Tiddalik the frog and the children were able to answer some retrieval questions about the text.  In Art, we have been creating our own Aboriginal Art using a technique called pointillism. 

                   

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We have had a great first week back! In English, we explored, planned and then wrote some shape poems. The children researched an Australian animal and then wrote a descriptive poem in the shape of that animal. These animals were either an emu, wombat, kangaroo or a koala.  We included some adjectives, alliterations and similies to make our writing more interesting.

In maths, we concluded our learning about shape, where we explored and sorted 3D shape based on their properties.  We then moved on to our next maths topic, multiplication. We started by identifying odd and even numbers and then recognising equal groups and using the mathematical vocabulary including 'lots of' and 'groups of'. 

We have started our new topic Australia! The children are so excited about this topic and have shown great enthusiasm. In reading we have read one of the Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories and the children were able to answer retrieval questions about the text. 

We hope you have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Porter & Miss Chohan. 

 

Welcome back! Happy New Year to you all!