Year 2: Blog items
Date: 4th Dec 2025 @ 9:18am
In maths we learnt about lines of symmetry, focusing on vertical lines of symmetry. We began by looking at a variety of 2D shapes and discussing what symmetry means and that a shape is symmetrical if it can be folded into two matching halves. We then carried out a practical activity where they cut out different shapes such as squares, rectangles, circles, and triangles. They experimented with folding the shapes to see if they could find a vertical line of symmetry. After folding, the children used pencils and rulers to draw the vertical lines of symmetry clearly on each shape.
Year 2- Does using a tissue when sneezing stop the spread of germs?
Date: 4th Dec 2025 @ 9:17am
Date: 4th Dec 2025 @ 9:11am
In this maths lesson we were looking at drawing 2-D shapes. Firstly we recapped our learning on vertices and sides and thought about regular and irregular shapes. The children then used the Geoboards to firstly make different shapes and then used dotted paper to draw the shapes.
Date: 4th Dec 2025 @ 9:07am
In today’s Reading into Writing we looked at what a simile was. We started the lesson off by making similes using cards to build our sentences. The children thought carefully about the different qualities and what might it link to.
Year 2 - Managing Distractions!
Date: 1st Dec 2025 @ 7:56am
We began by using our oracy skills to explore what managing distractions means, discussing the difference between internal distractions and external distractions. We also talked about how important it is to recognise anything that might take our attention away from learning. After watching a short video, we used the think, nest, respond strategy to reflect on what we had learned. This helped us understand the many types of distractions we may face and how these can vary depending on our environment. Working in groups, we looked at an image and identified potential distractions within it, explaining why each one might interrupt our focus. To finish the lesson, we shared practical strategies we can use to avoid or manage distractions in the future.
Year 2 Get Busy Making Christingles! ✨
Date: 28th Nov 2025 @ 10:12am
Date: 24th Nov 2025 @ 9:52am
This week, Year Two enjoyed a wonderful Together Time session with our parents and carers. It was fantastic to see everyone working side by side, sharing ideas and supporting each other.
Our focus for the morning was adjectives, and we explored all the different ways we can describe characters. The children worked brilliantly—thinking carefully about personality, appearance, and feelings, and choosing exciting vocabulary to bring their characters to life.
A big thank-you to all the grown-ups who joined us. Your enthusiasm made the session extra special!
Date: 24th Nov 2025 @ 9:51am
This week, Year Two enjoyed a wonderful Together Time session with our parents and carers. It was fantastic to see everyone working side by side, sharing ideas and supporting each other.
Our focus for the morning was adjectives, and we explored all the different ways we can describe characters. The children worked brilliantly—thinking carefully about personality, appearance, and feelings, and choosing exciting vocabulary to bring their characters to life.
A big thank-you to all the grown-ups who joined us!
Date: 19th Nov 2025 @ 5:14pm
In Science, we looked at sorting types of foods into the 5 different food groups. We sorted the foods into ‘Carbohydrates, dairy, fruits & vegetables, fats & oils and proteins’. We used our oracy skills to talk about what it is important to have a balanced diet and what we gain from each food group.
Date: 17th Nov 2025 @ 11:55am
We started off the lesson by using our Oracy skills to explain what we could see in pictures from the First World War. Then went on to mind-mapping as many adjectives about the trenches and what is was like living in these horrible conditions. We then used these adjectives to write our own descriptive sentences.
Date: 14th Nov 2025 @ 2:13pm
To fundraise for Children in Need the children in Year Two wore something spotty, stripy or Pudsey themed while bringing in a donation for charity. The children loved seeing each others outfits and listening to how their money will support this amazing charity!
Date: 11th Nov 2025 @ 11:43am
This week, our Year 2 students took part in planting poppies as a way to remember and reflect on the soldiers who have given their lives in war. 🌺
Through this simple act, the children learned about the importance of remembrance, showing respect and gratitude for the sacrifices made to protect our freedom. The poppies will grow as a lasting symbol of honour and reflection, reminding us all to pause and remember.
Year 2- Working on our oracy skills!
Date: 10th Nov 2025 @ 5:16pm
In this lesson the children worked on the Social and Emotional strand of Oracy- Working with others. The children thought again about the importance of listening and then focussed on the skills of teamwork. We firstly did group activities in which we had to solve problems. We then used our ABC to discuss debate topics and had to express our opinions while listening to others.
Date: 10th Nov 2025 @ 5:13pm
Year Two had an exciting visit from the local Fire Service! The firefighters taught us all about fire safety, including how to stay safe, what to do in an emergency, and when to call 999. They also taught us the importance of 'Stop, Drop and Roll'. Everyone enjoyed learning how firefighters help keep us safe every day!
Date: 10th Nov 2025 @ 7:58am
In Art, Year 2 have been exploring expressive drawing linking it to our Remembrance service. We did observational drawing of poppies thinking about the shapes and shadows we could see.
Date: 4th Nov 2025 @ 11:43am
In today's lesson we looked at subtracting across a ten. We thought first about what we could take away to reach the closest ten and then took away the remaining amount. The children then wrote down the subtractionsentences to explain what they have just done practically.
Date: 17th Oct 2025 @ 2:54pm
This week, Year 2 have been putting all the skills they’ve learnt during our Design and Technology journey into action to create their final puppets! From designing and cutting fabric to sewing and decorating, the children showed brilliant creativity, perseverance, and attention to detail. It’s been wonderful to see how much their confidence and skills have grown — and their finished puppets are simply amazing!
Date: 16th Oct 2025 @ 9:14am
In Year Two, we have been adding practically across a ten. The children looked at exchanging ten ones for one ten when adding across a ten. The children looked at the concrete method first which will then support them with the pictorial and abstract steps.
Date: 10th Oct 2025 @ 2:17pm
As part of Black History Month, Year 2 have been learning about Rosa Parks and why she is such an important figure in history. We’ve read about her famous bus journey in guided reading and discussed her courage in standing up for equality.
The children are now writing diary entries from Rosa’s point of view, showing great empathy and understanding. We’re so proud of their thoughtful work and how inspired they’ve been by Rosa’s story!
Year 2- Learning to Listen and Appraise!
Date: 10th Oct 2025 @ 2:11pm
Year Two had a fantastic time listening to “Eye of the Tiger”! The song made us feel strong, brave, and ready for anything. We clapped, danced, and talked about never giving up. We thought about what instruments we could hear, what type of music it was and what the tempo was.
Date: 9th Oct 2025 @ 4:31pm
This week Boundary Primary School celebrated Harvest Festival. Year 6 led the celebration assembly together with our special guest, Reverend Peter. We talked about being thankful for the food we eat, our good health and the life we live. The children and their families helped by donating food to Vincent House.Thank you to everyone for their support.
Date: 6th Oct 2025 @ 12:46pm
Today we held our first Spelling Bee of the year. Each house was represented by the best spellers from Year 2 - Year 6 and the children were tested on spellings they have been learning in Autumn 1. We are very proud of all the children for being their house representative and spelling some very tricky words in front of the whole school. The overall winners were Chepstow, who managed to spell 12/15 spellings across all 5 years groups.
Date: 2nd Oct 2025 @ 9:15am
Year 2 have been learning some key skills to help them with sewing. The children have been practising how to thread a needle, tie knots securely, and use needles safely. They have also been developing their stitching technique by learning and applying the running stitch. These skills will support them as they continue to build confidence and independence in their sewing projects.
Year 2- How much weight will it hold?
Date: 1st Oct 2025 @ 7:18pm
In this lesson, Year Two were answering the question ‘Which ship can carry the most weight?’. For this we had to make predictions on which size boat would hold the most coins. After this, we then conducted an experiment to test how much it could hold. We then recorded our data and drew conclusions from our findings.
Date: 30th Sep 2025 @ 11:25am
For our democracy week we discussed what democracy meant and how it works in our country. We then discussed how democracy worked in school, with our School Council. The children wrote and presented manifestos as to why they would be a good school council member and what they would like to see improve. We voted for our class School Council member at our school polling station. Congratulations to Sid and Levi.
