Year 2: Blog items
We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo!
Date: 7th Feb 2020 @ 8:55am
Year 2 had lovely day at Blackpool Zoo. We saw lots of interesting animals and we learnt lots of new facts! Did you know that elephants have 40,000 muscles in their trunk alone?!
During the day, we also had a lesson about habitats. We learnt how animals adapt to their surroundings to survive. We also got to touch a bearded dragon and elephant poo! We had a brilliant time and luckily the weather was perfect!
Date: 11th Feb 2020 @ 10:12pm
As part of our Safer Internet Day Year 2 joined the #Freetobe campaign, we discussed some very important questions such as; how we could be free to ourselves, free to play, free to be kind, free to be safe and free to talk. Children worked in groups and came up with different examples of what this would look like online. Next we looked at the positives and negatives associated with each of these questions and how we could overcome and protect ourselves from the dangers of the internet whilst also celebrating the benefits. Children were then given a secret mission to create their own super robot which would help support keeping the internet a fun and safe place to be. They programmed all the essential characteristics and then created lines of coding explaining their very important job roles. So watch out, there could be a robot on the loose online but don't worry our Year 2 children have been giving them lots of important jobs to keep everybody safe.
Date: 5th Feb 2020 @ 8:44pm
Year 2 have been learning all about money this week. Firstly we explored lots of different ways that we use and need money and how it is earned. The children then started look at what money looks like. We found that we can use both coins and notes, there are a range of different colours, shapes and sizes and that we can measure its value in pounds and pence. Next week we are ready to look at making different amounts and finding different combinations.
Date: 23rd Jan 2020 @ 8:14am
Year 2 were given a variety of images of landmarks around Australia. The children had to piece the jigsaws together to identify the locations and find out new facts! These included The Great Barrier Reef, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia Zoo and Sydney Opera House. Year 2 then did a great job advertising the landmarks in their leaflets!
Date: 29th Jan 2020 @ 8:46pm
This week Year 2 have been learning about different types of animal classifications and explored how each one was unique. Children worked collaboratively and discussed many different animals and then made choices as to what classification they were, based on their individual features. Next we played guess who, where children had to describe the different features and the class had to guess which animal classification it was (E.g bird, fish, mammal, amphibians or reptiles). Afterwards children compared each of the classifications and discussed the similarities and differences between them.
Date: 22nd Jan 2020 @ 9:24pm
Year 2 enjoyed lots of fun activities on no pen day. We had lots of help on hand as well with many parents coming to have a look at what we've been learning. Firstly we looked at a range of different synonyms for a range of adjectives, this will help us when we come to write our setting description later this week. Later on during maths we looked at dividing numbers equally and we learnt how some numbers we can shared in different ways.
To the land down under! Australia here we come!
Date: 21st Jan 2020 @ 9:38pm
Year 2 were excited to fasten their seat belts ready for their jet setting adventure to Australia. Before we could go, we discussed all the important things we need when travelling aboard and what flying commercially is really like. Year 2 were lucky enough to have first class round the trip tickets to Sydney. Before our departure we ensured that we had the correct personal information on our passports and not to mention having our boarding passes ready for boarding. Next we boarded, with the help of our fabulous cabin crew (Miss Hartley and Mrs Crookall) who showed us to our seats. Then prepared for take off and took to the skies observing all the land, sea and clouds from 42,000 ft. We were kept entertained throughout our 22 hour flight with plenty of snacks and refreshments. Next stop SYDNEY!
Date: 9th Jan 2020 @ 9:01pm
Year 2 had a great morning getting to grips with their new topic 'Take a Walk on the Wild Side'. Children worked collaboratively first exploring where many animals live in the word and even found that the same animal can be found on more than one continent. We then discussed all the different habitats, conditions and adaptations they needed to survive. Then children picked their favourite animal and used a variety of materials to make its iconic features, we then painted their facial features to make them look realistic. There were some fantastic and very realistic examples created by all the children. Well done Year 2.
Date: 9th Jan 2020 @ 9:31am
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Spring 1 Topic Overview 2019/2020
Date: 9th Jan 2020 @ 9:27am
Date: 17th Dec 2019 @ 2:44pm
On Tuesday this week Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 performed their Nativity play in front of parents and carers. Reception performed 'The Wriggly Nativity' and Year 1 and Year 2 performed 'Miracle in Town'. Congratulations to our incredibly talented, confident and enthusiastic children who entertained us all with their singing, dancing and acting.
Date: 28th Nov 2019 @ 2:16pm
Our Year 1&2 Children got to take part in the KS1 Blackpool Schools Athletics Festival at Stanley Park Sports centre. Our pupils got the chance to participate in all the events our KS2 Children do, when competing at the Blackpool School Games Athletics Finals.
We had a fantastic morning out of school and our children did not stop smiling through out the Festival. We definitely have some future Athletes who will be competing and representing our school when their time comes around.
Well done to all involved!
Date: 25th Nov 2019 @ 12:20pm
Year 2 were very lucky to have Lancashire Fire Service come in and talk to the children about the importance of fire safety. The fire fighters discussed with the children what to do if they were in a fire and made the children aware of some important rules when using 999 to call for help. Next the children were excited to dress up and go through many scenarios enabling the children to show what they have learnt about fire safety.
Date: 11th Nov 2019 @ 12:07pm
Year 2 have spent the week making Poppy Art using different materials to show respect towards fallen soldiers. We joined the whole school for a remembrance service and also made a collage of war time newspaper articles which helped us understand the enormous scarifies soldiers made during the war. We planted a poppy in our remembrance garden to remember them.
Guided Reading Parents Workshop
Date: 25th Nov 2019 @ 11:46am
Year 2 enjoyed having their parents visit this morning to support their reading skills. Parents were given useful tips to help their children develop their reading skills at home such as predicting, clarifying, questioning and summarising pieces of texts.The children did a great job showing off their superb reading skills. Remember reading as often as possible will develop your child's reading fluency and overall understanding of texts which is a key aspect of achieving end of year 2 expectations.
Date: 12th Nov 2019 @ 2:47pm
Year 2 had a lovely morning when parents came into visit to see what they were learning in Maths. Parents supported their children by helping them count and use their problems solving skills. Children had to work out different number bonds to 10, 20 and 100. The children had to solve the puzzle matching all the correct number bonds and had to make sure in the end that they had made a triangle.
Date: 7th Nov 2019 @ 4:00pm
The children and parents were Nature Detectives. Parents learnt ways to support their child's reading. writing and maths with a Nature theme. They learnt how to support learning at home and in school and each family made a scrap book to record their learning. Parents learned more about the KS1 curriculum and went on an educational visit and learnt about how we grow our fruit and vegetables.
They also made a planter out of paper, planted a seed, to grow in the ground.
Date: 28th Oct 2019 @ 2:09pm
Autumn 2 Topic Overview 2019/20
Date: 28th Oct 2019 @ 2:07pm
Date: 28th Oct 2019 @ 2:06pm
Date: 7th Oct 2019 @ 8:46am
Year 2 were excited to see the Book Bus arrive, we looked at a range of different books from many genres and read one together as a class. Children then choose to buy one to take home. Remember reading is very important but it is also very fun when you have the right book. We hope everyone enjoys reading their new books and Miss Ward and Miss Hooson look forward to hearing all about them.
Date: 16th Oct 2019 @ 8:39pm
On Wednesday morning, Gemma from 'Little Zoo to You' brought some of her animals in to meet Year Two. Some of the creatures we were lucky enough to meet were Michelle the African Land Snail, Colin the Madagascan Cockroach and Zeus the American Corn Snake. Gemma told us all about the habitats in which these animals can be found and how they have adapted to survive and thrive in their environments in the wild.
Date: 26th Sep 2019 @ 8:31am
Year 2 spent the morning voting for their new Class Councillor representative. Candidates read their manifestos to the class to help the children make some very important decisions. We then went and placed our very important votes into the ballot box. Congratulations to Callum and Talon who were elected. I'm sure they're going to do a fantastic job.
Date: 26th Sep 2019 @ 8:12am
Year 2 have been exploring the school grounds looking for lots of mini beasts and investigating the different micro-habitats in which they can be found. We found lots of bugs and insects lurking around under logs, stones and in plants and trees. We noticed that they all like damp and dark places where no one can find them. Great work Year 2!
