Year 2: News items
World Book Day - EYFS and KS1 Staff outfits!, by Mrs Clifford
Date: 6th Mar 2025 @ 2:05pm
Have a look at the incredible outfits our staff wore on World Book Day 2025!
Y2 - Local Area Study, by Miss Khan
Date: 4th Mar 2025 @ 5:01pm
In Science this half term, we are learning about "Living things and their habitats".
Today, our focus was a local area study. We took a trip to Moss Park and went on a scavenger hunt, ticking off the plants, animals and habitats that we found along the way!
How many can you spot?
Year 2 Curriculum Information Sheet and Knowledge Mats, by Mrs Clifford
Date: 14th Feb 2025 @ 3:28pm
2K - Dreams and Goals dress-up day, by Miss Khan
Date: 7th Feb 2025 @ 3:58pm
This week has been Children's Mental Health Week.
We have done lots of mindfulness activities in school to get us thinking about our mental health and how to look after ourselves.
Today, we had the opportunity to dress up as something we would like to be when we are older, or something that represents our hobby.
Just look at how amazing we looked today! :-)
Y2 - Geography Food Tasting, by Miss Khan
Date: 6th Feb 2025 @ 4:58pm
This half term, our Geography topic has been exploring the question "How does our food get to us?"
We have been learning about the journey that food goes on, and where different items of food originate.
Over the past two days, we have baked / prepared foods that originate in each of the 4 countries of the UK.
We tried apple sauce using English Bramley apples, Welsh Cakes, porridge using Scottish oats and Irish soda bread.
Afterwards, we enjoyed a group picnic to taste each of the foods :-)
Y2 - Yoga, by Miss Khan
Date: 3rd Feb 2025 @ 3:40pm
Today, we had a calming yoga session in the hall as one of our activities for celebrating children's mental health week 2025!
We learnt some breathing techniques and spoke words of affirmation.
The children thoroughly enjoyed the different poses and we are going to practise these in our Jigsaw PSHE session this week too :-)
2K - Chinese Dance Workshop, by Miss Khan
Date: 28th Jan 2025 @ 4:00pm
Today, we had the pleasure of engaging in a Chinese Dance Workshop, ready for the start of Chinese New Year tomorrow!
We absolutely loved learning some cultural dance moves, hearing cultural music and even got to become the dragon and lion.
Thank you to all the organisers involved, we had the best time :-)
Kung Hei Fat Choy!
Y2 - Dreamtime Art, by Miss Khan
Date: 24th Jan 2025 @ 4:35pm
In Art, we have been looking at aboriginal art.
Today, we practised the dotted technique and the children experimented with this before creating their own aboriginal-style painting.
Take a look at what we did :-)
Year 2 Science, by Miss Jones
Date: 22nd Jan 2025 @ 4:25pm
We have been exploring objects, materials and their propertites. We have been looking at the properties squash, twist and bend. We created balloon animals to help us understand the words rigid and flexible.
Week 2 of 2J Forest school, by Miss Jones
Date: 22nd Jan 2025 @ 4:20pm
2J forest school, by Miss Jones
Date: 8th Jan 2025 @ 3:11pm
2J has a great first session in forest school with Mr Moore today. We wrapped up warm and enjoyed den building.
Year 2 Spring 1 Curriculum Information and Knowledge mats, by Mrs Clifford
Date: 7th Jan 2025 @ 11:25am
Y2 - Fireman Visit, by Miss Khan
Date: 17th Dec 2024 @ 3:44pm
Today, year 2 were lucky enough to have a visit from an ex-firefighter!
He came in to speak to us about his job, and how putting out a fire today is different to how they tried to put out the Great Fire of London in 1666.
He even made Miss Khan try on the full uniform!
We are very grateful for his time. Also, a massive thank you to the parent that helped us to organise this :-)
Y2 - Christmas Party Day, by Miss Khan
Date: 16th Dec 2024 @ 4:06pm
Today was our Christmas party! We dressed up in our best party clothes and filled the tables with festive treats.
We had an amazing day with colouring, a film, party games and a mini disco! Best day ever.
Thank you to all of our grown ups that brought things in for us to eat / use, we are very grateful :-)
Y2 - Indian Dance Workshop, by Miss Khan
Date: 12th Nov 2024 @ 4:55pm
On Friday, we had the pleasure of having an Indian Dance workshop to celebrate the festival of Diwali that landed in the October half term holdiay!
The style we were taught was Bollywood.
We learnt some moves, put this to music and even got to create our own short sequence of moves! We loved the experience with our friends.
Year 2 Curriculum Information Sheet, by Mrs Clifford
Date: 24th Oct 2024 @ 2:35pm
Y2 - Autumn 2 - History Knowledge Organiser, by Miss Khan
Date: 23rd Oct 2024 @ 4:20pm
Please find attached our History knowledge organiser for Autumn 2.
You will also receive a physical copy in the children's homework folders tomorrow :-)
Y2 - Autumn 2 - Science Knowledge Organiser, by Miss Khan
Date: 23rd Oct 2024 @ 4:18pm
Please find attached our Science knowledge organiser for Autumn 2.
You will also receive a physical copy in the children's homework folders tomorrow :-)
2K - Zoolab Experience, by Miss Khan
Date: 23rd Oct 2024 @ 4:08pm
Today, we had the pleasure of Zoolab in to show us their animals!
We absolutely loved handling the animals and learning all about parents/offspring to consolidate what we have been focusing on in Science this half term.
A massive thank you to Miss Warden for organising this for us - we loved it :-)
2K - Trip to Pizza Express, by Miss Khan
Date: 11th Oct 2024 @ 4:41pm
On Wednesday, 2K were lucky enough to visit Pizza Express in Manchester on a school trip!
This linked nicely to our Science topic on 'Healthy Me' as we discussed the ingredients needed to make a healthy pizza.
It also links to next half term's 'Cooking & Nutrition' DT topic.
Take a look at us in action :-)
2J's trip to Pizza Express, by Miss Jones
Date: 8th Oct 2024 @ 1:47pm
We had a wonderful time at Pizza Express! We walked sensibly to the tram and got off at Deansgate where we then had a short walk to Pizza Express. When we arrived we washed our hands, put our aprons on and listened carefully to the chef explaining about the history of pizza. We then rolled our dough and added our toppings. Whilst we were waiting for them to cook we enjoyed some colouring before sitting down together in the restaurant and eating our pizzas!
Welcome Meeting Slides, by Miss Khan
Date: 12th Sep 2024 @ 4:44pm
Many thanks to those that attended this evening's 'Welcome to Y2' meetings! It was lovely to see so many faces.
As promised, please find attached a copy of the slides used for your reference.
Any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Autumn 1 Curriculum Information Sheet, by Miss Jones
Date: 11th Sep 2024 @ 6:44pm
Geography - Autumn 1 Knowledge organiser, by Miss Jones
Date: 11th Sep 2024 @ 6:43pm
Science - Autumn 1 Knowledge organiser, by Miss Jones
Date: 11th Sep 2024 @ 6:39pm