Year 2 Class Blog: 

Week ending: 23rd January 2026

This week we have been working on our new Geography unit The British Isles.  I was very impressed to see that we had remembered the names of countries in the UK from the Year 1 Unit.  We used our map skills to locate two small islands, The Isle of Man and the Isle of Wight.  We will be continuing to learn about the British Isle throughout this half term.

In PE this week we were adding to the gymnastic shapes we had practise last week by using different ways to travel.  We put together a short sequence and performed this to our friends.  A great lesson and some creative sequences seen.

Week ending: 16th January 2026

We have started our work on fables in English. We have explored what fables are and the wise lessons we can learn from them in each story and we have read our first fable 'Woolly Wolf'. We are learning the rules for changing verbs into past tense verbs - there are so many!

This week we also went for our first swimming session. A bit splash and dash due to a hiccup with the coach, but everyone got a play in the pool and enjoyed getting into the water with their friends - hopefully a longer session next week.

Children will need wellies next week as our playground pals will be supporting activities on the field at lunchtime.

Have a restful weekend.

Week ending: 9th January 2026

Happy new year and welcome back!

We have some exciting learning planned for this first half of the spring term including, fables in English, geometry in maths, Electricity in Science and the United Kingdom in Geography - and of course much much more! We are also starting our swimming sessions next week and I know we are really looking forward to that!

The weather is going to be changeable this half term - mostly cold and wet, so please ensure your child has suitable outdoor clothing for break times and their name written clearly in all uniform.

Week ending: 19th December 2025

After the last few weeks of rehearsing and an intense 2 days of performances we have celebrated the success of the EYFS and KS1 Nativity! Well done to all children that took part for learning the songs and stage directions and just being little superstars on the stage.  A special well done to you YEAR 2 - you had so many lines to learn and many of you had more than one character to portray. I was blown away by the children who jumped in last minute to cover parts they had not rehearsed! A HUGE well done to you - and after Pride of Elm Day and our Christmas Fayre it is now time to enjoy the festivities and get some rest in before the new year begins! Have lots of fun!

Week ending: 28th November 2025

We had a great time on DT day cooking.  We made pizza and gingerbread and I think most of the children took some samples of their cooking home to share too!

We learnt about pizza coming from Naples in Italy and discussed our favourite toppings.  We also learnt about ginger being a spice and how Queen Elizabeth was the first person to make gingerbread in the shape of a person. I think our favourite part of the sessions was tasting and evaluating what we had made!

Week ending: 21st November 2025

Thank you to all the parents and carers who came along to see our celebration assembly.  The children did an amazing job this afternoon presenting their learning to the whole school and to adults.  Every word was heard and everyone had a line to say!

The children finished their awesome artwork inspired by Matisse.  He said that his cut-out work was 'like painting with scissors' and the children did a great job with their scissors too. 

Week ending: 14th November 2025

At the beginning of the week we took part in the Remembrance Day assembly and activities.  We have a lovely discussion in Year 2 about the different colour poppies and why we should remember.

We have also started reading A Christmas Carol.  There was much excitement about meeting the characters and Ebenezer Scrooge didn't disappoint us being the mean old miser 'Bah humbug' 



Week ending: 7th November 2025

We have started learning about Victorian Britain in preparation for reading the Dickens classic 'A Christmas Carol'.  We were surprised to learn that children our age were sent out to work, and that only boys were allowed to go to school.  We have explored what life was like for the rich and for the poor during the Victorian times and why Charles Dickens wanted to write stories to show this divide.  We are very much looking forward to starting the story.

Week ending: 24th October 2025

We have concluded a very enjoyable unit in science about the human body.  We have absolutely loved learning about the circulatory system and how we process food in the digestive system.  We had a great time spreading germs (glitter) around the classroom on our hands - and thinking about how we can be more hygenic.  This week we have been learning about the amazing work of the scientist Edward Jenner who invented the vaccination against smallpox!

Have a great half term Year 2!

Week ending: 17th October 2025

This week has been all about our writing and class text - Aladdin and the magic lamp.  We have really enjoyed reading this magical story and learning how Aladdin outwitted the sorcerer and became a prince.  This week we have been planning our writing and thinking about how we can describe the clever plan Aladdin came up with to rescue the princess.  It has been amazing to see how the class have grasped the learning over this half term to compose simple and compound sentences and questions and use punctuation correctly in the writing.

We have had a lot of fun thinking about questions we might ask the genie - if we had one!!

Week ending: 10th October 2025

Another busy week in Year 2 but I really want to shout about our time in Wild Space this week! After a week of working hard in the classroom it was great to get outside in the fresh air and enjoy some time in this really special area.  We all had a great time, building, making things and playing in the mud kitchen.  Some children spent time collecting litter from the bushes and tidying up the space ready for the school to enjoy next week.

Remember to bring wellies or a change of shoes next Friday!

Week ending: 3rd October 2025

What a busy week we have had in year 2 this week!  Amongst the regular lessons we have, we have also taken part in RESTART A HEART - which gave us the opportunity to have a go at CPR and learn about how a defibrillator can save lives.

We have also taken part in the Harvest Festival - thank you so much to everyone who made a food donation or came to join us at the Church - what a great afternoon.

PLEASE remember that our Wild space session is on Friday afternoon and now that the autumn is with us we will need a waterproof coat and wellies for this session.

Have a great weekend.

Week ending: 26th September 2025

We have been working hard this week learning about 2-digit numbers.  Reading and writing them in numerals and words and saying the value of each digit too.  We can build them using resources and represent them by drawing them.

We have also continued our learning in science about the human body.  This week we have been exploring the circulatory system and learning about the job of our veins and arteries. We learnt how the circulatory system works with the digestive system to keep our bodies healthy.

Week ending: 22nd September 2025

Year 2 are settling in well so far this term and getting into some great work.

As a reminder, our PE days are Tuesday and Friday and we also have our wild space session on a Friday too!  Please ensure that earrings are taken out or covered up for these days and long hair has been tied back.

We have begun reading our class text, 'Aladdin and the magic lamp' which has been lots of fun, particularly meeting the genie!

In Geography we had the compass' on the playground and worked which way was North. We had fun drawing our own compass on the playground with chalk.

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