To celebrate World Mental Health Day, the children came to school dressed in yellow. In Year 2, we discussed how we have different feelings throughout the day. We thought about times when we had felt different emotions. In groups we then matched different emotions to different situations.
During story time we read Ruby’s Worry and discussed how we deal with our worries.
Year 2 have been learning about Mental Health Awareness this week. They discussed different emotions such as loneliness and anxiety. Then they created a bank of suggestions to help them when they feel lonely or worried.
Year 2 have started a new unit in Science. They are now learning about habitats. They learned what a habitat is and looked at some different habitats. Then they sorted animals into different habitats including; oceans, African plains, beaches and the Arctic.
In Geography this week, Year 2 have been learning about the four countries that make up the United Kingdom. They can now locate these on a map and label the surrounding seas. They have also been learning about the four capital cities.
We have learned that Queen Elizabeth II lives in London and we will be learning more about London next week!
Year 2’s indoor unit this half term is Gymnastics. Today they have been learning to sequence a set of movements. They can now balance, roll and jump.
Great job year 2!
Our new unit in Year 2 is Materials. We have been looking at different materials and their properties. This week we went outside to look for different materials. We then thought about why some materials are used outside more often than others.
Year 2 have been looking at the unit performance poetry in English this week. The poem they have studied is ‘The Magic London Bus’. Across the week they have explored new vocabulary, identified the rhyme in the poem and learned signifiers for the poem. Today they performed the poem with confidence and lovely expression!
Well done Year 2.
Year 2 have started a new unit in Computing called ‘Questioning’. This week they were learning to use yes or no question to sort information. On Purple Mash they used yes or no questions to find the names of the different avatars.
In Design and Technology this term Year 2 are learning about food technology. First, they investigated different sandwiches. They tasted lots of different combinations to decide which was their favourite.
Then they learned about to be safe when handling food. Their focussed practical task was to learn how to slice, peel and grate.
The next day, they designed and made their own sandwich for a Royal afternoon tea party.
They had lots of fun eating their creations during the afternoon!
Year 2 have been learning about vehicles in D&T this term. First they investigated the topic by looking at the similarities and differences between different vehicles. They also learned about famous engineers who had invented vehicles. Then they had a focussed practical task were they made a vehicle with wheels.
Then, they designed and made their own moon buggy. We had some very successful designs.
Finally, they evaluated each moon buggy.
