This page will tell you what we have been learning about and all the exciting things we have been doing in Year Two. We will update this page with exciting class news, and photos of our learning. Please keep checking this page to find out about and see all the exciting things that we have been doing in Year Two.
Great Fire of London workshop
In history, the children are learning all about The Great Fire of London. We had a great time creating Tudor houses with our grown ups to re-create Pudding Lane. We were especially excited when Mr Brooks set one house on fire and we watched as the fire spread!
Year 2 had an amazing time at The Hawk and Owl Trust. It supported their science learning around habitats and animals. During the day, the children had the opportunity for pond dipping, building minibeast habitats, sketching wildlife and going on a wildlife walk. The year 2 children all had the best day although a little hot
Year 2 had so much fun during their WW2 day spent at Time and Tide museum. They used pretend bayonets to hit Hitler and learnt how to march and be a Homeguard. Then, they got to spend time in a WW2 shop learning how to ration as a shop keeper by weighing out the products. Finally, they spent time with Mrs Day visiting her house and learning how she makes do and mends!
The children in year 2 have been really inquisitive when learning about World War 2. They completed a project where they created a background and then props that would move to replicate a WW2 scene. Then, using I-Pads, the children created their own short film using stop motion. Look at some of the amazing examples!
The children are really enjoying exploring poetry this half term. At the moment, they are reading poems about food and creating their own ideas ready to write their own food poems. Look how much fun they had exploring and describing the feel of spaghetti!
The year 2 children are really enjoying learning all about WW2. They were excited to take a walk through town to see a real Pillbox near Dereham train station. When they returned to school, they made their very own 3D Pillbox.
Year 2 children really enjoyed their writing café where they had the chance to take part in spelling, handwriting and sentence building activities. The children played Boggle and Jenga with year 2 common exception words. They explored using different tools to write into sand and used chalk to practice their handwriting on the playground. The children also challenged themselves to add suffixes to root words! They were all super stars at practicing their writing skills, well done year 2!
During the spring term, the children have learnt all about the artwork of Picasso. They explored the idea of cubism by using photos of their own faces from different angles and distorting these.
Year 2 have really loved hearing a new story called ‘The dark’ during Spring 1. In the story, the main character is frightened of the dark. The children have responded to the story by drawing their own representations of the dark and using synonyms to describe dark. They have also created their very own glow jars to help anyone who is scared of the dark. Look how amazing the glow jars are!
During Spring 1, the Year 2 children are learning all about our bodies and the importance of keeping our bodies healthy. The children loved their science lesson learning all about the heart and the vital role it plays. The children put on their lab coats and investigated a real pig’s heart. They drew it first and then had the opportunity to hold it.
