What another jam packed week it has been! I have continued to be blown away by the amount of work produced by both the children in and out of school. Once again, thank you for all of the lovely photographs and keeping me up to date with all of the learning and progress at home. Don’t forget to send photographs of the children in the pictures too - I can then pop these on here for our friends to see what we have all been up to.
Read more"No matter how bad your situation is, there's always hope if you have faith!"
WOW - what a week! Our first day back after the Christmas holidays already seems a distant memory as we have adjusted to the news sprung upon us on Monday evening! The children all returned to school as enthusiastic and eager as ever, and we were all looking forward to the term ahead. Unfortunately, that wasn’t to be, but already the children have shown just what resilient and strong little people they truly are! Whether you have been working in school or at home, I am incredibly proud of your achievements so far and how well you have adjusted to this new situation that we find ourselves in.
Read more"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given..."
Well … Christmas is here, and what a term it’s been! I couldn’t be more proud of the children. They have adapted to new school routines seamlessly and have taken everything in their stride. Being together with only our class bubble hasn’t always been easy, but the children have shown what resilient and kind young people they are. I also want to say a huge thank you to you, our Year 2 families! You have been so supportive in the strangest of times and your children have continued to grow.
Read more"Advent is a journey towards Bethlehem. May we let ourselves be drawn by the light of God made man."
With the Christmas holidays looming, we have spent many of our class prayer and liturgy sessions reflecting upon this special time and what we can do in order to prepare for the birth of Jesus. We have really enjoyed sharing Year 6’s Advent liturgies together - they are guiding our prayer beautifully each week. Thank you Year 6! In RE, we also became Nativity song writers. We listened to one of our favourites ‘Don’t Worry Mary’ and picked out the important messages from within the song. We then used these ideas to help write our own verses, with many children showing such confidence whilst performing their songs to the class. You are growing into such deep thinkers Year 2!
Read more"It is the beautiful task of Advent to awaken in all of us memories of goodness and thus to open doors of hope"
This week has been a lovely one in class. We have spent time reflecting upon the period of Advent and what we are going to try and give back as part of this special time. The children wrote their own Advent promises which are now being beautifully displayed in the school hall. As we have been unable to put on our usual Nativity productions, we have also been busy practising for a Nativity performance with a twist. Look out for this on the school website next week!
Read more“If you dream a thing more than once, it's sure to come true.”- Sleeping Beauty.
You are working so incredibly hard Year 2 and each week is just flying by!
This week in English, the children were introduced to our new focus story ‘The Great Fairy Tale Disaster’. We have really enjoyed reading the beginning of the story, picking out our favourite vocabulary and learning to retell it using story maps and actions. The class have already begun to think what might happen in their own fairy tale disasters and who might be involved. I can’t wait to see more of those Creative Kiki Chameleons as we begin writing in the next couple of weeks Year 2!
Read more"When in doubt, think about and talk it out"
Well done Year 2 - it has been another successful week of learning in class. Tuesday was our first Online Safety Day in school. This day always provides time for us to just stop and think about how we use technology and how we can ensure that we are being safe whilst doing so. We focused on our digital footprint and discussed all of the different software, apps and games that we enjoy using both in school and home. The children found it interesting to learn that everything they access can leave a footprint behind which can often be found by others. Technology is such a wonderful tool for both enjoyment and learning, but it must be used safely and appropriately.
Read more"Life itself is the most wonderful fairytale"
The weather may have grown a little colder and darker this week, but this hasn’t stopped Year 2 from working hard and reaching those goals! All of the adults working within Year 2 continue to be amazed by the children’s resilience, enthusiasm and compassion as we continue our learning journeys in these uncertain times. We are all so lucky to be learning in our little bubble and I am so proud of what the children are achieving each day.
Read more"What we learn with pleasure we never forget!"
Welcome Back! The children returned back to school on Monday full of enthusiasm and ready for the new term ahead. After finding their new learning spaces and discovering what their new class job for the term will be, it was time to get back into learning. We enjoyed watching an assembly created by Year 6 which brought last term’s virtues ‘grateful and generous’ to a lovely close
Read moreAttention Artists.
Attention Y2, 4 & 5 Artists
Attention Year 2, 4 & 5
You will need an old, named t-shirt to go over your school uniform, to keep you clean during our ART lessons this half term. These will be kept in your tray’s in class and brought with you to each ART lesson.
Remember the Create room is a little chilly with the doors open so an extra layer on Art days is advisable. Thank you for your co-operation.
Mrs Curtis
"Gratitude paints little smiley faces on everything it touches"
Well, what can I say? What an amazing first half term we have had in Year 2! The children have thrown themselves into every challenge and have worked incredibly hard. I sometimes find it hard to believe that the children have been only been in Year 2 for such a short space of time. Even with the uncertainty and worries around us all at this time, the class have come together as one and have shown just what we can achieve when we all work co-operatively together.
Read more"Have you thanked your body today? Be grateful, stay positive!"
What a week Year 2! It has certainly whizzed past with the amount of learning we have got through!
In RHE we continued to think about ourselves this week, with us paying particular attention to our body parts. It was so lovely to hear the children celebrating their favourite body parts and giving reasons as to why. Amongst others, the children were grateful for their legs for running, their eyes for seeing and their hands for making!
Read more"Faith makes all the difference"
The children have continued to amaze all of the adults working within Year 2 this week and we all can’t quite believe how much learning we are continuing to get through each day. I don’t know about the children, but I certainly need a lie down when half past three comes around!
Read more"Believe you can and you're halfway there"
That’s yet again another fantastic week of learning completed by the children in Year 2! In maths, the children can’t quite believe that they have finished their first topic of place value and have now begun their addition and subtraction learning. They have made a brilliant start and have used both part part whole models and bar models to create addition and subtraction number sentences. They can’t wait to take this learning even further next week - this class certainly love a challenge!
Read more"The real secret of success is enthusiasm"
I feel as though I am repeating myself each week, but once again, the children have been an absolute delight! We are having such fun as a class team and the children are demonstrating just how focused and how enthusiastic they are. They are all so eager to grow their brains and are an absolute pleasure to teach.
Read more"It's the moments together that change us forever"
What another amazing week we have had in Year 2! The children are certainly fully back into the swing of things now and are always so eager to discover how their brains will grow each day.
Read more"The most beautiful way to start and end the day is with a grateful heart"
It’s hard to believe that the children are only in their second week of Year 2 - they really have slotted into their new class and routine seamlessly. They are most certainly a class up for a challenge, always wanting to learn new things and anticipating what is going to come next. Their enthusiasm and passion for learning is blowing me away each and every day!
Read moreAnd so the Year 2 journey begins ...
What an AMAZING start we have had to the school year here in Year 2! It was truly wonderful to see all of the children’s smiling faces on Tuesday morning. They were all so excited to be reunited with their school friends again and couldn’t wait to discover what was in store for them in the year ahead. They have been so curious about their new routines and settled straight into their new classroom environment … it’s just like they’ve always been here!
Read moreYour Year 2 journey begins!
HELLO and a big big welcome to Year 2! September is just around the corner and before we know it, Tuesday and the beginning of the new school year will be here! I CANNOT wait to see all of those smiling faces back in the classroom and to have us all back as a class and whole school community!
Read moreKEEPING YOUR LEARNING TICKING OVER DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS
Reading for pleasure is all part of the perfect summer break!!! Read on for guidance on keeping essential skills ticking over during the summer holidays!
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