This week has just flown by! The children have continued to amaze me with their superb learning and they have been thinking carefully about what choices they can make in order to make our final weeks together as enjoyable and fun as possible!
Read more"You ain't never had a friend like me" - Genie
WOW - what an amazing week we have had here in Year 2! The focus and learning has been UNBELIEVABLE! The children are certainly showing that they are ready for the juniors!
Read more"Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up"
This week has been wonderful! The sun was shining for our sports afternoon on Tuesday, where the children competed with such enthusiasm and determination. The sportsmanship seen from the children was amazing! They graciously celebrated their wins and clapped for other teams in defeat, which was an absolute joy to witness.
Read more"Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows"
What a wonderful week we have had back at school! It was lovely to hear that the children had such brilliant half term holidays recharging their batteries but were as enthusiastic as ever to be back at school ready for their final six weeks in Year 2!
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Well Year 2, we’ve all made it to the end of the first summer term! I always love this term in Year 2. It’s the term where so much independence can be seen and the children begin to show just how ready for the juniors they are. It’s also the term where learning from the year seems to come together.
Read more"Like so many things, it is not what is on the outside, but what is on the inside that counts" - Aladdin
The children have grown their brains in so many different ways this week! From working co-operatively in outdoor PE to completing some super creative writing in English - it has certainly been a jam packed week! Playtimes have been filled with such kindness and compassion, which has been lovely to see. The class are really thinking carefully about the strategies they can use in order to solve problems independently and are treating each other with great respect. Thank you Year 2 - it has been a delight to be on the playground with you this week!
Read more"He who has the Holy Spirit in his heart and the scripture in his hands has all he needs"
Having only four days of learning certainly didn’t stop the children from working hard this week! Every lesson has been jam packed filled with problem solving and deep thinking, and it has been lovely to see such a mix of Cooperative Roger Robins working so well with each other as well as amazing independent learners.
Read more"The journey of a lifetime starts with the turning of a page"
Each day of the week has been jam packed once again with super learning here in Year 2! We have been celebrating lots of star readers as more and more of the class are getting 100% on their quizzes. The children have now come to realise that taking their time whilst reading really helps with their understanding. It’s been so lovely to see so many proud faces as their quiz scores have popped up on the screen. Children who get three 100% quizzes in a row then become our star readers and are able to read in our class tent during whole class reading time … I think we’re going to need a bigger tent!
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Another week has whizzed by here in Year 2! Our classroom has been filled with so many Focused Cooper Crabs each day and the learning taking place has been amazing. I have even likened the children to juniors this week! The enthusiasm and determination they have shown has been unbelievable and I couldn’t be prouder.
Read more"Making mistakes simply means you are learning faster"
WOW! What an amazing start to the new term we have had in Year 2! The children returned to school after the Easter holidays very refreshed and ready for the term ahead. Not only did they seem at least an inch taller (so many have certainly grown!), but they seem to have developed so much in maturity and kindness too. The class have been so focused this week and we seem to have got through lots and lots of super learning!
Read more"He is not here. He has RISEN"
We’ve come to the end of yet another term in Year 2, and my, what a bit of a strange term it’s been! It seems such a long time ago now, but we started this term continuing with remote learning. We then received the fantastic news that we would all be able to come back together as our class team, and a team is certainly what we are!
Read more"He bore it all in silence because he held us dear. May he receive our regards, may our prayers he hear"
What an amazing week it has been here in Year 2! It has been lovely to see so much love and compassion amongst our class team this week, with the children making super choices and spreading so many smiles. We continued our 'how to treat others’ learning in RHE, where we watched several scenarios and decided whether the actions of the children made them a good friend or not.
Read more"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier"
What a wonderful week it has been here in Year 2! I think we are all now fully back into the swing of the school routine and the learning taking place is amazing! We have been busy persuading people to come to our zoos in English, with marvelous meerkats to terrifying tigers - I wish I could visit them all!
Read moreUse your voice for kindness, your ears for compassion, your hands for charity, your mind for truth, and your heart for love"
It has been truly wonderful to have all of our class team back together! We have been busy getting used to our school routines again and most importantly, have been enjoying spending time with each other. The excitement on the children’s faces as they walked through the doors on Monday morning was delightful to see; I was definitely just as excited to see them!
Read more"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness"
I am so so excited to have all of the children back in the classroom on Monday morning; I can’t wait to hear all of their home learning stories and to see how much they’ve grown! Next week will be centered around welcoming the children back, settling them back into the school routine and helping them to feel safe and secure. Our two focus virtues when the children return are love and compassion.
Read more"Once you choose hope, anything's possible"
What an amazing start to the new half term we have had. I can see from the work produced this week that the children had a well deserved rest over the holidays and managed to give those brains a good break. I’m sure you were just as excited as me to hear that we will all be returning back to school on Monday 8th March - I can’t wait to see all of those smiling faces that I have missed seeing everyday! That means just one more week of super focused remote learning and then we can all come together as our class team again! Yippeee!
Read more"Sometimes the best solution is to rest, relax and recharge. It's hard to be your best on empty"
It’s hard to believe that I am writing the final blog of the half term! Where has the time gone? This term has certainly been different and not without it’s challenges, but I really couldn’t be prouder of each and every child in Year 2! Everyone has been on their own unique learning journey and my, what a journey it’s been! You’ve problem solved, gritted your teeth and worked incredibly hard. The standard of the work produced has been great and that’s down to your focus and determination. Most importantly, you’ve all remained so positive and have spoken to me when needed.
Read more"How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news"
The work completed this week has been INCREDIBLE! I still can’t quite believe how much we are managing to get through and the continued enthusiasm for learning is amazing.
Read more"Every child is a different kind of flower. All together they make this world a beautiful garden."
Well, I think this week has been the best one of remote learning YET! The enthusiasm oozing from both home and school is amazing and the work produced is brilliant. We’ve fully got our teeth stuck into TT Rockstars now, and my, what fun it is! If you haven’t yet managed to get yourself logged on at home, please do. Already, just after one week, the children are so much more confident on some of their tables and are keen to learn more.
Read more"Gratitude is the most beautiful way to express all that's in your heart with two words - thank you"
What a great week of learning we have had in Year 2! I have been so impressed by your Purple Mash skills this week and how confident you are becoming at handing in your work. I know that many of you have had to be ‘Don’t Give Up’ Sadie Spiders when technology might not have worked just quite how we would have liked, but you have all stuck with it and had a go! I can’t wait until we are back in school all together when we can use our new computer skills to showcase our super learning.
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