Year 2

Mrs Chapman

Welcome to Year 2

 
Year 2 Multi Skills Festival

Year 2 Multi Skills Festival

Year 2 recently attended a multi skills sport event at Lord Lawson of Beamish alongside other Birtley schools. The children certainly had a great time and were wonderful sporting ambassadors for our school showcasing teamwork, honesty and determination.

The Christmas Journey

The Christmas Journey

With the countdown to Christmas in full swing , Year 2 visited Birtley Methodist Church. They went on a very special journey back in time over 2000 years ago to hear all about the 'Nativity Story'. They met Mary and Joseph, a shepherd and even one of the three wise...

Super at sewing!

Super at sewing!

Year 2 have been practising sewing techniques in preparation for making puppets. They used a needle, some thread and a special fabric called binca. Sewing is very tricky, especially for beginners, but with hard work and determination the children showcased some...

Year 2 – Testing waterproof materials

Year 2 – Testing waterproof materials

Today, Year 2 had a problem to solve in Science. Howard had a hole in his umbrella and wanted to patch it up with a waterproof material. We tested various materials to find out whether they were waterproof or adsorbent to help him out.

Call and Response

In our music lesson Year 2 have been creating sound patterns based on call and response. Our unit started off by exploring different animal sounds and using instruments to replicate them. We then went on an animal safari and clapped simple patterns about the animals...

Everyday Materials – Year 2 Science

To launch our new topic on Everyday Materials, Year 2 went on a Materials Hunt. We found items made of wood, plastic, metal, glass, rubber, fabric and brick. We then discussed the properties of each material and learnt some new vocabulary: transparent; rigid and...

How to make apple cookies?

In our English lessons year 2 have been learning about instructional texts. We have been looking at different types of instructions and the different organisational features. Today, we looked at recipes and our task was to follow a step by step guide to make apple...

Staying healthy, keeping clean

In Science, Year 2 have been learning about healthy lifestyles. We have looked at the effects of diet, exercise and hygiene on the body. This week we carried out an experiment to learn why we use soap when we wash our hands. We filled a bowl with water and then...

Super Skipping

In PE year 2 have been working on fundamental skills and developing jumping and skipping techniques. This week we did a jump circuit to complete a range of jumping and skipping challenges. We then persevered to jump using a long rope. The children have tried so hard...