Year 2
Mrs ChapmanWelcome to Year 2
Gateshead FC visit
We have been lucky enough to welcome Tony, Paul and Ken from Gateshead FC who brought the FA trophy in to show the children in school. They shared their story of winning the trophy following extra time and penalties within the game on 11th May 2024. The children asked...
Sporting Stars
On Wednesday morning Year 2 went to Lord Lawson to take part in some multi-skills activities alongside other Birtley schools. The children enjoyed tennis, dodgeball, long jump, football and much more. Everyone showed an excellent sporting attitude and were certainly...
Take One Picture 2024
Whole School Art Day In conjunction with The National Gallery in London, on Friday, Barley Mow Primary School pupils once again took part in the annual Take One Picture art project. This involves studying an art work from the gallery's collection alongside other...
Olympic 2024 Celebrations
To celebrate this year’s Olympics in Paris, the whole school took part in a range of activities. The children were able to create their own torches at home and there were some fantastic entries. The winner from each class was awarded their very own medal. During the...
Yummy Honey 🍯
In English we have been reading ‘The Bee Book’ by Charlotte Miller. It’s been fascinating researching and finding out facts about all sorts of different bees. This week, we found out about the most famous bee of all… the honey bee!We found out WHY bees need to make...
Phonics Club
Today was the last session of our phonics club. Over the last 5 weeks we have enjoyed playing ‘Race for it!’ and ‘Find it!’ as well as phonics bingo and ‘Dragon’s Den’ (Phonics Play program). We have had lots of fun while practicing our phonics skills too!
What conditions do plants need to grow and stay healthy?🪴
In science Year 2 have been working scientifically to observe what plants need to grow and stay healthy. We set up a comparative test to see what conditions were best for the plants. The results were very clear! We found out that plants need water, light and a...
Terrific Tennis 🎾
Year 2 have been learning more skills to support playing tennis. The children have developed their racket skills by practising under arm, forehand and backhand strokes. They also developed their movement back and forwards towards the net. Everyone is looking forward...
Our Area
As part of their geography topic, Year 2 have been investigating the local area around our school. First, they looked at maps and planned a route of areas to walk around and explore. Then they walked around the areas to look at the positive features in our...
Henri Rousseau
Year 2 have continued to study the life and work of Henri Rousseau during their art lessons. They have progressed from sketching foliage to adding the finer details and colour. We can’t wait to see their finished pieces displayed in our classroom.
Anyone for Tennis?🎾
Year 2 have had a super start to their Tennis lessons in PE. They began by practising basic throwing and catching skills using their hand to eye coordination. The children were then shown how to use a racket and hit a ball individually then to a friend. This was quite...
Ruler Rules! 📏
Year 2 have been learning to measure objects to the nearest cm with a ruler. The children watched carefully how to use a ruler correctly then practised measuring different objects round the classroom with a friend. They then tried hard to use a ruler independently and...