Pine & Cedar – Year 2

We were extremely lucky and had a visit from Amey Zoo. We got to learn a lot about many different animals and we even got to touch them!

We have been learning all about different animals and their habitats this half term. We started off with a walk to the nature area where we saw the different minibeasts we can find in our school grounds. We used magnifying glasses to have a closer look at what we found. Last Wednesday, we were lucky enough to have a … Read more

Today Pine did their assembly and did an excellent job. Well done everyone.

We have been building up to this day for a long time now, with a lot of work going into making our houses and learning all about the Great Fire of London. It has been a very busy day for Pine class and the pinnacle came as we set out our houses ready for the … Read more

Cedar Class have been so excited all week about Firework Night! In class we have been discussing and learning all about Guy Fawkes. The children have learnt a lot about who he was and why he is remembered every year. This afternoon the children practised their cutting skills, creating exciting lines from a cardboard tube to form … Read more

For our science work today we were working outside looking for signs of Autumn. It was exciting to find lots of evidence on the ground-leaves, seeds and their cases, toadstools, berries and dead twigs. We enjoyed walking through the dead leaves and listening to their crunching sound.

All Year 2 children have finished their joined up handwriting lessons. We have spent two weeks learning to join letters neatly and now we will join-up all the time. We still need to practice in the holiday.

We have had a very busy return to school in Pine but we have had a lot of fun so far and are looking forward to the rest of the term. When we came back to school, we all had lots of exciting news, photos and posters, to share with the class. We then made … Read more

Class 2 have been learning how to play the recorder this term and performed an assembly for parents to show them their progress.  Below watch Class 2 perform a few warm up exercises before the main performance.

In D & T we have designed and made a vehicle that has an axle and wheels. We had to use a bench hook and hacksaw to saw the dowelling to make the axle, to attach wheels to. Here we are testing to see which vehicle would travel the furthest. Everyone was very excited about the … Read more