Should Jack go up the beanstalk?
Should Jack climb the beanstalk? We tried to persuade him and we took sides in class. We came up with some great reasons for and against the idea.
4Hello and welcome to Year 2.
Our Year 2 Team: Miss Hathaway, Miss Dudley, Mrs Carpenter, Mrs Kelly, Miss Wilson and Mrs Lawson.
In Year 2 we always try our very best and come to school ready to learn with big smiles on our faces. We ae excited for the year ahead and can’t wait to see all of the wonderful work that you produce.
Information for Parents
Please click here for our Autumn Term Overview 2023
Please click here for 2GH TimetableΒ
Please click here for 2TD Timetable
PE
PE kit consists of navy blue shorts or leggings, a sky blue polo shirt and trainers or pumps.
Year 2GH have PE every Wednesday.
Year 2TD have PE every Thursday.
Homework
Homework and Spellings are given every Friday.
Reading
Please encourage your child to read every night for around 5-10 minutes.
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Should Jack climb the beanstalk? We tried to persuade him and we took sides in class. We came up with some great reasons for and against the idea.
4We worked hard in art today to make expressive collages of the Titanic.
202GH have been painting using primary colours. We made sure that the paint was thick so that we could move it around the page and created our own ‘impasto’ techniques.
21We have started our multiplication journey. We have been busy learning about repeated addition this week.
22This Friday, 8th December 2023, we will be having our very own Santa Dash! A chance to squeeze in an extra fitness session whilst having some festive fun ππΎββοΈππ½ππ½ββοΈππ π½π€Άπ»
Watch this space! π
19We have been investigating our first explorer Ibn Battuta in Year 2. We researched the countries he visited and how he travelled today.
70We started our new Christianity topic by looking at Christian symbols and artefacts. Christians believe God has many titles so we thought about the different labels we have.
65Year 2 have been sorting things into 3 categories-alive, dead and never been alive. We had a lot of fun looking at the things that were alive too!
16Year 2 have been sorting things into 3 categories – alive, dead and ever been alive. We had a lot of fun looking at some living things from the playground too!
172GH made some beautiful poppies to help us remember today.
72We investigated the question are the oldest children the tallest today in @SmithdownPrimY2 #smithdownsci
89Lots of discussion with our connect retrieval task today matching features of different stages of development. It was lovely to hear some of our fabulous new vocabulary being used independently #smithdownsci @SmithdownPrimY2 @baronbedford @Edu_Meadows
24After learning about life cycles, @SmithdownPrimY5 kindly invited us to watch their butterfly release this afternoon. 4 classes of pure excitement π¦ #smithdownsci @SmithdownPrimY2
28Today we kicked off our topic and @Curriculum_USP project in @SmithdownPrimY2 by recapping what an animal is and learning about vertebrates/invertebrates @baronbedford @Edu_Meadows #smithdownsci
25First day back for me today and a lovely day spent with @SmithdownPrimY2 counting and discussing precious items important to us @misshath2 #smithdownre
25We retold the model text. We used picture clues to help. We are ready to write our own circular story now #smithdownwriters #smithdownreaders
23This week we have been busy using flexible partitioning #smithdownmaths
24We reviewed our favourite photographs and discussed the impact the darkness or light had on our pictures #smithdowncomputing
23In computing we took photographs in dark places. We then spoke about lighting, used torches and other light sources to improve our pictures #smithdowncomputing
23Year 2 were hard at work on Friday – ordering numbers #smithdownmaths
19Year 2 have worked so hard to share the Jewish creation story with each other this week #smithdownre
24So proud of these boys in Year 2 who have represented our school in the first sporting competition of the year! Exceptional behaviour, some amazing football and lots of smiles! Thank you @Liverpool_SSP for a great afternoon #smithdownpe β½οΈ
25We used a range of different scales on our empty number lines. We had to place the numbers where we thought they would go. #smithdownmaths
22On Friday Year 2 were hard at work estimating the position of numbers on a number line #smithdownmaths
24We are loving our computing topic – photography! Today we thought about what makes a good photograph and had to capture a range of different images using different criteria. #smithdowncomputing
22We loved voting for our new School Councillor today #smithdownextra @IrelandIreland1 @SmithdownPr
25Year 2 had such a good time on the tour bus looking for local landmarks and your behaviour was exceptional too #smithdowngeog
21Working hard partitioning 2 digit numbers in maths today #smithdownmaths
21We worked on our dribbling skills in PE today #smithdownpe
26Today we explored our local area using Google maps. We used our postcode to find our own homes and spotted familiar places around school too. #smithdowngeog
27We then went back to class and reviewed our work
24We started our new computing topic and became photographers this week. We played photography bingo and experimented with different subjects #smithdowncomputing
22We worked in teams to make a better map than Anna and Crocodile #smithdownreaders #smithdownwriters
22Subtracting multiples of ten in maths #smithdownmaths
25So proud of these superstars adding in multiples of tens today #smithdownmaths
24Roll and stop in PE. We explored stopping the ball with our hands and feet this week #smithdownpe
27In maths this morning we started to estimate the position of multiples of ten on a number line. #smithdownmaths
20.We then moved onto learning about the surrounding waters of the UK. We completed a jigsaw of the UK and used a map to help us to label the water around us. #smithdowngeog
19In Geography this afternoon we used an atlas to help us name the countries of the UK and the capital cities. We worked so well with a partner #smithdowngeog
23On Friday we put Anna and Crocodile in the hot seat #smithdownreaders @clpe1
21PE IS BACK!! We had a lovely PE lesson in the sunshine today. We aimed at a target from different distances #smithdownpe @misshath2 @SmithdownPr @SmithdownPrimY6
27Today in maths we put objects into groups of ten and then counted them. We recognised that ten ones made a ten too. #smithdownmaths
Wow 2GH, I am so impressed with your predictions about our new story. You also asked some really inquisitive questions @misshath2 @SmithdownPr
26This morning we found some treasure chests in our room. We found some clues about our new story. #smithdownreaders @misshath2 @SmithdownPr
28Year 2 have been reading βThe Beautiful Oopsβ and thinking about how we can celebrate our mistakes and turn them into something special. #smithdownart @SmithdownPrimY2
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