Blog by Tag: Year 2

The children experimented with ripping different types of paper and explored making marks with black paint.

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In D & T the children have been testing out differsnt ways to use paper to build structures of varying strength. One group managed a structure of card that was nine storeys high today!

Congratulations on a wonderful Sports

We talked about the differences between processed food and fresh food. The children then used peeling, grating and squeezing techniques to make their own potato rosti, which could be a healthy breakfast or snack.

We explored the area outside the classrooms for plants. We used magnifying glasses to look carefully at the plants’ features.

On Sunday it is the feast of the English Martyrs. In class today Y2 found out about the English Martyrs.

How can you waterproof a hat?

KS1 End of topic assembly Desert to Garden.

As part of our ‘Major Glad, Major Dizzy’ work in English, the children designed their own peg doll character and then made it using a range of materials.

Today, we celebrated Safer Internet Day by having two assemblies led by our Childnet Digital Leaders group from Year 5 & 6 with a special guest support from Kirsty Carter, part of Merseyside Police's Cyber Crime team. 

The theme this year was ‘Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others…

As part of their work on mechanisms Y2 investigated axles.