Year 2 News
Before the Christmas break, the children in Year 2 undertook a great Design and Technology project - moving mechanisms. The children invesigated a variety of books with moving mechanisms and identified how the mechanisms worked. Then they took part in some focused practical tasks with the remit to make a moving picture that moved [...]
Please click the links below to access the Curriculum Letters which were emailed to parents on the week beginning 8/1/24 Spring 1 Welcome letter 2024 Spring 1 2024 Curriculum letter Y2 Beaumanor second letter 2024
On Monday 13th November, Florence Nightingale and Sydney Herbert came to visit Year 2. The children found out all about her life and had the opportunity to dress up and reenact a scene from the hospital in Scutari. They were able to the handle artefacts from the Victorian era and explore them. [...]
We hope that you have had a wonderful half term break. The children have made a great start back and are enjoying our new topic: "How did these wonder women change the world?" They are already very knowledgeable about the life of Florence Nightingale! For more information please see our learning letter and curriculum [...]
In Geography, our topic "How is life on a remote island home different to living in West Bridgford?" culminated in the children designing and making their own island home for homework. The children used their new knowledge of human and physical features to design these amazing islands. [...]
This half term we have been practising our gymnastic skills. We learnt different types of rolls such as tucks and logs, balances such as dish and arches and learnt to travel in different ways and at different heights. Towards the end of the unit, we put all our knowledge togather on a variety of [...]
Welcome to Year 2. We hope that you have had a wonderful break and are rested and excited for a new year. The Year 2 team have been so impressed with how well the children have settled in and we have had a wonderful time getting to know them. Click the links below to [...]
Today we investigated different vehicles, learning the names of key parts of them and identifying what they are for.
On Friday afternoon, Year 2 had a brilliant time at their trampolining session, which was our final 'health week' activity. Their beaming smiles were almost as wide as their bounces were high and we absolutely loved seeing them have so much fun, whilst being active. We wanted to share these photographs with you, even [...]
