What is inside a seed?
Published 15/01/26
This week in year 2 we have been talking about healthy food and we made our own healthy wraps, which were delicious!
Year 2 News
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Read MoreYear 2: Can you describe where China is on a map? Can you remember any countries that share a boarder?
Published 07/01/26This week in year 2 we have introduced our new topic of China and looked at where it is on the map. We have been looking at money and learning how to make different amounts. In writing we have been looking at retelling the story of Zog using time adverbs to help us.
Read MoreYear 2: Who was your favourite character in ‘A Christmas Collar’?
Published 16/12/25This week, Year 2 have been reading a story called ‘A Christmas Collar’. It was about a dog called Lumi, who finds one of Santa’s reindeer collars! The children have been practising how to retell a story, as well as how to describe.jpg)
Read MoreYear 2: What was your favourite ‘Lights, Camel, Action!’ song?
Published 10/12/25This week the children have worked so hard on their nativity performance, as well as keeping up with the learning of the week. We are so proud of their attitude towards their learning, as well as their performance, and are looking forward to one more
Read MoreWhat did we learn from Florence Nightingale this week?
Published 03/12/25This week the children in Year 2 had an excellent time meeting Florence Nightingale! We got to meet her and listen to her life story, which included acting out some of the characters with her. We then were able to explore the museum and go
Read MoreYear 2: Who was Mary Seacole? What makes her similar/different to Florence Nightingale?
Published 26/11/25Mary Seacole (Mother Seacole) was a British-Jamaican nurse. She had expert knowledge of herbal remedies, which she had learned from her mother, who was also a nurse. Examples of this include aloe vera for burns, or ginger for nausea/diarrhoea. She tr
Read MoreYear 2: Who was Florence Nightingale, and why was she significant?
Published 19/11/25In preparation for our trip, we started learning about Florence Nightingale. We acted out what it would have been like in hospitals before Florence Nightingale's time. Although the children thought it was very silly to lie on the floor, some
Read MoreYear 2: What does it mean to be significant?
Published 14/11/25This week in History, we had a great discussion about the word significant: A significant person is someone who has changed events in the time they lived; improved or worsened people’s lives; changed people’s minds/ ideas or had a last
Read MoreYear 2: What are the careers we can have in medicine, and how have they changed over time?
Published 05/11/25This week in History we discussed how medicine has changed over time. For example, technology over time has improved, so instead of one doctor for everything, we now have specialists, like orthopaedic doctors, paediatricians for babies/ children and
Read MoreYear 2: What does 'Isn't Life Wonderful?' mean to you?
Published 22/10/25This week the children have explored a poem called Isn’t Life Wonderful? From a book called Cloud Busting, by Malorie Blackman. We read the poem and explored the themes, which is all about noticing the little things that make life wonderful. Th
Read MoreYear 2: What is sustainability?
Published 15/10/25In Science, we talked about sustainability, which is about small changes we can make to help look after the planet. We discussed what we can do to help, like recycling and reusing materials. We explored which materials are reusable and
Read MoreYear 2: How would we use common map symbols to show the features of Worcester Park on a map?
Published 08/10/25This week we had the opportunity to go and explore our local area. The children were challenged to find human and physical features of Worcester park. We found key buildings like our school, churches and shops, and the park was certainly a welcome ad