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  • Year 2: What are the careers we can have in medicine, and how have they changed over time?

    Published 05/11/25
    This 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
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  • Year 2: What does 'Isn't Life Wonderful?' mean to you?

    Published 22/10/25
    This 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
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  • Year 2: What is sustainability?

    Published 15/10/25
    In 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
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  • Year 2: How would we use common map symbols to show the features of Worcester Park on a map?

    Published 08/10/25
    This 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
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  • Year 2: What landmarks, human and physical features can you identify from aerial photos of London?

    Published 01/10/25
    This week, the children have been continuing their work on map skills, by investigating aerial photos of London and comparing them to maps of the area. We talked about the difference between a physical feature and human feature and found differe
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  • Year 2: What have we learnt about materials this week?

    Published 25/09/25
    In Science this week, we have explored how to change materials by squashing, bending, twisting or stretching. The children used a range of materials including Playdoh, fabric (cotton), paper, plastic and metal to decide whether these materials could
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  • Year 2: What are the common map symbols and why are they used?

    Published 17/09/25
    This week in Geography we investigated the symbols we might find on a map:  Map symbols are used to show landmarks on a map, such as roads, parks, schools or shops. They are pictures instead of words to make it easier to read the map. We use
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  • Year 2: Can you describe where countries in the UK are using the directions north, south, east and west?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

    Published 12/09/25
     This week, the children have been learning some positional language. For example, England is south of Scotland. Wales is west of England. To add to this, some children were challenged to describe diagonal positions, such as Scotland is north ea
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  • Year 2: Welcome Back!

    Published 05/09/25
    This week, the children have settled back in really well into school. We spent a lot of our week reviewing what we know. For example, in English, we revised what we know about handwriting, punctuation and how to use capital letters and full stops. Th
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  • Year 2: What is inside a mosque and what happens there?

    Published 09/07/25
    This week we used the VR headsets to explore mosques from around the world to look at their physical features. We also spoke about what happens there and some of the rules around being inside a mosque, such as taking your shoes off, and washing yours
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  • Year 2: What have you learned about your new classroom?

    Published 02/07/25
    On Wednesday this week, the children took part in ‘Move up Morning’. Everyone had the opportunity to go and visit their new classrooms and meet their new teachers. There was a real buzz of excitement in the air all morning and the childre
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  • Year 2: What are the different biomes of Southern Africa, and how do they compare to the UK?

    Published 25/06/25
    This week in Geography, the children spent the day learning more about the range of biomes that exist across Southern Africa. Some of the biomes explored were the desert, savannah and rainforest. We compared the temperature and rainfall in those area
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