Year 2 News

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

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

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

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

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

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