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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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  • Year 2: What have we learned so far about the Kalahari Desert?

    Published 18/06/25
    In Geography we are learning more about Southern Africa, including the Kalahari Desert. This week we have linked this with our English work, where the children have been looking at leaflets. The leaflets include facts about the Kalahari, as well as s
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  • Year 2: How have people adapted to different climates in Southern Africa?

    Published 11/06/25
    This week in Geography, the children learned how humans have adapted to different climates. There are lots of different climates across Southern Africa. In hot and sunny areas, light and loose clothing to stay cool will be worn. They also build
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  • Year 2: What are the countries in Southern Africa and can you locate the Kalahari Desert?

    Published 04/06/25
    This week in Geography, the children were exploring where in the world the region of Southern Africa is, which countries are located there, and what some of the physical features of the area are. The countries in the area we are looking at are: Angol
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  • Year 2: How has fire safety changed since 1666?

    Published 21/05/25
    This week in History, we have compared what people in 1666 had to today. The tools and equipment used to put out the fire have been changed / updated to make them more effective. Now we have a Fire Brigade whose job it is to protect us. They hav
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