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  • Year 2: How do we know so much about the Great Fire of London?

    Published 14/05/26
    This week, we learned about how we know what happened during the Great Fire of London. We discovered that people living at the time wrote about the fire in diaries, letters and newspapers. For example, Samuel Pepys recorded his experiences in his dia
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  • Year 2: Are there any food chains happening in our allotment?

    Published 06/05/26
    Our carrot seeds are growing well. We know that the sun is giving them energy, and that we will receive that energy when we eat the carrots!    Sun ->  carrots ->  humans (us!) We came up with some other example
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  • What is a collage?

    Published 29/04/26
    In Art over the last few weeks, we have been inspired by the work of artist Romare Bearden, as well as art works of the Great Fire of London, and have created our own collages. The children had to paint their own coloured paper, thinking about the te
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  • Year 2: What effect did the Great Fire have on London?​​​​​​​

    Published 22/04/26
    This week the children were asked to compare London before 1666 and after. Here are some of the ideas they came up with: Before the fire, houses in London were close together and the streets were very narrow. After the fire, the houses were spread o
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  • Year 2 – When did the Great fire of London start, and what caused it?

    Published 13/04/26
    This week, the children have begun to explore the events of 1666. We created a timeline of what happened: The fire started on Pudding Lane on September 2nd 1666. It lasted for 5 days. Experts think that it was caused by a spark in Thomas Farriner&
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  • Year 2: What have you learned about toys?

    Published 24/03/26
    Throughout our topic, the children have explored the history of toys, including the earliest types, the materials from which toys are made, notable toy manufacturers such as Ruth Handler and Mattel, and the reasons behind the changes in toy materials
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  • Year 2: What are the features of micro-habitats? (Designing a bug hotel).

    Published 16/03/26
    This week we used what we have learned in Forest School and Science to design bug hotels. We thought about different minibeasts and their micro-habitats. A big factor in where a minibeast lives is down to their diet. For example: Cate
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  • Year 2: How do you make a jam sandwich?

    Published 11/03/26
    In English, we have been practising instruction writing. In order to better understand how to write instructions clearly, we wrote and then followed instructions on how to make a jam sandwich. The children were able to clearly describe the steps i
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  • Year 2: What toys did our parents and grandparents play with? How do they compare?

    Published 04/03/26
    Toys from the past were made with different materials to today’s toys. In the past, most toys were made with wood, metal or fabric. More modern toys are now made with plastic. Lots of modern toys are electric.  During History this week
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  • Year 2: How can I do different jobs in a group?

    Published 25/02/26
    In order to be an effective team member, sometimes we lead, and other times we listen. We need to take turns with different roles so that everyone feels like they have had a chance to try and show what they can do. We need to show that we can empathi
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  • Year 2: How do we stay safe online?

    Published 11/02/26
    Tuesday this week was Safer Internet Day. The aim of the day is to promote awareness of what the internet is and how we should be using it safely.  We have spent some time talking about how we might use the internet safely. We also read a sto
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  • Year 2: Can you describe what happened to us last week?

    Published 04/02/26
    In English, we have written a recount of our encounter with some dragon eggs. The children had to explain the details of the day by using time adverbs (first, then, next, after, etc) and use adjectives to create expanded noun phrases (three large, co
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