Nov 28 2025
There was a lot of excitement in school on Thursday morning with the last minute closure due to local water supply issues. Everyone, including teachers, love a surprise couple of hours off school! Excitement continued on Friday morning with non-school uniform in advance of the Winter Fair. Despite all this, Year 2 have continued to …
Nov 21 2025
In English we have been reading an alternative version of ‘Rapunzel’ by Bethan Woolvin. We have thought about Rapunzel’s character and used adjectives to describe her and the witch. Next week we are planning to learn the story through actions and write it. In Maths we have been working with multiples of 10 to make …
Nov 16 2025
Another very creative week in Year 2 inspired by Remembrance Day, The children really reflected on the history and independently took the inspiration into their continuous provision learning. During Friendship Friday and Anti-bullying week we reflected on what makes a good friend. Lots of lovely ideas that we know the children will put into practice, …
Nov 13 2025
We hope you all had a lovely half term break. We are all raring to go for the next half term and the lead up to Christmas with lots of fun activities planned. The term has started off as busy as ever. In English we read Jim and the Beanstalk which has led on perfectly …
Oct 24 2025
On Wednesday we embraced our creative selves and spent the day focusing on our observational skills using pen, pencil and wax. We created some vibrant Autumn leaves with wax and ink, using the wax resist technique. We have enjoyed learning about Diwali as a festival of light this week and we made some wonderful rangoli …
Oct 17 2025
Well the highlight of our week has got to be our wonderful trip to Mountfitchet Castle. What a fabulous place for exploring a motte and bailey castle and how the Normans lived. The visit really brought all this term’s learning to life and the children in Year 2 did Alban City School proud, demonstrating excellent …
Oct 03 2025
This week Year 3 children were transported back to the Stone Age! When we entered the hall on Tuesday, we were suprised to find a cave man from this prehistoric era! He was making his own tools, wore animal skins as clothes and had to hunt for his food. He even tried to create fire …
Sep 25 2025
In History lessons, children have continued to learn about the Stone Age. We have identified some animals which were alive in this period and how they differ from animals alive today. We will soon be having an exciting Stone Age Day on 30th September! In English, children have been using some wonderful adjectives and adverbs …
Sep 12 2025
Another fabulous week in Year 2, full of creativity and learning. The children are showing independence, collaboration and are taking responsibility for developing their ideas and inspiring each other. We have embraced our History topic of ‘Castles’ and have demonstrated our learning in so many different ways. Some children are designing, building and labelling models …
Jul 11 2025
It was wonderful to see so many of you at our open evening on Thursday, and we hope you all saw the art in the school gallery! We really enjoyed getting to catch up and celebrate all of the great work the children have done this year, and discuss how exciting it was seeing them …
