Year 2 – Crimson & Scarlet
Jul 11 2025
What a busy week for Year 2! On Wednesday, we all boarded a coach and headed off to Bhaktivedanta Manor near Watford to learn more about the Hindu faith. We visited the shrine room, learnt about traditional music and even got to wear wonderful Indian clothes. We then had a delicious vegetarian lunch together. It …
Jul 04 2025
We’ve had a fantastic week in Year 2, full of some really great learning experiences! We visited the science fair which had been prepared by Year 6. There we were able to learn about so many aspects of science by taking part in the activities pupils had set up. Did you know that electricity can …
Jun 27 2025
This week in Year 2 we have all been very busy. In English, we read a story about a monster which comes to life at the flick of a switch. Children then designed their own monsters before writing amusing instruction manuals to explain how to use the monsters. We had great fun reading them! In …
Jun 23 2025
This week, children have been very creative in maths. They were set the challenge of using a set number of straws to create different 2D shapes. We even discovered the name of a 12 sided shape! Do you know it? In History, we have been learning about the life of Nelson Mandela. We did some …
Jun 13 2025
This week, Year 2 have continued their learning about fractions. We used toy cars and had to place the cars at given points on the ‘road’. For example, one car got to 1 and 1/2 meters. Children worked out where to place the car from the start line. Everyone got really stuck in and enjoyed …
Jun 06 2025
Welcome back to our final half term of Year 2! We hope you all had an enjoyable week off school. A theme has been running through the week – Our Wonderful World. In RE we we spent some peaceful time outside listening to sounds and seeing what is around us. In Art, we have done …
May 24 2025
We can’t believe we have come to the end of our penultimate half term of Year 2. Time certainly flies when you’re having fun! This week in Year 2, children have been learning about seeds and bulbs as part of their Science lessons. We learnt that we can eat some bulbs such as garlic and …
May 18 2025
This week, Year 2 have written their very own sequel to a book that we read about a Grandad who goes on an adventure in a camper van. Children imagined that they travelled to South Africa and visited sites such as Table Mountain, the Orange River and Cape Town. We used our learning in Geography …
May 09 2025
It has been a short week, with the bank holiday and our trip to London, but we have still managed to fit a lot in! The highlight has got to be the wonderful trip to the National Gallery. We had an amazing day and the children did ACS proud. The experience the children had was …
May 02 2025
This week, children have been learning about different methods we can use to divide in maths. We have made greeat progrerss so far! Learning times tables can help us to divide as it is the inverse. In Geography, we have started to learn about South Africa. We have used the Atlas to find out more. …
