Year 2

Year 2 have been finding out about the similarities and differences between Shabbat and Hanukkah celebrations.

Knowledge: I can describe how Shabbat (day of rest) is important to a Jew and how Jews may go to Synagogue during this period.

Skills: I can discuss some of the events from each…

Year 2 have been learning about Online Safety and how to access the internet safely using key words.  They have accessed the internet using Google to find information about Tenerife.

Knowledge: to use keywords in an online search to find key information about a topic.

Skills: to work…

Year 2 enjoyed exploring the Nativity story at Hope Farm Church last week.

Knowledge: to understand its importance to Christians at Christmas time.

Skills: through the characters' perspectives, to say why the birth of Jesus was so important for Christians

Vocab: Nativity, Magi, Gold,…

Year 2 were investigating material strength and how an egg shell's shape can be good for building structures.

Knowledge: Identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular…

Year 2 have been exploring  the concept of secrets and surprises.

Knowledge: to discuss the difference between a secret and a surprise

Skills: to identify different feelings when I know a secret and have a surprise

Vocab: excited, surprised, disgusted

Year 2 have been exploring the Jewish celebration of Purim and have been baking fruit tarts for a banquet.

Knowledge: to retell the events of a Purim celebration

Skills: to know that Purim is an event on the Jewish calendar

Vocab: Purim, banquet, charity, fruit tarts, freedom, Esther,…

Year 2 are investigating how the shapes of solid objects can be stretched, twisted, bent or squashed.  They explored 3 materials - air dried clay, plasticine and Playdoh.

Knowledge: to find out how the shapes of solid objects can be squashed, twisted, stretched and bent

Skills: to use…

Year 2 have set up an experiment to investigate how food can create gas in the stomach.  They used sodium bicarbonate and vinegar and observed over time the chemical reaction.

Knowledge: I can describe the importance of eating the right amounts of different types of food

Skills: I…

Year 2 have been discussing and role playing the story of Moses and how he was saved from death by his big sister, Miriam.  We talked about how "big sisters" help us and our family.

Knowledge: to answer the question "How did Miriam show courage and truthfulness and choose right from…

Year 2 are exploring the meaning of different families.

Knowledge:

• To begin to understand the range of families they may encounter now and in the future.

Skills: 

• I understand that families can be made up of different people.
• I understand that I should respect different types…

Year 2 had a lovely day at Bickley Farm, learning all about animal skeletons and bird habitats.

Year 2 have been learning to partition 2 digit numbers into different combinations this week.

Knowledge: Partition any 2 digit number into tens and ones to demonstrate an understanding of place value

Skills; use Base 10 equipment to support me in splitting the tens from the ones

Vocab:…