We had a fabulous week this week!

The best day of the week was Thursday when we had a full day of sporting fun. We started with a morning of competing in a range of athletic events where we tried to score as many points for our house as possible. Then, after lunch, we had fun making inspirational banners and flags to use during the main event. We ended our school day with a full session with Pro20. We came back later in the evening for our Sports Evening and PSA Fete with our friends and family.

Besides all the fun, we also managed a lot of learning in the classroom. In Maths, we have continued consolidating our understanding of multiplication and division by exploring the 5 and 10 times table before moving on to dividing by 2. In Literacy, we have completed our draft diary entry, edited it using our toolkit and have begun writing up our neat copies.

In Science, we explored the rainforest habitat and have begun discussing the different problems they face. In RE, we listened to the story of St Piran and looked at places around us that might be connected to him and his stories. In Geography, we explored the Jurassic Coastline and learned to identify a variety of physical features along this coastline. Finally, in DT we explored a variety of tools used for prepping food. Then, we had a go at using some of them, making sure we kept ourselves safe while using the tools.

Finally, a very well done to:
> Isabella for getting the Ready Award for her awesome effort at writing her neat copy.
> Lilly T for getting the Respectful Award for always coming in to the class with a smile and remembering her please and thank you.
> Finley for getting the Safe Award for always including his friends in his games and being a kind and gentle friend.

We don't know about you, but it has been one HOT week here in Class 2!

We have had to find some very innovative ways to keep cool and continue learning in our very hot classroom this week. We have had barefoot classroom, water tray congas, forest school lessons and joining Steve Backshall to watch videos about the Polar habitats to try and help us cool down enough to learn. However, despite the heatwave, we ploughed on and got oodles of learning this week.

In Maths, we have completed all units of learning for the year, and so we have started consolidating some key learning from the year. This week, we have started consolidating our understanding of multiplication and division. We have had everything from table maths to carpet maths... and in all this we have managed to use bar models and arrays to visualise multiplication. In Literacy, we have continued working on our diary entry and constructed expanded noun phrases to make our sentences "juicy."

In Science, we looked at how the environment is constantly changing. We looked at a variety of habitats and how they might change naturally. We also looked at the impact of human activity on these habitats. We had a cool, calm session in our forest school area. We took our Explorer Journals and made notes of what we saw and had a very serious discussions about how our activities there might impact the habitat and the many micro-habitats there. In PSHE, we ended our unit on relationships by talking about people who are special to us and reflected on what makes them special to us.

In RE, we discussed our understanding of the word "sacred" and "holy." We also looked at some sacred buildings and worked together to understand why they are sacred to some people. In Geography we looked at some coastlines around the UK and used Google Map to help us locate them on our maps. We were really good at remembering our learning from previous terms about the difference between physical and human features as we explored some photos of coastlines. Finally, in DT we used our learning from the previous lesson about a balanced meal to help us create a balanced and healthy menu for our end of term Teddy Bear's Picnic. In Computing, we revisited our understanding about life on the ISS before we received an invitation from our friendly alien Paxi to join him for a day on the ISS. We now have to digitally design, draw and annotate a bag with 4 key essential things to take with us.

Finally, a very well done to:
> Lilly R for getting the Ready Award for her resilience and perseverance. 
> Theo for getting the Respectable Award for making really good choices during his RWI lessons and doing some great reading.
> Sofia for getting the Safe Award for being a kind and helpful friend.
> Darcie and Jimmy for earning their London Achievement Award. 

Please look below for a montage of images from our Science learning this week.

First of all, thank you Class 2 families for joining us on Wednesday for our Art Show and to celebrate the children's amazing artworks. It was a joy to see you all and watch the pride with which each of the children showed off their creations.

The highlight of the week, however, has to be the virtual session with the Royal Ballet and Opera House, London on Wednesday. We were joined by Class 1 to meet ballet dancers from the RBO and learn about the history of ballet, whilst learning some very beautiful ballet moves along the way. We also went backstage to meet the teams who help put the many ballet shows together. Please look at the image for some of the photos from this session.

In Maths, we have completed our unit on Position and Direction. In Literacy, we have learned to use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions and used them to write the next paragraph of our diary entries. In Science we recapped our understanding of habitats and have begun exploring a variety of different habitats and the animals that live in them. In Geography, we have begun a new unit on what it is like to live by the coast. This week, we looked at the different bodies of water that surround the UK and used the cardinal points to describe their locations. We ended the week with a very interesting Computing lesson where we learned about the ISS and learned to use an interactive map of the ISS to navigate its many different modules.

Finally, a very well done to:
> William for getting the Ready Award for his amazing effort at learning his times table and moving up to France in his AtW Challenge.
> Emily for getting the Respectful Award for her amazing effort at using her inside voice in the classroom.
> Darcie for getting the Safe Award for being always being a kind friend and being a super helper.
> Finley, Harriet, Theo and Lilly T for getting their London Achievement Award.

First week back after a glorious half-term, and Class 2 have hit the ground running again. 

The highlight of the week has been our stop motion animation finale in Computing. We worked with our partners to review the animation we made before the break and corrected all the bugs we could identify in our animation. Then, after a lot of discussions and adjustments, we created our final animation. Then, we took time to reflect and self-evaluate our end product.

In Maths, we have finally completed our unit on telling Time using an analogue clock. In Literacy, we have written the first paragraph of our diary entries and edited it by adverbials of time. In Science, we continued our enquiry into living things and their habitats by looking at food chains and the importance of understanding food chain to see how everything in this world is interconnected. In PSHE, we had a very active and interesting conversation around physical contact between friends and how the definition of appropriate physical contact differs between us. In RE, we took time to reflect on our learning from the previous unit on Christian aspect of the good news to talk about how friendship, peace and forgiveness can also help us in our own lives.

In History, we continued our enquiry into the English Monarchy by comparing the two monarchs we have been learning about - William the Conqueror and Charles III - to understand how the monarchy has changed over time.

Finally, a very well done to Lilly R for getting her London Achievement Award. 

Please note that this half term, we do not have a new KIRF. Instead, we will be using the time to consolidate our understanding of counting up in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s. This was our KIRF focus in the Autumn term 1, and so please use the suggested activities in KIRFs_Year 2 Aut1 sheet to practice these skills at home with your children.

And in a blink of an eye, another half term is done! And what a glorious day to finish a great half term!

This week, albeit a day shorter than normal, Class 2 have learned oodles. In Maths, we have continued learning to tell time using an analogue clock. This week, we have learned to tell time to the hour, half past the hour and have begun to grasp the idea of 5 minutes past the hour. In Literacy, we have bun planning our diary entries. We will begin writing our draft diary entries when we get back after the break.

In Science, we learned about the difference between herbivores, carnivores and omnivores, while in History, we continued learning about the reign of William the Conqueror by looking at the different castles he built. In Computing, we have worked really hard to plan our stop motion animations and cannot wait to create them when we come back.

Finally, a very well done to Roux for getting his London Achievement Award. 

Have a lovely half term break and see you all again back here for more learning adventures on Monday 1 June 2026.

Finally, a very well done to:

> Jimmy for getting the Ready Award for the amazing progress he has been making in Maths.
> Jane for getting the Respectful Award for taking really good care of her equipment.
> Harriet for getting the Safe Award for being an amazing team player.
> Isabella for getting her London Achievement Award.

We have a lot to celebrate this week here in Class 2!

First, our Mrs Connell is getting married this Saturday and she will come back to school next week as Mrs Sammels. Next, we have all finished writing and editing our draft setting descriptions, and I am absolutely amazed by the awesome pieces of writing the class has produced this term! Finally, everyone in the class has done extremely well in their Around the World Challenge with 4 moving up to multiplication challenges while most of us are on the brink of mastering our number bonds. Hurray!

In Maths, we learned the difference between unit and non-unit fractions. Then we learned the most magical property of fractions  - the equivalence of a half and three quarters! As mentioned earlier, in Literacy, we completed writing our setting descriptions, edited it and have begun writing our neat copies.

In History, we learned the story of how William of Normandy became king by exploring the Bayeux Tapestry. In Computing, we have begun a new unit of work on stop motion animation. This week, we explored animation by making our own flipbooks. In RE, we continued our enquiry into the good news that Jesus brings Christians by looking at how following Jesus brings peace to Christians. In Music, we continued exploring pulse and rhythm with Mrs Clavier through the use of djembes. In Art, we have continued our journey as architects by designing a house and beginning to build a model using our sketches.

Finally, a very well done to:
> Sophia for getting the Ready Award for an amazing piece of writing in Literacy.
> Darcey for getting the Respectful Award for always being ready to help in the classroom.
> Lilly R for getting the Safe Award for being a kind and helpful friend to everyone in class.
> Roma, William, Jane and Emily for getting their London Achievement Award.

This week in Class 2, it has been mostly about houses, homes and habitats.

In Maths, we have continued to dig deeper into Fractions. This week, we have learned to find a quarter and a third of not just shapes, but also amounts. We ended the week by using our knowledge of fractions to help us find a whole. In Literacy, we have continued to edit and polish the details of our setting description by adding adverbials of manner and expanded noun phrases.

In Science, we looked at different micro-habitats and where we might find them. Then we went on a glorious bug hunt in our forest school area. We wrapped up our learning with a very interesting discussion around why some of our mini bests prefer their micro-habitats. In History, we learned the details of the coronation ceremony in the UK. In RE, we learned about the Christian's view of forgiveness through stories from the Bible. We have also completed our block coding and this week, in our Computing lessons, we have all downloaded our codes into our micro:bits.

Finally, we ended the week with a really colourful Art lesson where we explored the art and architecture of Hundertwasser, the Austrian visual artist and architect. After learning about some of his fabulous buildings, we responded to some of his works in our sketchbooks. Please find below a selection of some of our sketchbook responses.

Finally, a very well done to:
> Ella for getting the Ready Award for coming back into the classroom with such a cheerful and ready to learn attitude.
> Finley for getting the Respectful Award for always remembering our class rules.
> William for getting nominated by the Positive Potato Police for the Safe Award for letting other people join in his game during lunch break.

Have a lovely May Bank Holiday weekend Class 2 families and see you all again bright and ready to learn on Tuesday 5 May 2026.