Computing - pictograms

We have been using the iPads to interview each other and to collect data. We have collected data to show how each child travelled to school that day.

HSBC online lesson - My Birthday Party

We are having a push in school on increasing children's money sense. As part of this, we have had some guest lessons from HSBC's financial education team. In year 2, we spent some time planning and budgeting for a birthday party.

World Book Day 2025

We had a great time on World Book Day!

We have started reading a new class novel - The Magic Finger, by Roald Dahl. We watched a video lesson with 3 real authors - Nadia Shireen, Huw Aaron, and Beth Lincoln. We had work packs which we filled in under the guidance of these wonderful authors - the children were very enthusiastic about the characters they were creating. We went on a Masked Reader treasure hunt around school, identifying the teachers whose faces were hidden by their favourite books. Finally, we started creating some bunting to make a new display for the school library.

Welcome to the Spring Term!

We've had a great time so far in year 2, especially in the run-up to Christmas with our Key Stage 1 nativity! There is lots more to do in the Spring Term too...we are learning about Victorian life, self portraits, letter writing and many more topics. We will keep working hard at phonics, and in maths we will be finishing off learning about addition and subtraction before we move on to learning about money.

We have a few different student teachers joining us at various points across the term. Make sure you give them a friendly wave when you see them. We are helping them on their journey to becoming teachers, and they are here to support your children in many different ways.

Many thanks,

Mr Stratton

Welcome to Year 2

Mr Stratton is the teacher in Year 2. So far this year, we've learnt about the art of Georges-Seurat and Henri Rousseau. We've learnt all about continents in geography, and about the history of our local area. We really enjoyed learning about how places we know well were used in the past! We've also learnt about animal habitats, and about how animals are adapted to where they live.

We are starting to learn a few songs for our upcoming nativity. Next, we will be learning all about how London has changed through time!

We enjoy sharing stories, and at the moment we are focussing on The Dark by Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen in our English lessons.