Year 2 - Train like a Jedi , by Mrs Harrison

Date: 26th Sep 2018 @ 10:17am

Year 2 - Our first week, by Mrs Harrison

Date: 7th Sep 2018 @ 2:38pm

Here are some photographs to show our first week in Year 2.

I wonder whether the children can explain what the toothpaste was about?

Year 2 Seahorse bookmarks - stitching, by Mrs Harrison

Date: 6th Jul 2018 @ 2:45pm

Year 2 - We're going on a word hunt... , by Mrs Harrison

Date: 13th Jun 2018 @ 11:12am

Year 2 learning new vocabulary about Seahorses.

Year 2 - Seahorses, by Mrs Harrison

Date: 11th Jun 2018 @ 10:48am

Year 2 - outside shape games, by Mrs Harrison

Date: 24th May 2018 @ 11:25am

Year 2 - Royal wedding hats, by Mrs Harrison

Date: 18th May 2018 @ 3:31pm

Year 2 - Active maths - Estimation station, by Mrs Harrison

Date: 17th May 2018 @ 1:06pm

Year 2 - phonics 'dge', by Mrs Harrison

Date: 14th May 2018 @ 9:42am

Year 2 - Growing plants, by Mrs Harrison

Date: 9th May 2018 @ 4:50pm

Year 2 are currently investigating which are the best conditions for cress to grow. We have placed six containers around school. One on the windowsill, two in the cupboard, two outside and one in the fridge. Some will be watered and some won't. 

As as well as observing how cress grows, we have planted our own bean which we hope to grow into a giant beanstalk.

Year 2 - Cosmic Yoga - Star Wars, by Mrs Harrison

Date: 27th Apr 2018 @ 3:06pm

Year 2 - Plants we eat!, by Mrs Harrison

Date: 27th Apr 2018 @ 12:38pm

Year 2 have been looking at the different plant parts and which parts we eat.

We looked at the different types of edible plants and how they look different to help us identify which part of the plant they are from. We then visited Spar to look at the edible plants they sold in the store and even tried some at school!

I wonder whether they can identify whether the plant they are eating is the root, stem, leaf, flower, seed, a nut, grain, legume or cereal?

Year 2 - Pirate treasure map and walking the plank games, by Mrs Harrison

Date: 17th Apr 2018 @ 12:16pm

Ahoy!

Year 2 were pirates today as they guided their partner around the sharks to find the treasure using vocabulary such as; up, down, right, left, North, South, East, West.

We then developed our turning vocabulary to direct our friends walking the plank blind folded by using phrases such as; turn, clockwise, anticlockwise, whole, half, quarter and three-quarter.

I wonder whether you could create your own treasure map at home to guide your friend or family member to the treasure using movement and turning vocabulary.

Year 2 - African plantain (banana) pancakes, by Mrs Harrison

Date: 28th Mar 2018 @ 4:11pm

Year 2 were given the challenge to follow a recipe and work in a team to make pancakes.

They each selected one of the following roles to contribute towards making the pancakes.

• mushing the bananas

• cracking the egg

• weighing out 150g flour

• mixing the ingredients together

Before making the pancakes, year 2 discussed the importance of hygiene when preparing the ingredients. As the pancakes were cooking, the groups discussed why it was important to cut open the pancakes when they were cooking and hygienic methods which could be used to cool down the pancake before eating them.

All children tasted the African pancakes and most enjoyed them. I wonder whether they can recall the recipe to make them at home?

Year 2 - Sorting and grouping, by Mrs Harrison

Date: 28th Mar 2018 @ 3:58pm

Year 2 have been busy sorting and grouping objects that are alive, dead and that have never been alive. We have used the term MRS GREN to help us remember how to identify whether something has ever been alive. I wonder whether you can remember what each letter stands for at home?

We have also focused on habitats and discussed why animals are suited to their habitat.

Year 2 Maasai artwork, by Mrs Harrison

Date: 28th Mar 2018 @ 3:43pm

Thanks to Mrs Hargreaves, by Mrs Harrison

Date: 16th Feb 2018 @ 2:32pm

Mrs Hargreaves has been working extremely hard with all the pupils and staff at Oldfield Primary and we wish her all the best in the future. 

Year 2 have had a lovely pebble jar treat with Mrs Hargreaves. They have enjoyed playing lots of party games and even gave Mrs Hargreaves a writer of the week certificate for all her amazing work with Year 2.

Year 2 - finding properties of 2D shapes, by Mrs Harrison

Date: 12th Feb 2018 @ 12:39pm

Year 2 homework - Plop's nest project , by Mrs Harrison

Date: 12th Feb 2018 @ 12:32pm

Bird nest homework - Year 2, by Mrs Harrison

Date: 29th Jan 2018 @ 4:56pm

As our English text focuses on Plop, an owl who is afraid of the dark, Mrs Hargreaves set the children a task of creating their own birds nest at home. Look at the outstanding effort which the children (and their families) have gone to by creating these amazing birds nests. 

I'm sure there will be more to come so watch this space...

Year 2's furry friends, by Mrs Harrison

Date: 29th Jan 2018 @ 4:46pm

Year 2 were extremely lucky today as they had some furry visitors.

Jiggly Puff the rabbit

Acorn and Blossom the mice

and even a surprise guest Ava's Tilly the tortoise

The children really enjoyed petting the rabbit and mice and learnt lots about how to care for pets at home.

Thank you to Ava and Mrs Hargreaves for bringing in their fantastic friends.

Year 2 - Plop and Year 2 watch the fireworks, by Mrs Harrison

Date: 17th Jan 2018 @ 12:23pm

As we continue to read the story of 'The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark', Year 2 experienced what it would have been like to be Plop in the nest watching the fireworks with his mum. We used our five senses to describe what we could see, hear, feel, taste and smell. 

The class was a little messy by the end of the lesson!

Year 2 Maths - Sharing is caring, by Mrs Harrison

Date: 17th Jan 2018 @ 12:19pm

Year 2 have been developing their ability to count in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s to solve multiplication and division problems through active learning and practical resources.

"and Tango makes three" Penguin life cycles - Year 2, by Mrs Harrison

Date: 12th Jan 2018 @ 2:09pm

This week, Year 2 have begun learning about the growth of animals.

We have read the book "And Tango makes three" by Justin Richardson which is about 2 daddy penguins who are sad because they don't have an egg like the rest of the other couples. Luckily, the kind zoo keeper helped the daddy penguins by giving them an egg.

We discussed how mummy animals and humans have babies and that depending on the animal type, they may look the same as their parents or they may look different. For example, birds lay eggs and look different. Mammals are born looking like a smaller version of their parents.

We then played a game to see if we could match the adult animal to the baby animal with the challenge of naming them all.

Year 2 - Retelling the Christmas story, by Mrs Harrison

Date: 21st Dec 2017 @ 12:36pm

Year 2 have had a fun filled day. This morning, they re-told the Christmas story using their knowledge from last year and the Christmas play.

They organised themselves into their own groups and were in charge of creating something to share to the class. We had a range of performances such as; plays, posters, songs, puppets and lego constructions.