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Tooth Fairies

We have designed and made our own tooth fairy. This linked with Year 2's science topic on healthy living and caring for their teeth.

Year 2 trip to Easton College Farm 

We visited Easton College Farm to learn about the food that comes from plants and animals.

Colour Mixing in Year 2

Rowan class made a colour chart; they then went into the gardens to match up their colours with the vibrant colours of nature.

Year 2 Golden Time

As a special treat Year 2 enjoyed a perfect Golden Time in the gardens. Some children preferred quiet games while others enjoyed the challenges of the climbing area.

West Runton

We enjoyed our recent trip to West Runton. We found lots of creatures in their rock pool habitats. We also had a sandcastle competition which was enjoyed by all!!

Year 2 Musical

Year 2's put on a wonderful performance of 'Tom and His Magic Violin' in the Read Hall at the end of term. A musical extravaganza with dance, song and superb acting!!!!

Year 2 How Hill

After learning about many different habitats, Year 2 enjoyed getting close to some wildlife habitats at How Hill.

We all loved finding many creatures and wildlife below in the depths of a local dyke.  We worked in small groups and with the help of some picture cards we were able to identify what we had found.

In groups we walked around  Toad Hole Cottage. Many years ago the cottage was occupied by a  Marshman and his family. The cottage was very small and we were all surprised that 11 people once lived there.. To complete the day we went for a walk around the local broads. We saw many birds,ducklings, a Marsh Harrior, Mike the pike fish and some of us even saw a grass snake!!

Year Two's Fun Run

The children in Year Two ran at least three circuits of the cross country course in aid of Childreach International. They certainly deserved their refreshments at the end!

Easter Activity Morning

We had an Easter activity morning in Year 2. We made Easter baskets, rocking chicks, wall hangings, designed patterns for our hard boiled eggs and painted egg cups. As you can see we had lots of fun, especially after the Easter bunny had arrived!

Year 2 Electricity Day

As Science part of our curriculum we held an Electricity morning. The children learned all about the uses of electricity, how to build a circuit, which materials conduct electricity and how electricity creates sound, movement, heat and light.

2SW Rapunzel display

In Literacy 2sw have been studying the fairytale Rapunzel. We thought about the characters and wrote character profiles. We also drew our own version of Rapunzels for the border of the display. On Valentines' day we wrote imaginary love poems from the Prince to Rapunzel using similes. To inspire us to write our own similes we read Robert Burn's poem 'O my love is like a red, red rose.'

 
Here are some examples of our similes:

Your skin is as soft as silk.

Your eyes are like the blue sky.

Your cheeks are as scarlet as autumn leaves.

Your voice is as sweet as a bird singing.

2SW Vincent Van Gogh  

2sw have been learning about Vincent Van Gogh. We carefully studied his painting 'Room' and looked closely to find different colours. Then we each divided up the painting into sections and used the technique of collage to create a whole class version.

Skating in Central Park 

2CW looked at a painting by Judy Joel and recreated the scene of people skating using a range of materials and techniques. 

Christmas Carol Singing

Year Two children went with their parents and some school staff to sing carols to homes in the local community.

How Hill and West Runton

The Year 2 science curriculum focused on studying different habitats and how plants and creatures adapt to their environment. The children studied this first-hand, comparing wet and dry woodland, marshland, broadland and dykes at How Hill. They also had the opportunity to look at life in rock pools at West Runton.

Goldilocks

The children in year 2 performed a musical version of Goldilocks which involved singing, dancing and acting. It was the first Pre-Prep performance in the Read Hall which made the production extra special. It attracted an excellent response from the audience and parents were delighted with all that their children had learnt.

The Arty-Fact Theatre Co.

Year 2 and Year 3 were entertained by The acting duo introduced the basics of the Dewey Library cataloguing system, in an amusing and comical play. They involved the children in short excerpts from famous plays. They told the story of the Odyssey by Homer; they acted out the witch’s scene from Shakespeare’s Macbeth with some excellent witches from the audience, and they demonstrated Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist learning the art of picking pockets. There was an element of mystery in the play… with a rather spooky ending. The enthusiastic reactions and the animated responses of the audience confirmed it as a valuable and vivid experience; that encouraged the children to understand more about the joy of literature.