Welcome to Year 2!

What have we been learning about?

What a wonderful first week back we have had in Year 2! Everyone has come back from their Easter holiday ready to learn and be immersed in our new topic, 'Our Wonderful World'. We began our topic by thinking about our home environment and going for a walk outside to discover the hidden wonders of our school grounds. We learnt to take wildlife photos using our iPads and then edited them using the website 'Pixlr'. We learnt how to spot edited photos and thought about what makes a photo good quality. 

We also completed our summer music unit based on the piece 'No Place Like' by composer Kerry Andrew. We listened to the sounds in our environment and came up with actions for each sound. We then composed our own song lyrics all about our school, using the song 'The Wheels on the Bus'. Finally, we put both the lyrics and the actions/ sound effects together to create a full piece of music. 

We also had some time for a little bit of art this week. We used oil pastels and a paper template to make an insect design using white space on the page.

Morning Snacks:

During the morning, children are welcome to have a snack. We always have fresh fruit/ vegetables available for children but if you would rather send your child in with their own snack from home this is absolutely fine. However, may I please request that this is a healthy morning snack as opposed to crisps, chocolate biscuits etc. Thank you for your support!