This week Year 2 were fortunate enough to take part in a one off cricket lesson with a trained cricket coach. We started by playing some fun warm up games making sure to listen carefully to the coach’s commands.. We then practised our throwing and catching skills, learning to catch Read more…
In our DT unit we are looking at the importance of a balanced diet and how to check our food and drink products for any hidden sugars. First we looked at some popular drinks and were surprised to learn how much sugar was in them! We then had a tasting Read more…
Year 1 and 2 have enjoyed getting back into gymnastics this week, we practised balancing and coordinating our bodies.. Year 1 focused on performing controlled spins both on the floor and on apparatus whilst Year 2 focused on travelling in curled positions. Both classes demonstrated great agility, balance and coordination.. Read more…
Today we have had a lovely last day making Kenya inspired mud huts using clay. We searched for sticks in the playground to make them realistic and we created lolly stick Masaai tribe characters. The children have been wanting to do this activity all term so it was amazing to Read more…
This half term Year 2 have loved learning about and experimenting with money. We came up with all different ways to make the same amount and practised exchanging money and receiving change. We then decorated some biscuits and created a class shop where we walked round and chose which biscuit Read more…
Year 2 have loved our Geography unit this term, we have been learning all about Kenya! We have found out about the Maasai Tribe culture and compared how people live in Kenya to how we live in the UK. We have looked at lots of different books that are based Read more…
This term we have been putting our sewing skills to the test! We explored a range of materials and found out how things are made.. We practised our running stich with some binca bookmarks, we had to be super careful with the sharp needles and we actually spent a full Read more…
In today’s RE lesson we learnt all about how Christians use the messages from God in the Bible as a way to live their lives. A significant message that shines through the Bible is to treat people with kindness, the ‘Golden Rule’ is to treat others the way you expect Read more…
This week we have been enjoying all things Easter. The children all brought something in for our Easter craft competition which they had all worked so hard on! They were on display outside the classroom all week and everyone commented on how amazing they were. We had Easter collages, Easter Read more…
This afternoon we had a very special visitor.. Beatrice’s mum came to read to us! She read us a very funny story.. Poo at the Zoo! It made us all laugh and Miss Forbes is going to have to purchase the book for our reading area! She also read a Read more…
Along with four other schools, Heap Bridge were asked to come up with a science experiment and enter into a competition which was held at Hopwood Primary School. So this afternoon Miss Forbes, Miss Morris and six very excited children from Year 2 took part in the ‘Science Experiment Olympics’. Read more…
We have loved Book Week in Year 2! We enjoyed becoming illustrators.. We had a visit from Miss Davies who read us two books, she taught us all about what a fable stories and we wrote a book review on our favourite.. We LOVE our reading area, it’s cosy, comfortable Read more…
This term we have been learning all about windmills and today we created our own! We found out how a windmill works and created a design criteria for our chosen clients.. From footballers to pets, our product had to be suitable for them to live in. We designed and decorated Read more…
TheYear 2 absolutely loved the SCARF workshop this morning, they impressively remembered what each letter stands for and could explain the meaning of each word! S for Safety: Roman said ‘to keep ourselves and everyone around us away from harm’. C for Caring: Carson said ‘when you look after someone’. Read more…
Today we tested out our egg boxes, after designing them and discussing which materials would be most suitable we got into teams and got creative! We made team names and posters to get into the competitive spirit… We then decided which jobs we were going to do and discovered which Read more…