Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
'Living, Loving, Learning Together'
Year 2
Welcome to year 2!
Welcome to the year 2 class page! My name is Miss Greer and I am the year 2 class teacher, children will also be supported in their learning by Miss McArdle. Please take the time to explore our class page and see just how fantastic year two are! Don't forget to also check out our 'curriculum' page to find out more about what we are learning this year.
This year PE will be taught on a Wednesday and Thursday afternoon. Children will take part in gymnastics sessions from the Beth Tweddle Academy every Wedensday and football sessions from Liverpool Football club on a Thursday. Please ensure your child has a full PE kit as it is vital for health and safety reasons that children are wearing the correct PE uniform.
Homework will be handed out every Friday and children should return it by the following Thursday. The purpose of this homework is to review what the children have learnt during the week. Children will also change their home reading book once a week.
Plants!
In our science lessons we have started learning all about plants. Take a look at our pictures were we planted some seeds. We are looking forward to finding out what kind of plants they grow into!!
Can you guess what our new topic is about??
Chester Zoo
Gymnastics!
This term we have started gymnastics lessons again! We have improved lots since Autumn term and really enjoy working with our coach each week. We have also started to learn some new skills and are becoming lots more confident!
Maths Reasoning
African Clay Pots
Easter Assembly
We have been learning all about the Easter story in our RE lessons. Each class created their own assembly for a different part of the Easter story, in year two our assembly was about the garden of Gethsemane. Take a look also me of the pictures from our performance below!
Bug Hotels!
This term in science we have been learning all about habitats. We designed and created our very own habitats called 'Bug Hotels' for mini-beasts. We've took our hotels home to leave outside and see if we get any visitors!!!
3D Shapes
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Rainforest Animals
This term we have been completing lots of fun work in science about living things and their habitats. We got to meet some of those animals that live in the rainforest. Take a look at us holding those animals below.
Sikhism Day
This year for our world religion week year two learnt all about Sikhism. We are lucky to have friends in our class from lots of different religins. One of our parents came in and spoke to us all about Sikhism. We completed lots of fun activities and our fabulous work is on display in the corridor outside our classroom.
Happy St Patrick's Day from year two!
In Another Place Assembly
After our recent visit to St Georges hall to witness the Narnia experience, In Another Place visited our school and held an assembly about the Narnia experience. Take a look at some of the pictures below.
Challah Bread
This week in our Re lessons we have been learning all about Judaism. We focused on the Jewish festival Shabbat and we're lucky enough to make our very own Challah bread. Take a look at the pictures it was very tasty!!
World Book Day 2017
Take a look at out fabulous costumes!
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Travelling Theatre Show
To celebrate world book day year two were invited to Liverpool Central Library. We were lucky enough to watch the Travelling Theatre Shows performance of Guliver's Travels, we had a fantastic time. We would also like to thank Central library for our new books, we are currently reading Jacqueline Wilson's book Butterfly Beach. We can't wait to find out what happens!
Homework Habitats
In Science year two have been learning all about Habitats. For homework the class were asked to use an old cardboard box to create their own habitat. Children really took on the challenge and worked really hard at to home to create a variety of habitats. We had everything from Artic Tundras to Tropical Rainforests. Our amazing habitats are on display for all to see in the reception area. Well done for all of your hard work!
Marvellous Maths
We enjoyed a fabulous afternoon with Mr Godfrey exploring multiplication. We are becoming fantastic table troopers!
The Narnia Experience
Year two had a fantastic trip to St Georges hall to witness the Narnia experience. We did find it a little scary but we knew it was only a story and enjoyed our time there. We particularly loved walking through the wardrobe because it felt magical.
Come and See
Thank you to all the parents who came along to our spelling and maths reasoning morning. The children had lots of fun spending time in school with their parents and showing them the different ways they enjoy learning.
Rugby Tots
We have all been loving our weekly gym sessions with the Rugby Tot coaches. We have made huge improvements with our ball control and spacial awareness. We work together as a fantastic team, we even made up our very own Hakka! Take a look.
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Fractions
We have been enjoying using lots of different maths equipment to learn all about fractions. Take a look at some pictures of us working hard in class.
Happy Christmas from year 2!
Pyjama day and Film afternoon.
We had a cosy day in school in our pyjamas!! We even took in some blankets and teddies to get comfortable while we watched a Christmas film in the afternoon. It was all for a great cause and we raised lots of money for charity!
Cake Sale
Cookery
Year two Masterchef! We are a great help in the kitchen and we can all now make homemade chuntey from fresh ingredients. We love cooking!!
Jumpathon
Year two took part in a national fundraiser in collaboration with Total Gymnastics in order to raise money for Children in Need. We had a range of jumping stations which children moved around and completed 30 seconds at in order to see how many jumps they could complete. It was hard work but we raised lots of money for a great cause. Well done!!
Mad Hair Day
This week in our gymnastics lesson we took part in a jumpathon for Children in Need by completing circuit stations and seeing how many jumps we could complete in 30 seconds. It was really hard work but we had lots of fun and it was all for a fantastic cause. We also had Mad Hair Day across the school in order to help raise more money. Well done everyone!!
There's A Hole In My Bucket
This week we listened to the song "There's a hole in my bucket" and as we have been learning all about materials this term in science we thought we could test some materials and find out which would be best to block the hole. We used plastic cups rather than buckets and tested paper, fabric, cotton wool and plastic. We found out that plastic was the best material to block the hole and stop any water from leaking.
Bluecoat Art and Dance Workshop
Storyteller in Central Library
Exercising is Fun!!
We love exercising because our PE lessons are really fun! We are still having coaching sessions with LFC and Gymnastics sessions this term.
Ten Ten Theatre Productions
This week year two got to watch a production from the Ten Ten Theatre group. We had lots of fun and it also taught us that we do not only find happiness in doing what we want for ourselves but more importantly we can also find happiness by doing things for others.
Alexander Brian McConduit
American author Alexander Brian McConduit popped into our class and read us some of his very own stories. We really loved Snowballs For All!
E-Safety Cadets
Year two took another democratic vote this week to pick two children from our class to become E-Safety Cadets. Children gave a speech explaining ways in which they could help others to keep safe on the internet. The class decided Daisy and Jack would do a super job as E-Safety Cadets! Well done!
Voting for our School Councillors
In order to pick our class councillors those who wanted the resposibility each said a short speech in front of their class mates and tried to pursuade their friends to vote for them. Everyone picked two people who they thought would do a great job representing our class and year two decided Lillie sand Caidan were perfect councillors for our class! Well done!
Place Value
An Encore Too Many
The class recently visited the Walker Art Gallery and took part in a school art project called Take One Picture. In year two we focused on the paining An Encore Too Many and completed work in lots of different subjects based on the painting. In English we wrote stories about the painting, we created lots of fabulous art pieces and also looked at child slavery.
Our First Day in Year Two
