Year 2

New hedgehog homes!

New hedgehog homes!

The busy bee gardening club have been making our school grounds hedgehog safe. We have cleared any litter that we could find and looked for the perfect spot for the hedgehog houses. We have added hay to keep the hogs warm and...

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The Owl and the Pussycat

The Owl and the Pussycat

In class we have been exploring the poem ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ by Edward Lear.  We started by unpicking the adventurous vocabulary used in the poem like elegant, fowl and runcible. We have used echo reading and choral reading to read the poem together. We have...

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South Shields Beach

South Shields Beach

What a day it has been! We've had a fantastic time on the beach in South Shields. The children loved playing in the sand, building sand castles, dipping their toes in the sea and enjoying ice-creams. Happy...

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Habitats Hunt

Habitats Hunt

Last Thursday Year 2 had a wonderful science lesson outdoors looking for different habitats. The children worked in pairs and went off on a habitats hunt; then they drew and labelled different habitats that they had found. Mrs Gourley joined us that afternoon!...

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Woodlice investigation

Woodlice investigation

We have just planned another investigation in science. We want to find out what materials woodlice live under so we chose dark plastic, clear plastic, card and carpet to place in the garden and check if woodlice would come to live under any of them. We'll check...

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Growing beans

Growing beans

In June Year 2 planted beans as a part of a science project. The beans have been growing in the yard just outside of our classroom and we have been looking after them, putting them in the sun or in the shade; we have been watering them daily. The beans are looking...

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