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W/B 26th January 2026

This week in Year 2, we have started our unit on Multiplication and Division. The children have been busy making an array with counters and writing a multiplication sentence.

In English, we have been planning our own stories based on the book 'Little Red Reading Hood'. We have been blown away by the concentration when writing up their stories! The children have remembered capital letters, full stops, finger spaces, used joined up handwriting and their stories make sense- Well done everyone!

In Art, we have continued our unit on printing and this time used polystyrene and a sharp pencil to make a template. The children then added a small coating of paint and experimented with colour and overlapping.

In Geography, we have been looking at where Hot and Cold deserts are located around the world. The children noticed that hot deserts are mostly located nearer the equator.

W/B 19th January 2026

This week in Art we have used various items to imprint into plasticine, which we then pressed into an ink pad and printed in our books. Look at some of the beautiful patterns we have made! I wonder if you can tell what items we have used?

In English, we are getting close to finishing our learning based on 'Little Red Reading Hood'. We have worked so hard to produce some wonderful sentences and next week we will be using what we have learnt to write our very own stories!

W/B 12th January 2026

Year 2 have been working hard in Maths, finding different ways to make £1. We have also been comparing amounts using the symbols < > = (less than, more than, equal to)

In English, we have been changing the mood in our writing by talking about the weather. We have used words and phrases like gloomy, stormy, dark clouds appeared and lightning struck to imply to the reader that something bad is about to happen.

In Art, the children have been creating some BEAUTIFUL prints using objects from around the classroom and wax crayons. Some of these creations will be displayed at the Burton Art Gallery in Bideford. We will let you know when this will be and if your child's artwork has been chosen.

W/B 5th January 2026

This week in Year 2 we have loved using fingerprinting to create some lovely flowers. We can't wait to add some detail with fine liners next week!

In English, we have visited the Forest School to support our writing and explore what things we can see, feel, touch and smell.

W/B 6th October 2025

This week in Year 2 we have been creating our own animals/mini beasts in Science and deciding which Biome they would live in. We needed to think about what adaptations they would need to have to be able to live in that Biome. For example, if our bug wanted to live in the desert, it would need long lashes to protect its eyes from the sand.

In English, we have been using adjectives to describe and adverbs to show how the verbs have been carried out.

In Maths, we have been adding and subtracting from 2-digit numbers. We have used dienes and number lines to support our learning.

W/B 29th September 2025

In Year 2, we have started our new book 'Binny's Diwali'. The children have had time to look closely at Rangoli patterns and took the opportunity to create their own with chalk in the outside area.

In Maths, we have been looking at related fact families. For example, if we know that 1+3=4 then 10+30=40.

In Science, we have been looking and exploring microhabitats in the forest school. The children were very brave and enjoyed holding the bugs they found.

W/B 22nd September 2025

In Year Two this week, we enjoyed the return of the sunshine and spent some time in our school garden making bug hotels, we then wrote instructions for others so they could make one too.