Year 2

Welcome to the Year 2 class page! We are excited to show you all of our hard work we have completed so far. If you are looking for some websites to help support your child's learning, please see the links below. Remember, reading with your child daily will also greatly help their learning journey. 

It will soon be time for our Christmas production. How exciting! This year, it is called Light, camel, action. If you would like to practise the songs, they will be listed below.

We Must Travel Home

Oh we’re sitting round in Nazareth

Minding our own business when

Caesar sends his decree.

Each and every one of us

Has to pack up all our stuff ,

Pretty tough you’ll agree.

All across the nation

We must travel home,

The whole population,

Back to the towns where they are from:

That’s you and you and us and them

And him and her and me.

Life has changed

How life has changed since the day

When Angel Gabriel came to say:

Mary, don’t be afraid,

I bear great news today.

The spirit of God will come down

And you will give birth to a son.

Camel Funk 

We can keep our cool in the heat of the day,

We’re funky camels. (Wise men: They’re funky camels.)

Get lost in the dunes and we’ll still find our way!

We’re funky camels. (Wise men: They’re funky camels.)

F-U-N-K-Y, oh yeah, we’ve got the funk.

F-U-N-K-Y, oh yeah, we’ve got the funk.

Get funky!

We can walk for miles never needing a drink,

We’re funky camels. (Wise men: They’re funky camels.)

We’ve got all the moves and we’ll get you there quick!

We’re funky camels. (Wise men: They’re funky camels.)

F-U-N-K-Y, oh yeah, we’ve got the funk.

F-U-N-K-Y, oh yeah, we’ve got the funk.

Get funky! x 2 

The Shepard's Hey

Morning to dusk our watch we keep,

Tending our flock of precious sheep,

Near and far they love to roam,

Then one by one we count them home.

A shepherd’s work is never done

While naughty sheep are having fun,

High and low we love to roam,

Then one by one we come back home.

Morning to dusk our watch we keep,

Tending our flock of precious sheep,

Near and far they love to roam,

Then two by two we count them home.

A shepherd’s work is never done

While naughty sheep are having fun,

High and low we love to roam,

Then two by two we come back home

Morning to dusk our watch we keep,

Tending our flock of precious sheep,

Near and far they love to roam,

Then three by three we count them home.

A shepherd’s work is never done

While naughty sheep are having fun,

High and low we love to roam,

Then three by three we come back home.

Disco Star

VERSE
Look to the sky, I’m shining down,
Just listen up and gather round.
Come on now and find the newborn King,
Follow me to Bethlehem.

CHORUS
Oh she’s a disco star,
She will lead you right to Him, whoever you are.
Join the dance and follow her, your disco star,
Lift your eyes and see her shining,
Follow her light, wherever you are.

VERSE
Look to the sky, I’m shining bright,
Just listen up and see the light.
Come on now and find the newborn King,
Follow me to Bethlehem.

CHORUS
Oh she’s a disco star,
She will lead you right to Him, whoever you are.
Join the dance and follow her, your disco star,
Lift your eyes and see her shining,
Follow her light, wherever you are.

The Innkeeper's Tango

The inn is full as you can see,

We have no rooms for you to stay here,

The whole of Bethlehem is packed,

You’ll find no space I guarantee.

We’ve had to squeeze the people in,

We have no rooms for you to stay here,

The whole of Bethlehem is packed,

You’ll find no space I guarantee.

We’re all so busy,

We have no rooms free,

You’ll have to try your luck elsewhere.

This place is heaving

From floor to ceiling,

We’ve not an inch to spare!

Science

In Science, we have been learning about hygiene as a part of our Animals Including Humans topic. First, we learnt how to correctly wash our hands. See our examples below:

After this, we did an experiment to see how germs spread. We put oil and herbs on our hand which represented the germs. Then we shook hands with our peers and watched how the germs spread. 

Computing

We have been putting our skills into practise from the half term. We created a map, added obstacles to avoid and planned our route from one place to another. After this, we programmed our Dash robots to follow our route to see if we had used the correct instructions. If our Dash robots went somewhere else we debugged it and chose the correct way to go.

Music

As a part of Black History Month, we have been learning about different inspirational black musicians. This week we focused on Stevie Wonder. We learnt about his life and the challenges he faced, as well as learning about his music. First we practised playing the keyboard while looking at the keys. After this, in order to have a better idea of the Stevie Wonder's challenges, we tried to play the keyboard while blindfolded and used our other senses to help us play.

English

In English we have been looking at different story openings and endings in preparation for writing our own story. We highlighted parts interesting parts and practised our oracy skills by discussing our ideas with our partners. 

Maths

In Maths, we have been learning about number bonds to 10.

History

In History, the children learnt about another inspirational person, Rosa Parks. We explored her life, her story, the challenges she faced and why she is inspirational. As as class, we created a timeline of events that happened, we also thought about what her feelings might have been and what she might have said.

STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics)

As part of our STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics) workshops, we created towers using spaghetti and marshmallows. Children were given creative freedom to explore, design and create their towers. 

Science 

In our topic, Animals Including Humans, we have been learning about exercise and how it is good for our bodies. We investigated how our heart rate was affected when we exercised. We measured our pulse when we were resting and then again after exercising. Our discovery was that our heart rate increased when we exercised.

Maths 

We have been comparing numbers in Maths this week. We used a range of concrete resources to compare different numbers.

Maths

This week we have been estimating numbers on a number line.

History

This week, we learnt about our first inspirational person, Florence Nightingale. We learnt about why she is significant, her life and sequenced the events in chronological order. We created a class timeline to help us remember her life. 

History

Year 2 completed a 'History Mystery' to figure out what our new topic in Thematic is. We explored different artefacts and made predictions about them. At the end of our investigation our new topic was revealed... Ordinary People Who Changed the World! 

Maths

In Maths, we have been learning about partitioning numbers into tens and ones. We have used a range of concrete resources to help us. We also practised drawing pictures of our tens and ones before writing numerals. Look at all the fantastic work Year 2 produced!

Art Week

For Art Week Year 2 have been focusing on the French artist Georges Seurat. We have learnt about his artistic style of Pointilism and practised the skills needed to create our own interpretation of his style. 

Our local landmarks Galton Bridge and Guru Nanak Gurdwara were the options for the children to recreate. 

Year 2 have been working very hard to apply their skills and have created some fantastic art work. Take a look for yourself...