Welcome to Class 2 All Saints (Year 2 & Year 3)
Welcome to our class page. We hope you enjoy looking at all our hard work!
Being prepared for school each day
Children will need their waterproof coat, a bag for reading books and a packed lunch (if required). Pencil cases and other school equipment will be provided for children by school. It is important that we limit what is being brought into school, so pencil cases and other accessories from home won’t be needed.
Break and lunch times
Children have breaktime in the morning and are welcome to bring a healthy snack with them to eat during break.
Forest Schools session will take place every 12 weeks. The children will be getting changed at school. They will need to come into school wearing their school uniform with a bag of clothes that are suitable for outdoor activities and during the colder months we ask that your child brings a hat and gloves.
PE is on a Friday. PE kits should be left in school for the whole week as the children will sometimes take part in sporting activities at short notice. PE kits consist of Black Joggers/leggings, white t-shirt, black jumper/hoodie and a pair of trainers.
Miss Pickford
Teacher
Mrs Parker
Teaching Assistant
Glitter reading stars. Keep up the good work
Class 2 have been enjoying using their map skills this week. We have revised the compass points and have been using our knowledge to navigate maps of a Kenyan Savannah and have been exploring which animals we can find!
Respect awards.
Gold star readers. Well done. Keep up the hard work.
Silver star readers. Well done. Keep up the hard work.
Class 2 have been creating their own Arctic Landscapes in the style of Ted Harrison. We discussed atmospheric perspective and copied his bright colour palette and abstract style.
Bronze star readers. Well done everyone. Keep up the hard work.
Forest School
Trip to Eyam
Reading book token. Keep up the good work
Class 2 have been exploring shell structures in DT this week. We have designed, created and evaluated our very own Easter egg boxes!
Class 2 enjoyed their Rocks and Soils workshop today, led by Matt. We learnt all about how rocks are formed and enjoyed becoming geologists and testing out rocks for ourselves. Matt was very impressed by our prior knowledge and praised all of the class on their lovely behaviour. Thank you Matt!
Class 2 enjoyed exploring the properties of different rocks. We tested out the density and permeability of different rocks and explored the difference between Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic rocks.
World book day March 2023
All Saints had a great fundraising day for Alzheimers dressing up as elves.
Photos with PAS World Cup trophy
This member of Class 2 has been given a medal for football. He said that it is because he keeps getting better at playing every week.
Class 2 have been learning about the difference between BC and AD. They arranged themselves in a line to put the historical events in chronological order.
Two of the children brought in awards they won for gymnastics and football over the weekend. Well done!
Class 2 have been mixing colours together to create autumn pictures using real leaves.
Watercolour paintings in Class 2 today.
Firework Themed Dance lesson
Class 2 have been learning how to show different emotions when drawing.
The children have been learning about computer networks this week. They were passing the toy around to simulate how computers use a switch to send information to other computers.
Music lesson
Class 2 enjoying some time outside and taking part in a Commando Joe’s lesson.
Class 2 sometimes do short active sessions to make sure they have energy for learning and to keep fit.
Class 2 were discussing why we pray in RE today.
Class 2 have been having more fun with fractions today. They have been using playdough to show fractions such as a half, a quarter and three quarters.
MapQuest 16.06.2022
Liverpool Maritime Museum trip on 14th June 2022
More Commando Joe fun after SATS have finished.
Class 2 were given a treat afternoon for doing so trying so hard in their SATS.
Class 2 have been learning about food chains in science. They enjoyed doing research on the Chromebooks and creating their own food chains on Seesaw. In music, Class 2 have been listening to music composed by John Williams. We listened to and talked about the theme tune to ET.
Class 2 have been painting landscape pictures in the style of Vincent Van Gogh
Class 2 have been designing, making and evaluating bridges for three goats to cross (The Three Billy Goats Gruff). They have been learning about freestanding structures in design and technology so they had to think about ways they could make their bridge strong and stable enough for the goats to cross.
Today Class 2 have been learning about fractions. The children used Smarties to show different fractions of amounts and they enjoyed eating them afterwards.
April fools day! Miss Hammersley let the children have brown ‘E’s and they tried to grow doughnut plants
Class 2 came over to St. Margaret’s for the day and some children did Bikeability and some did dance. Class 2 were creating their own dances to ‘We don’t talk about Bruno’ from the Disney film Encanto yesterday. They had to come up with their own simple movement patterns to match the music.
In science, the children have been learning all about plants and we are currently doing an investigation to see if plants grow better in the dark or in the light. We also have some plants near the radiator to see if the heat has an impact on how much they grow.
Class 2 have been learning about Rosa Parks as part of our history topic and for International Women’s Day this week. This is work that one of the year 2s created on Seesaw.
Miss Hammersley and Mrs Parker World Book Day
World Book Day
Class 2 took part in three team-building missions that were inspired by Steve Backshall. This is part of the Commando Joe’s curriculum which aims to develop a range of life skills such as being resilient and thinking critically.
Challenge 1 – Work as a team to rescue the whale and take it back to the ocean.
Challenge 2 – Build a waterproof shelter for your team to sleep in overnight.
Challenge 3 – Work together to rescue the whale that is trapped in a net.
Class 2 have done some artwork based on Japanese cherry blossom trees. We listened to some traditional Japanese music and the children had a go at writing some Japanese words.
Reading Stars
RE
Class 2 have created their very own prayer stations in RE. Each team was given a theme and they created a prayer station linked to this theme.
Art
Class 2 have been exploring clay this week and have been learning different techniques such as score and slip to create models. We have practised our skills over the week and have finally applied our skills through designing and making a clay tile house.
English/Drama
Class 2 have enjoyed exploring performance poetry in English today. We took inspiration from Michael Rosen and performed our own version of ‘A Million Muddy Monsters’ by David Harmer.
RE
In RE, Class 2 have created flame mobiles to reflect their understanding of the power of wind and fire. This is an introduction to our new topic of Energy. We will be exploring how the energy of wind and fire have supported the Holy Spirit at times such as Pentecost.
History
We have been exploring chronology in history and working in pairs to order events in time. We then discussed and looked at some key events through time. We have then followed our learning on by exploring the similarities and differences between London in the 1600s and London now. This has been an excellent foundation for our learning this term about the Great Plague and Eyam.
Science
The children have been enjoying exploring light in Science. We have been exploring reflective materials and ordering them from most reflective to least reflective. We then used our findings to consider which materials we would choose to design a reflective strip for our own book bags.
Maths:
Year 2 and Year 3 are both currently exploring multiplication and division. We are practicing our times tables knowledge daily to support our learning. We are also enjoying using different practical materials to support our learning such as dienes; multilink and place value counters.
Geography:
This half term our topic is ‘Would I prefer to live in the UK or Scandinavia?’. We have begun by practicing our Geographical skills of map reading and compass directions. We have explored the continents and oceans and where in the world the UK is. We have then started to explore where Scandinavia is and the countries that make it up. We are looking forward to learning about the culture of Scandinavia and making links between what life is like for children in the UK and Scandinavia.
Science:
This half term we are learning all about Forces and Magnets. We have been exploring the different forces of push and pull and have started to explore friction. We are now moving onto magnets and magnetic fields. We loved exploring what different things in our classroom are magnetic and comparing how strong different magnets are.
English:
This half term we are going to be exploring Newspaper reports and stories with familiar settings. We have been currently enjoying exploring newspaper reports and linking them to different fairytales. We have explored ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’; ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’; and ‘The Three Little Pigs’ as well as alternative retellings of the stories. We have linked these texts to different elements of newspaper reports such as creating summaries of events and creating direct speech to explain events. We are looking forward to creating a class newspaper which we can share!
We have also been focusing on SPAG and have been focusing on practicing our simple skills. We have been really focusing in re-reading our work to check for sense and have been focusing on making sure we are using the correct punctuation in our writing. We are also having a big push on correctly spelling common exception words such as should; said; because.
RE
In RE, Class 2 have created flame mobiles to reflect their understanding of the power of wind and fire. This is an introduction to our new topic of Energy. We will be exploring how the energy of wind and fire have supported the Holy Spirit at times such as Pentecost.
History
We have been exploring chronology in history and working in pairs to order events in time. We then discussed and looked at some key events through time. We have then followed our learning on by exploring the similarities and differences between London in the 1600s and London now. This has been an excellent foundation for our learning this term about the Great Plague and Eyam.
Science
The children have been enjoying exploring light in Science. We have been exploring reflective materials and ordering them from most reflective to least reflective. We then used our findings to consider which materials we would choose to design a reflective strip for our own book bags.
Maths:
Year 2 and Year 3 are both currently exploring multiplication and division. We are practicing our times tables knowledge daily to support our learning. We are also enjoying using different practical materials to support our learning such as dienes; multilink and place value counters.
Geography:
This half term our topic is ‘Would I prefer to live in the UK or Scandinavia?’. We have begun by practicing our Geographical skills of map reading and compass directions. We have explored the continents and oceans and where in the world the UK is. We have then started to explore where Scandinavia is and the countries that make it up. We are looking forward to learning about the culture of Scandinavia and making links between what life is like for children in the UK and Scandinavia.
Science:
This half term we are learning all about Forces and Magnets. We have been exploring the different forces of push and pull and have started to explore friction. We are now moving onto magnets and magnetic fields. We loved exploring what different things in our classroom are magnetic and comparing how strong different magnets are.
English:
This half term we are going to be exploring Newspaper reports and stories with familiar settings. We have been currently enjoying exploring newspaper reports and linking them to different fairytales. We have explored ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’; ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’; and ‘The Three Little Pigs’ as well as alternative retellings of the stories. We have linked these texts to different elements of newspaper reports such as creating summaries of events and creating direct speech to explain events. We are looking forward to creating a class newspaper which we can share!
We have also been focusing on SPAG and have been focusing on practicing our simple skills. We have been really focusing in re-reading our work to check for sense and have been focusing on making sure we are using the correct punctuation in our writing. We are also having a big push on correctly spelling common exception words such as should; said; because.
Maths:
Year 2 and Year 3 are both currently exploring multiplication and division. We are practicing our times tables knowledge daily to support our learning. We are also enjoying using different practical materials to support our learning such as dienes; multilink and place value counters.
Geography:
This half term our topic is ‘Would I prefer to live in the UK or Scandinavia?’. We have begun by practicing our Geographical skills of map reading and compass directions. We have explored the continents and oceans and where in the world the UK is. We have then started to explore where Scandinavia is and the countries that make it up. We are looking forward to learning about the culture of Scandinavia and making links between what life is like for children in the UK and Scandinavia.
Science:
This half term we are learning all about Forces and Magnets. We have been exploring the different forces of push and pull and have started to explore friction. We are now moving onto magnets and magnetic fields. We loved exploring what different things in our classroom are magnetic and comparing how strong different magnets are.
English:
This half term we are going to be exploring Newspaper reports and stories with familiar settings. We have been currently enjoying exploring newspaper reports and linking them to different fairytales. We have explored ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’; ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’; and ‘The Three Little Pigs’ as well as alternative retellings of the stories. We have linked these texts to different elements of newspaper reports such as creating summaries of events and creating direct speech to explain events. We are looking forward to creating a class newspaper which we can share!
We have also been focusing on SPAG and have been focusing on practicing our simple skills. We have been really focusing in re-reading our work to check for sense and have been focusing on making sure we are using the correct punctuation in our writing. We are also having a big push on correctly spelling common exception words such as should; said; because.
Maths:
Year 2 and Year 3 are both currently exploring multiplication and division. We are practicing our times tables knowledge daily to support our learning. We are also enjoying using different practical materials to support our learning such as dienes; multilink and place value counters.
Geography:
This half term our topic is ‘Would I prefer to live in the UK or Scandinavia?’. We have begun by practicing our Geographical skills of map reading and compass directions. We have explored the continents and oceans and where in the world the UK is. We have then started to explore where Scandinavia is and the countries that make it up. We are looking forward to learning about the culture of Scandinavia and making links between what life is like for children in the UK and Scandinavia.
Science:
This half term we are learning all about Forces and Magnets. We have been exploring the different forces of push and pull and have started to explore friction. We are now moving onto magnets and magnetic fields. We loved exploring what different things in our classroom are magnetic and comparing how strong different magnets are.
English:
This half term we are going to be exploring Newspaper reports and stories with familiar settings. We have been currently enjoying exploring newspaper reports and linking them to different fairytales. We have explored ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’; ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’; and ‘The Three Little Pigs’ as well as alternative retellings of the stories. We have linked these texts to different elements of newspaper reports such as creating summaries of events and creating direct speech to explain events. We are looking forward to creating a class newspaper which we can share!
We have also been focusing on SPAG and have been focusing on practicing our simple skills. We have been really focusing in re-reading our work to check for sense and have been focusing on making sure we are using the correct punctuation in our writing. We are also having a big push on correctly spelling common exception words such as should; said; because.
Maths:
Year 2 and Year 3 are both currently exploring multiplication and division. We are practicing our times tables knowledge daily to support our learning. We are also enjoying using different practical materials to support our learning such as dienes; multilink and place value counters.
Geography:
This half term our topic is ‘Would I prefer to live in the UK or Scandinavia?’. We have begun by practicing our Geographical skills of map reading and compass directions. We have explored the continents and oceans and where in the world the UK is. We have then started to explore where Scandinavia is and the countries that make it up. We are looking forward to learning about the culture of Scandinavia and making links between what life is like for children in the UK and Scandinavia.
Science:
This half term we are learning all about Forces and Magnets. We have been exploring the different forces of push and pull and have started to explore friction. We are now moving onto magnets and magnetic fields. We loved exploring what different things in our classroom are magnetic and comparing how strong different magnets are.
English:
This half term we are going to be exploring Newspaper reports and stories with familiar settings. We have been currently enjoying exploring newspaper reports and linking them to different fairytales. We have explored ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’; ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’; and ‘The Three Little Pigs’ as well as alternative retellings of the stories. We have linked these texts to different elements of newspaper reports such as creating summaries of events and creating direct speech to explain events. We are looking forward to creating a class newspaper which we can share!
We have also been focusing on SPAG and have been focusing on practicing our simple skills. We have been really focusing in re-reading our work to check for sense and have been focusing on making sure we are using the correct punctuation in our writing. We are also having a big push on correctly spelling common exception words such as should; said; because.
4th October 21 - This is our new English story map. It is a non-fiction, discussion text. This is also in their Homework books.
In RE this term we are focusing on the topics of Journeys and Listening and Sharing. In these topics we are taking a closer look at the liturgical year and exploring what different gospel readings mean to us. We are exploring our journey’s with Jesus and are looking at how Jesus gives himself to us in special ways.
Homework will be sent out on a Friday and is to be returned the following Thursday. All homework is an extension of the learning we have been doing in class.
Reading Books:
Books can be changed every day. Please sign your child’s reading record to let us know they have read and they will receive a star stamp. Children are awarded reading star badges when they reach a certain level. Bronze – 50 stars; Silver – 100 stars; Gold – 150 stamps; Glitter – 200 stamps and a book voucher for 250 stamps. Please note that all children start afresh each academic year.
Spellings:
Spellings are given out every Monday and will be tested the following Monday. Children are given ‘looks, cover, check’ sheets to practice their spellings daily. Children are also encouraged to practice using other spelling methods we cover in class such as: rainbow writing; pyramids; sentences; backwards; opposite hands. House points are awarded for completed spelling sheets. We will also be completing a common exception words spelling test once a half term where we focus on appropriate spellings depending on your child’s year group.
Timetables:
Timetables are a big part of our curriculum in class 2. We now have timetables books which will be sent home on a Monday and are due to be returned the following Monday. Each child will also practice their times tables in class daily using different methods such as Timetables Rock Stars or multiplication wheels.
