Welcome to Year 2

Below is our most recent blog from Year 2.  This includes a summary of the last two weeks including any important information for the coming weeks (reminders etc).  These will be updated every other Friday.

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Friday 26^th April 2024

In English, we have started our new topic of ‘eric’ by Shaun Tan, which is about a small foreign exchange student who visits Earth. Firstly, we wrote questions from Eric’s point of view about the new world around him. Then we wrote our own persuasive letter to help accommodate his needs. We then moved onto designing his own planet, having a cross curricular lesson linking it to our topic of habitats in science. We thought about what his environment would have for him to be able to survive and thrive. We have begun writing a non-chronological report on it.

In Maths, we finished our topic of shape. We learnt how to classify and sort 3D shapes and the difference between a face, vertex (vertices) and edges. We have begun our topic on height and length with a focus on cm and m. We have learnt how to measure correctly with a ruler and a metre stick.

In computing, we have programmed our own micro-bits to display different shapes and emojis! We had to ensure the code was correctly organised for it to work.

In DT we made our own erics out of air-dry foam clay. We needed to use our fine motor skills to pinch, roll and squeeze the shape of eric into the clay. Check out what we have made! We will be painting them soon to add details.