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Year 2

Moorhen Wildcat

Class Booklet - Summer Term 2

Class Booklet - Spring Term 2

Class Booklet - Spring Term 1

Class Booklet - Autumn Term 2

Summer 1 - update

children holding plant pots

Year 2 Science

Year 2 have enjoyed learning about Plants this half term. As part of this learning, we have planted sunflower seeds and have taken them home to look after. The children will carefully water them and find them a home in a sunny spot. In a few weeks time, we see who has taken great care of their sunflower and grown the tallest plant!

Year 2 started their RE topic on 'Jesus and his teachings' this half term. We had 2 special visitors come into school to talk about their special 'calling' and why they felt there was only route that they wanted to take. Oscar's dad spoke about his job as a train driver and how he wanted to work with trains from a young age. Miss Mathewson's auntie also came to speak to about her career as a neo-natal nurse. Both were truly inspirational and the children loved hearing them speak. Thank you to both for sparing your time to come into school.

Year 2 had a fantastic visit from the Fire Service. They spoke about all the different jobs they do, from putting out fires to helping cats out of trees! Then they showed the children their fire engine and allowed the children to hold some of their special equipment. The children also had a turn at firing their very powerful hose. A big thank you to Killingbeck Fire Station for coming in and giving the children such a memorable morning

Spring 1

The children in Year 2 had a special visit from the famous Antarctic explorer Captain Oates! He travelled back from the past and told them all about his expedition to the South Pole. The children asked lots of fantastic questions and discovered that in order to be a successful explorer you have to be;

Organised
A team player
Resilient
Fit and healthy
Good at solving problems
Brave

Year 2 have been continuing their Science learning on Animals, including humans. We have been investigating how animals (and humans) can grow and change as they develop. We have been investigating the key question of Do our feet get bigger as we get older? For this investigation, we paired up with the Year 6s and compared Year 2 feet sizes with Year 6s'. We came to the conclusion that Year 6 do have bigger feet but not always. We also discussed that feet stop growing eventually, otherwise elderly people would have very large feet!

We have made an excellent start to the Spring term in our Maths lessons! We have been learning about different 2D and 3D shapes, including their properties and similarities/differences between shapes. The children were able to showcase their knowledge in this practical 'sorting' lesson by coming up with their own criteria for sorting the shapes.

Autumn 2

To kick start our Science topic of Materials we have been investigating the different types of materials in our everyday world. We have been sorting and categorising materials based on their properties and are looking forward to performing some investigations to test the suitability of different materials.

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Autumn 1

Year 2 have kick-started their History topic on Temple Newsam House by making their very own Tudor ruffs. We looked at fashion during Tudor times and noticed how they liked to wear collars made from fine lace. We made our collars by drawing patterns on paper and folding it carefully to create the effect of a ruff. We then paraded our ruffs, thinking carefully about how smartly a wealthy Tudor would have walked and moved.

Introduction from the teachers

"Hello I'm Miss Mathewson and welcome to Moorhens 2025-26! This year, we’re going to make amazing memories together! We’ll go on exciting school trips, including a fun day out exploring Filey Beach and a magical visit to the Pantomime, full of laughter and surprises.

We’ll challenge ourselves with lots of new learning, both inside the classroom and outdoors. We’ll become superstars at maths with new topics such as multiplication and division, using games and challenges to help us feel confident with our numbers. We will read lots of exciting books and create some fantastic pieces of writing.

Get ready for a year full of adventure, discovery, and fun. I can’t wait to see you shine! "

"My name is Mr Warwick and my class is called Wildcats. We have a really exciting year planned for Year 2. We will go on fun trips to Temple Newsam House, the Pantomime and to Filey Beach at the end of the year. We will also do lots of fun learning in all of our subjects, but my favourite topics are the Great Fire of London and animal's habitats in Science.

In Year 2, we read lots of really interesting books and I am looking forward to reading all of the wonderful writing that you will do during our lessons. We are going to learn lots of new and interesting Maths too!"