Year 2 Iveson Blog

Year 2 have been enjoying investigating the properties of materials in their science topic and investigating how some materials can change their shapes by squashing, twisting, bending and stretching it. They have also been using important words like stiff, flexible, durable etc and they have been investigating what properties the objects need for their purpose. Well done Year 2. To continue with the amazing progress made why not go on the BBC website and look at ‘Changing the shape of materials’. Here is the link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z62txbk

Year 2 now have access to spelling shed to help them practise their weekly spellings.  Log in to play. Children can also access spelling shed via the spelling shed app. 

As part of our celebration of World Book Day we invited superstar author and illustrator Bethan Woollvin to meet our children in Years 1 and 2. Bethan came in to talk about her books and what life is like for her being an author. She gave the children a sneak peak behind the scenes of her exciting work,shared her favourite childhood books and talked about her own amazing books. She shared her delightful, girl power twist, fairytale of the classic Rapunzel fairytale which we all enjoyed. Bethan proceeded to teach the children all of the secrets of her wonderful illustrations. The children then had the opportunity to try their hand at their own witch illustration which they thoroughly enjoyed. It was an inspirational visit and one which will no doubt inspire the children with their writing going forward. It was so fantastic to see the children dressed as their favourite character from a story yesterday, everyone looked wonderful. During the day we read another book of Bethan Woollvin...

Log in to your TTR account to practise your tables! This week, we've been focusing on division by 10, 2, and 5, so you can practise what you've learned. How many coins can you earn?  The top score in Kingfishers is 4,762 and in Sparrows it's 18,583. Well done Lucas and Eesa! 

We hope that you all have an enjoyable break. A task for the holidays is to continue having fun on TT Rock Stars to master the times tables and recognising the inverse division facts. E.g, 5 x 6 = 30 so 30 divided by 6 = 5. Why not check out the BBC bitesize link below for times tables songs, videos and quizzes; https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z97rdnb

Today is NSPCC Number Day and the children have had a great day taking part in the NSPCC Rocks competition and completing number day maths activities while looking fantastic in their number themed clothing/costumes. Below are some pictures of children engaged in their activities.

In history, year 2 have been learning about Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole. Kingfishers enjoyed learning about Venn diagrams and how to use them. Working in partners they read and sorted key information about these two significant individuals. The children then compared the information and presented their comparisons to the rest of the class.

Get involved with some Number Day themed baking ahead of Friday's NSPCC Number Day!

Year 2 have enjoyed learning about the names and properties of 2D and 3D shapes. You can have fun practicing your shape knowledge and skills on the bbc website below: www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjv39j6

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/symmetry/symmetry-matching  

We’ve been learning about everyday materials in Science, have a go at the activity and quiz on the BBC bitesize. Good luck :) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmdrjfr

https://www.fireoflondon.org.uk/game/   Game - The Great Fire of London Help Tom and Jane through six dramatic days as they experience the fire! Follow the story of the fire and play games to battle and escape the flames. www.fireoflondon.org.uk

  Year 2 have had a great time learning more about the Great Fire of London this week, thanks to our special visitor. They enjoyed learning about the ‘wattle and daub’  construction technique, which was common in medieval London and contributed to the rapid spread of the Great Fire of London in 1666.   They then enjoyed working in groups to create their own wattle structures using wooden sticks/branches, creating a grid-like pattern. The children enjoyed creating their daub mixtures for the walls and  getting their hands muddy as they coated their structures to create walls.   For their second task, the children investigated materials and after team discussions chose which were best to use to rebuild Thomas Farriner's bakery. The children created fantastic waterproof and windproof bakery’s using suitable materials! They were even thinking about which materials had the best fireproof qualities. Well done, you did a great job Year 2!