St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
A Voluntary Academy
Trusting in God; Creating Tomorrow; Helping Today
Year 2
We miss you year 2
Thank you to everyone who sent videos and pictures in. I think that the video is amazing and I loved to see you all. I miss you all very much!
Look at all the amazing work Year 2 have been doing!
Phonics Challenge!
Towers, Tunnels and Turrets
This term we will be learning all about different structures. It is an amazing topic when we will be learning about why castles were built and how they kept people safe.
In the garden!
This term we will be learning all about gardens. We will be thinking about what gardens are like and what lives and grows in the garden. I cannot wait to look at all the different minibeasts and animals that live just outside our homes and school.
World Book Day 2020
Our author of the term in Anthony Browne
The classroom was invaded by minibeasts on our launch day!
We made some amazing traps to catch minibeasts.
We have hidden our traps to catch some minibeasts.
We had amazing time at our BUG BALL
To celebrate Shrove Tuesday, we made our own pancakes.
We had great fun finding fractions of a pancake!
Spring Term One
Land Ahoy!
Yo- ho- ho and a bottle of rum! Arrr me hearties, it’s a sailor's life for me! Its time to sail the salty sea. Navigate and investigate like Captain Cook. Learn all about life on board a pirate ship and what life was like for some of the most famous pirates.
Thank you to the parents who came to our pirate afternoon!
We did an excellent application pack to be a pirate on Captain White's ship.
We had to test which wheels and axles were the best.
Ahoy there! You all looked great as pirates for our launch day!
WOW! What amazing boats the children made!
The children's homework is looking fantastic!
Our pirate ships floated really well!
Floating and sinking
We made Pirate Hardtack!
We all tasted the hardtack! No creepy crawlies thank goodness!
Why do we need books?
In year two we have been learning all about books in RE. We looked at the different books that we use in church and how we can use the Bible to get closer to Jesus. As part of our innovate task, the children have created a video to answer our big question.
Our author of the term is Anne Fine
Planning and useful information
Autumn Term Two
This term we will be learning all about muck, mess and mixtures. We will be looking at which soaps make the best bubbles and which mixtures are sticky. It will be a fantastic messy topic!
We have had a very messy morning in year 2!
Well done children your homework looks amazing!
We had great fun mixing primary colours in art
Our Author of the term in Jill Murphy
Autumn Term One
Street Detectives!
This term we are learning all about our local area. We will be looking at human and physical features around Shirebrook and what life is like in our town.
We had great fun showing Phil Smith from Bolsover Council all our town plans
Our Town Planning Documents are amazing!
Today we walked around our local area to find physical and human features.
Look at our amazing topic homework!
Our author of the term is Julia Donaldson
Our classroom displays are looking beautiful. Some excellent work already Year 2!
