Blog by Nicola Hazzard

What a fantastic way to end a very successful first half term in year 2. The year 2 team are so proud of all our children and how they have taken on the responsibility of becoming the oldest children in the infants and really leading by example. We are such a wonderful team in year 2 and that…

Year 2 had a great PE session on our beautiful field in the sunshine on Friday! The children were practising last weeks skills of underarm throwing, throwing with accuracy and catching. This led to a very competitive game of dodgeball! Super teamwork!

Year 2 loved having outdoor PE on the field. We did a great job warming up using different ways of moving our body and then balancing on either 2 feet or all fours. We learned how to throw and catch accurately using underarm and over arm throws. Everyone worked fantastic with their partners and…

Year 2 enjoyed a practical maths session sorting whole numbers into equal groups. The children then extended their learning by writing the related multiplication and division facts! A super session! 
 

Year 2 enjoyed teaming up with Year 3 for PE. We were looking at throwing with accuracy. We linked our throwing and catching skills with practising our timetables too! Great teamwork everyone. 
 

Year 2 enjoyed a treat tonight for their amazing effort with reading and winning the strive for five competition! We came back to school for a pyjama party, enjoyed some party food and then relaxed with our favourite books! Well done Year 2! “The more that you read, the more things you will know.…

We had an amazing day in Year 2, reading and listening to our favourite books and even writing our own books to take home! We have the best authors at Roose. You all looked amazing in your costumes. We also called it Thankful Thursday as we were so thankful for all the amazing books we have to…

The children enjoyed getting outside for PE. We looked at the skills of dribbling, pushing and controlling the ball in hockey! Great teamwork. 
 

We love starting our PE sessions with some quick recall in mathematics! Today we played the quick draw game when we had to shoot with a number. Our friend then had to fire back with the matching bond to 10. Great work year 2!

We are looking at adventure stories in year 2 this week and the book we are exploring is ‘The tale of Peter Rabbit’ by Beatrix Potter. The children enjoyed listening to the story and learning lots of new vocabulary for our working wall! The children then worked in groups to act out parts of the…