Year 2

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Learning Links

Summer term 2023 Forest School sessions

During Forest School sessions the children have chosen new and challenging activities to explore and engage with as well as revisiting those enjoyed in past years. The photos below show a selection of the range of activities during the term.

• Learning how to use new hand tools like hand drill and practice hammer skills in creative activities of Hapa zome
• Exploring the wild area and getting close up to trees
• Our campfires are always an exciting and yummy time
• The pretend marshmallows in clay after the fire are good for role play too
• Skills in sculpting with clay and natural objects have unique results
• Den building and learning how to put up the tipi as shelters
• Play with mud and water is popular too

The class  continue to extend their knowledge of plants and animals in the school grounds and are getting very good at bird identification and recognising bird calls.

It was lovely to have parents and carers join us for a Forest School session when the children were able to share some of their favourite activities with their grown ups.

The pupils have enjoyed three trips to The Dell woodland next to school this term – each time they have done a litter pick to help keep the space clean and safe for people in the locality and the animals who live there.

• Oct 022025

  National Poetry Day

  Year 2 celebrated National Poetry Day by joining in with some of the activities provided by the National Literacy Trust. We discovered that the theme this year was ‘Play’ and we had great fun exploring different ways to help us think of creative ideas.

  Word Association – this was a game that we played with a partner. The first person said the word ‘play’ and the other person had to think of a word associated with play. We had some very funny connections! Here is one example of how the conversation went:-

  Play, football, running, fast, cheetah, mammal, elephant, trunk, tree, leaves, orange, apple, banana, monkey, zoo, tiger, stripes, zebra, horse, field!

  We also listened to a ‘Young Poet Laureate’ called Max, who shared his poem with us. He inspired us to write our own poems.

  Comments from the children:-

  “I loved the word association game, it was so much fun”.

  “I liked Max’s poem. It inspired me to write my own”.

  “I liked us doing the group poem. It gave me some ideas for my poem”.

  Using the title of ‘I hear with my little ear’, we used our imaginations to create poems about different things we could hear. First, we wrote a class poem together, using ideas from everyone and then we created our own individual poems. The children were very proud of their hard work and will bring the poems home to share with you!

  Here is the poem we wrote together:-

  

• Jul 142025

  Key racks using Hand drill and Screwdriver

  Using reclaimed wood from a pallet we used sand paper to smooth the surface of the wood. We then used a pencil to mark where we wanted to drill the hole . We used a clamp to keep the wood still and then used a hand drill to create a hole.

  

  

  

  
  

  We then learnt how to use a screwdriver to fasten three screws onto the wood.

  

  

  

  
  

  After that, using coloured wool, we covered the remaining part of the screw and finally decorated the wood using coloured pencils. Below are some of our finished key racks.

  

  
  

   

• Jun 062025

  Year 2 trip to Lee Valley

  On Friday 6^th June, Year 2 went on a science themed trip to Lee Valley. They had been learning all about habitats in their science lessons. They began the day learning about different classification of living things. The focus for this was on mini-beasts as this is what they would be looking for.  Did you know slugs and snails don’t have a skeleton, but they do have one foot!

  They spoke about how to keep themselves safe when bug hunting and then they went outside to play the ‘game of life’. This helped them to learn more about what habitats provide the things living in it to help them survive.

  They searched for mini-beasts in the following locations:

  • Trees
  • Walls
  • Path
  • Short grass
  • Long grass
  • Under logs

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  After lunch the children explored the rivers. They used special nets to discover what living things were in the water. The children found water bugs, slugs and one group even caught some baby fish!

  

  

  

  
  

• Mar 202025

  RAF Museum

  On Thursday 20^th March, Year 2 visited the RAF Museum in Hendon to attend a workshop, ‘Fantastic Flight’. During the session, which linked to our learning in science, history and design and technology, we learnt about the development of aircraft since the first flying machine was launched into the sky by the Wright Brothers.

  As the workshop leader took us around Hangar 1, we learnt about the range of forces affecting flight, including gravity, thrust, lift and drag.

  We were prompted to think about how the design of aircraft has changed over time, so that planes could fly faster and for longer, whilst also providing increasing levels of comfort and safety for pilots and passengers.

  After the workshop, Year 2 made the most of the sunshine, and enjoyed having lunch outside on the picnic benches. They also had fun exploring the museum’s playground. Following that, they then had some free time to return to the hangar and complete a quiz about the wondrous exhibits!

  

  

  
  

• Mar 112025

  Forest School Parent Activity

  Our adults came to join us for a Forest School afternoon. We had a camp fire with smores and made dream catchers using willow from our willow tunnel.

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

• Mar 052025

  Class 2 – Science Workshop

  SetPoint visited Class 2 to deliver a science workshop linked to their learning about everyday materials. During the workshop, they were encouraged to explore a range of materials and to discuss their properties.

  Following on from this activity, we thought about why material properties make them suitable for different purposes. They were challenged to find a good material for making a raincoat for one of the three little pigs.

  They sprayed water onto paper, foil, plastic, sugar paper, cotton and greaseproof paper to determine the effectiveness in keeping the rain out. They really enjoyed the practical elements of the workshop and worked well with their partners to solve an everyday problem.

  “This was the best workshop. I had so much fun!” Jackson

  “I really enjoyed using the special pen!” Lena – talking about using the wax to waterproof paper.

  

  

  
  

• Feb 042025

  Smarties Maths Parent Activity

  We invited our adults into school to share some maths learning with us. We used smarties to complete different activities including estimating, making patterns, measuring lengths, comparing weights and smarties calculations.

  Following the activity, the children said:

  “It was good to share our maths with our adults”

  “Next time, we could use different foods. We will have to think about something that has different colours. ”

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

   

• Nov 122024

  Computing Parent Activity

  We welcomed our adults into school to share some of our learning with them. We used the Beebots to show how we can give instructions and create codes to create a journey. There were different mats for us to use and challenges with codes for us to follow. We also explored the Beebot App on the iPads.

  

  

  

  

  
  

   

• Oct 242024

  Year 2 Geography Field trip

  We went on a field trip to develop our map reading skills. We set off nice and early from school, and walked in pairs up to St. Etheldreda’s Church.  As we travelled along, we focused on identifying our position on the map and using the street names.

  On the way to our destination, we passed bus stops, pedestrian crossings, residential areas and key landmarks in the local area, including the Eight Bells Pub – the oldest pub in Hatfield!  We used symbols to show their location on the map.

  As we walked up the hill at Fore Street, we saw St. Etheldreda’s Church and were lucky enough to hear the bells chime! We took a class photos and had a short break before returning to school.

  Back at school, we compared our maps and discussed what we had seen on our journey.  We wrote a reflection of our trip, describing the route that we took.

  

  

  

  
  

• Nov 232023

  Science Parent Activity

  In class we have been learning about materials, their properties and how suitable they are for different purposes. We invited our parents in to help us investigate the best material to make tea bags from.

  We made our predictions and designed our investigation. We kept the amount of tea in each bag the same and only changed the material. Most of us thought that the paper towel would not make a good tea bag because it would soak up too much water and fall apart letting all the loose tea out. We also predicted the tin foil would make a terrible tea bag because it is waterproof. Most of us predicted the felt would be the best material.

  After our experiment we reflected on what we had learnt and the best option for tea bag material was… paper towel!

  

  

  

  

  
  

• Nov 072023

  Trip to Hatfield Library

  In Year 2 we walked to our local library in Hatfield. We learnt all about what the library has to offer. You can borrow up to 30 books from a library at a time and keep them for 3 weeks. There are also audio books and ebooks you can borrow too. The library runs story club and lego sessions too which sounded amazing!

  Today we all joined the library with our very own library card and chose a book to borrow to take home and share with our family.

  Lots of us are very excited to return with our family!

  

  

  

  

  
  

• Oct 032023

  Pirate Day

  In Year 2 we have been learning about the life of pirates. We spent the day with a real pirate captain learning about how pirates would communicate with flags and what pirates considered to be treasure; it was not really gold they were after! Herbs and spices were much more valuable to pirates. Being a pirate was a hard job with lots of work to be done cleaning and looking after the ship. Did you know pirates had a strict bed time of 8pm?

  We also learnt pirate sea shanties and were able to make eye patches and flags. Everyone had a go at making dice to play pirate games, some of us were scallywags and made trick dice to help us win, but no gambling was allowed on board the ship.

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

• Jun 142023

  Lee Valley Habitat Discovery Day

  Our class trip to Lee Valley was an exciting adventure where we explored terrestrial habitats and a freshwater habitat. We engaged in a range of activities that allowed us to observe, identify and learn about different minibeasts and their habitat. Pond dipping was the highlight of our trip, we used our net to carefully catch the minibeasts and observed them under magnifying glasses. We caught a newt, snails and tadpoles. We also explored terrestrial habitats and searched under logs, among long grass and in the crevices of rocks. We found spiders, grasshoppers and beetles. We played the ‘needs of life’ game that taught us what animals need to survive and how hard it can be for minibeasts to survive predators. We enjoyed asking questions to find out more and sharing the things we already knew about different habitats.

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

• Jun 072023

  Science Day

  On Science Day we enjoyed completing an investigation about paper aeroplanes and exploring plant habitats around the world. We made aeroplanes from card and paper to explore which material would make the best aeroplane. Once outside, we measured the distance each plane travelled in metres. To ensure a fair test, we used the same size of material, made the same type of aeroplane and started in the same place. In the afternoon we read the book ‘Hug Me’ by Simona Ciraolo and considered the habitat of a cactus. We imagined what would happen if a cactus was placed in a different environment and wrote a diary entry in role, explaining why the habitat would not be right. This engaging day allowed us to apply our scientific skills and develop our scientific thinking.