Spring Term 2026
WC: 16.03.26 Monday - Wednesday - Mrs Barratt
This week has been a busy week! We have had assessment week. We have worked extremely hard to complete these tests with resilience and determination. Our teachers are so proud how well we have worked!
We completed our History unit of Famous People- Helen Sharman this week. We learnt about Helen Sharman and her life story and how she became the first British astronaut and her time aboard the Space Station. We watched tv footage and read internet articles to find out about her.
In Computing, we used the laptops to write sentences on word and had a go at using the different functions on the toolbar including, bold, italic, underline and font. We really enjoyed using the computers to learn these new skills.
On Wednesday, we had Art with Mrs Freeman and PE with Miss Sewards.
Thursday and Friday - Miss Cragg
A great end to the week to go along with how hard the children have worked, you have given us 100% effort in all of your assessments and we couldn't ask for anything more. A huge WELL DONE to everyone, they deserve all the praise this week.
We have also squeezed in some non-core lessons along with our assessments, learning about germination in Science and Islamic celebrations in RE along with another tennis lesson - future Wimbledon champions here at Church Lane, watch this space!!
Have a wonderful weekend and we'll see you bright and early on Monday.
WC: 09/03/26 Monday - Wednesday - Mrs Barratt
Another week done.
In English, we have been writing our own diary as a rat living in London during the Great Fire in 1666! We had to use lots of description about the fire eating through the houses and how the people managed to stop the fire spreading further. There are so many brilliant diary entries that have impressed the teachers!!
In Maths, we looked at recognising quarters and then finding a quarter of a numbers and objects. We are really good at finding different ways to find a quarter- including sharing out, halving and halving again, dividing by 4 etc.
In Computing, we got the computers out and used the keyboards. We talked about the space bar, the different keys, enter key and the back space and how we use these when using a word document. We then used these skills to write a missing poster for Ted the teddy bear and even had to include a phone number too. We really enjoy using the computers!
On Wednesday, we had Art with Mrs Freeman and PE with Miss Sewards.
Thursday and Friday - Miss Cragg
The weeks are flying by, hopefully bringing some lighter mornings and some brighter weather with them!
This week we have been finishing off our latest Big Write in English, writing up our rat diary entries in neat and designing a front cover to make it look even more amazing. We then started our next new book of the year, 'The Day the Crayons Quit' and looked at a letter someone had written to say sorry.
In Maths we have continued our learning on fractions, about thirds. We have recognised thirds in shapes and numbers, found thirds and then applied our learning to finding the whole.
We had a wonderful visit to the planetarium on Thursday, where we got to demonstrate all of our knowledge about space. The visitor was very impressed with how much we remembered about the moon landing from our history lessons and said our questions were the best ones she'd heard!
We had a very exciting lesson in Science, planting our own sunflower seeds! We are learning about what plants need to germinate and grow. Hopefully we will be able to send them home at Easter so they can be planted outside in the garden.
A tennis PE lesson finished off our week, we are improving our bat and ball skills and are listening carefully to instructions with great control. Have a wonderful weekend!
WC: 02/03/26 Monday - Wednesday - Mrs Barratt
A fabulous week this week, Year 2.
In Maths, we have been learning about temperature and reading thermometers. We read the scales well.
In English, we worked on our sentences using exclamation marks, personification and precise verbs. We discussed the fire being a monster and eating up the buildings! We then used onomatopoeia to show how the barrels exploded!
In History, we learnt about Amy Johnson and that she was a famous explorer. We know that she was a female solo pilot who flew across the world from the UK to Australia- she is still the only female pilot to fly solo even now!
In Computing, we had a go at using the keyboard. We looked at the keys and some of the important keys we need to type with. We had a go at writing our name and our friends name too.
On Wednesday, we had Art with Mrs Freeman and PE with Mis Sewards.
Thursday and Friday - Miss Cragg
Another busy week, finishing off our English unit on the Great Fire of London writing using metaphors to describe the flow of people filling buckets on the River Thames to fight the fire and noticing that the wind was dropping down, we also used feelings and statistics to describe the impact of the fire on the city. We also wrote our plan ready for the Big Write next week where we will write as a rat caught up in the events of the Great Fire of London.
In Science we continued our learning about plants, this week looking at seed dispersal. We had our final spelling test along with the division facts about counting in 2's.
A PE lesson on bat and ball skills with our tennis lesson in PE and some wonderful costumes for World Book Day to round off the week. Have a wonderful weekend!
WC: 23/02/26 Monday - Wednesday - Mrs Barratt
Welcome back, we hope you had a lovely half term break and ready to get back to learning lots.
In English we have continued our Great Fire of London work. We have written sentences using suffixes, used negative adjectives and using the conjunction 'so'. This unit of work is so much fun!
In Maths, we have been comparing volume and capacity and then measured in ml. We are really good at reading scales, especially ones without any numbers!
In History, we have learnt about Sir Walter Raleigh and what expeditions he went one and that he found potatoes and tobacco. Then we learnt about Captain Scott and his Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole. We read diary extracts from Captain Scott too.
On Tuesday, we were really lucky and had Rock Kidz in for the day. We completed a workshop in the morning learning lots of different rock moves and learnt a new song called 'Kindness'. Then in the afternoon, we had a whole school assembly, we had sing alongs, rocking and even battles. YEAR 2 WON THE WHOLE SCHOOL BATTLE!! We rocked!!
On Wednesday, we had PE with Miss Sewards and Art with Mrs Freeman.
WC: 09.02.26 Monday - Wednesday - Mrs Barratt
A fabulous last week!
In English, we started our new book 'Great Fire of London'. We looked at our diary extract and discussed what happened and what features make up a diary.
In Maths, we looked at worded problems with weight and height and then compared the mass of items.
In History, we learnt about Sacagawea. We learnt about how she helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition and what she brought to the team.
In PE, we finished our Tri-golf unit by playing lots of games involving hitting and chipping and scoring points. We really enjoyed this unit!
On Wednesday, we had Art with Mrs Freeman and PE with Miss Cheryl.
Thursday & Friday - Miss Cragg
We made it! Another half term done, we're smashing Year 2! We've worked so hard to end the week, moving on to mass in Maths measuring in grams and kilograms then using our knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to answer 2 step problems about mass. In English we have done lots of drama, experiencing life as it would have been like in 1666 during the Great Fire of London. We acted out being Londoners moving around the city in the aftermath of the Great Plague, driving horses and carts as well as reaching out from our homes to touch the houses across the street because they were built so close to each other.
We also had another first this week, our first Big Write in RE! We wrote about the Five Pillars of Islam, remembering every detail we could and using our shared plan for support. The grown ups in the classroom were very impressed with the memories of some children! We had our final spelling and multiplication test of the half term and tried our best. In our Science lesson we were learning about good hygiene, specifically hand washing so we did an experiment with 3 slices of bread. One slice was not touched by any hands, just put straight into a sealed bag. The next slice was touched by every hand in the classroom and was also put in some places that might have lots of germs...like the door handles, the floor, the sole of a shoe...you get the idea! It was put into its own bag and then everyone went to wash their hands with lots of soap and warm water then we touched another slice of bread. We can't wait to see what will happen to the bread!
Spellings for our next test on Thursday 5th March are:
other, mother, knight, night, my, here, there, fast, last, past
Have a wonderful week off and we'll see you on Monday 23rd February.
WC: 02.02.26 Monday - Wednesday - Mrs Barratt
Another good week by us all.
In English we have been planning our own big write ready for our writing later this week. We are writing about George searching the forest looking for the dragon he caught, including feelings and using noun phrases to describe what he can see and hear. Looking forward to reading the finished pieces!
In Maths, we have started our new unit of work- measuring. We have been using rulers to measure in cm. We can read a ruler telling us how long something is and also we can draw lines to match a cm given. We know you must start at 0 not before or after the 0!
In PE - Tri golf - we worked on chipping. We had to chip the ball with a chipper to see how far we could chip the ball. We loved this!
In Geography, we looked at the human and physical features in Sleaford and Skegness and compared the two.
On Wednesday, we had PE with Miss Cheryl and Art with Mrs Freeman.
Thursday and Friday - Miss Cragg
We're getting there! One more week until a very well deserved rest.
We're not slowing down though, far from it. In English we have continued to write a descriptive paragraph about George searching the woods for the dragon. We published it and wrote our edited writing up in neat, creating work to be proud of.
In Maths we have continued to learn about our new unit of measurement, measuring in metres, comparing measurements and then ordering measurements using our understanding of greater than, less than and equal to.
In Science we have been learning about how eating well keeps our bodies healthy. We looked at the Eatwell Plate and learned about the different food groups, identifying our favourite foods as well as thinking about foods we dont need too much of. Everything in moderation we think!
In RE we learned about the final pillar of Islam, Hajj. We looked at how Muslims from around the world pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform rituals, pray together and visit the Ka'bah. We completed our end of unit quiz - we have learned so much this half term! We did a spelling lesson about syllables and that finished our week off. Have a wonderful weekend!
WC: 26/01/26 Monday - Wednesday - Mrs Barratt
A lovely week this week.
In English, we have started looking at our book link 'How to train your dragon'. We watched little snippets when Hiccup searches the forest and then his cautious approach. We used this stimulus to write sentences with adverbs, questions, prepositions and adverbial phrases. For our experience day, we used drama techniques to explore how to capture a dragon.
In Maths, we worked on odd and even numbers and counting in our ten times tables. A lovely couple of days in Maths!
In Geography, we looked at human and physical features at the beach. We labelled different pictures with their human and physical features.
In PE- tri golf- we worked changing our shot in golf. We played a game of aiming; we had to aim to get the ball in the horseshoe and the further away the horseshoe the more points you got. The children love playing golf and are showing some great skills!
On Wednesday, we had PE with Miss Cheryl and Art with Mrs Freeman.
Thursday and Friday - Miss Cragg
We've hit the ground running this week, straight in with using our 10 times table dividing by 10 first as well as using our 5 times table knowlege first with multiplying by 5 and then by dividing by 5.
In English we've been writing sentences using suffixes, because to give a reason for George to slay the dragon, using contractions such as I'll, won't and can't as well as commands, a sentence with 'when' and putting adjectives in our writing.
In Science we learned about the importance of exercise and the effects on our bodies. In RE we learned about the fourth Pillar of Islam, Sawm, also known as Ramadan when Muslim people fast during sunlight hours.
We had our spelling test this week, here are the next set of spellings ready for the test on 12/02:
ball, always, blew, blue, everybody, by, pretty, beautiful, after, all
Have a great weekend!
WC: 19/01/26 Monday - Wednesday - Mrs Barratt
A great week this week, Year 2.
In English, we have been reading our new book 'George and the Dragon'. We discussed the dragon flying, it's fire-breathing powers and his terrifying tail. We used onomatopoeia, synonyms and conjunctions to write exciting sentences.
In Maths, we have been working on grouping and sharing objects and numbers. We used sharing circles to help us and our times table knowledge to share and group. We have even been introduced to the division symbol.
In PSHE, we worked in a team to design our own birds for our dream garden and collaged them. We used a range of materials to collage our birds!
In PE, we worked on hitting the ball over distance, this involved working on our swing. A great job!
On Wednesday, we had PE with Miss Cheryl and Art with Mrs Freeman.
Thursday and Friday - Miss Cragg
In Maths this week we have worked on the 2 times table, dividing by 2 as well as doubling and halving. We know that when we times by 2 we have double the amount and when we divide by 2 we are dividing. We are doing so well with our times table knowledge!
In English we have been sentence stacking, writing sentences with adjectives, adverbs, verbs and synonyms as well as subordination and the inner thoughts of a kidnapped princess. All very exciting! Our writing is really progressing!
In Science we were thinking about how exercise, food, drink and good hygiene affect our bodies and are important to keep us healthy. In RE we were looking at the third Pillar of Islam, Zakat, which is the act of giving.
A busy week, well done everyone!
WC: 12/01/26 Monday - Wednesday - Mrs Barratt
A busy week this week.
In Maths, we have started looking at groupings. We have been working on equal groups and how many in each group and linking this to our multiplication facts.
In English, we have written our own story acting as Dad, Dad was too busy to help Jasmine with her practising because of all his jobs. We used lots of repetition to add an effect to our writing.
In Geography, we looked at the different coastal towns in Lincolnshire. We used Google maps to find them all and plot them on a map of Lincolnshire.
A great start to the week, well done.
Thursday and Friday - Miss Cragg
We've jumped straight back into school life after our lovely Christmas break with our learning, in Maths we've learned about the multiplication symbol, written multiplication sentences and learned about arrays. We're trying to remember to look at the groups first then how many are in each group as well as use the multiplication symbol...and make it look different to our addition symbol!
In English we've published our Big Write which means writing it up in neat like all of the older year groups do. We've also had our second lesson on our new book, George and the Dragon. We've learned about similies, used some repetition and included a noun phrase in our writing. In Science we completed our second lesson on what humans need to survive, we did some role-playing about being stranded on a desert island! In RE we started our new unit on Islam, learning about the Five Pillars of Islam, the first pillar being the Shahada, the declaration of faith.
We've also squeezed in a spelling test, the spellings for the test on Thursday 29th January are:
happier, shiny, runner, be, bee, we, no, great, break, steak
Have a wonderful weekend!
WC: 05/01/26 Monday - Wednesday - Mrs Barratt
Welcome back! We hope you have had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year.
A brilliant start to the new term in Year 2. We have started our English with our previous advert 'My Christmas Star'. We wrote sentences with similes, repetition and verbs and then talked about fears. We talked about what fears we have and how we can overcome these fears.
In Maths, we have continued to work with money. We looked at different ways to make £1 and comparing amounts of money. A great start to the term.
In PE, our new unit is 'Tri-golf'. We practised holding a putter and aiming.
We started our new unit in Geography, all about seas and oceans. We used an atlas to locate the seas and oceans around the United Kingdom and what the difference between the two are.
On Wednesday, we had Dance with Miss Cheryl and Art with Mrs Freeman.
Thursday and Friday - Miss Cragg
Welcome back! We've hit the ground running this week, finishing off our money lessons in Maths learning about finding change whilst practising our subtraction skills and using everything we've learned so far with some two-step problems. Friday brought us a new challenge when we started our new unit learning about multiplication and division, recognising equal groups.
In English we have completed our last sentence stacking lesson using superlatives, repetition and alliteration then we started our plan for the Big Write which will begin next week. We've completed our RE unit on Christianity and begun our new learning in Science all about our bodies looking how we change over time from babies to toddlers to adolescents to adults.
Friday was all about Rock Kidz and we loved seeing everyone dressed up like the rock stars they are! What a way to end the week! Have a great weekend.
