Summer Term 2026
WC: 15.06.26 Monday - Wednesday - Mrs Barratt
Week 3 completed!
In English this week, Mr Prickles came down to visit us. We got to hold him and stroke him. We then talked about what we knew about him and Mrs Blanchard also told us facts about him too. We then used personification and precise verbs to write about the hedgerow hoggers!
In Maths, we have started trying to use the column method to add two two-digit numbers. We have worked so hard this week using column method making sure our columns are accurate and our adding is accurate.
In History, we learnt about children and how society has changed over time. We learnt about how children used to have to work to support their families and not go to school, also we learnt about workhouses too.
On Wednesday, we had Art with Mrs Freeman and PE with Miss Sewards.
Thursday & Friday - Miss Cragg
Another week, ticked off! In English this week we started our Big Write, all about the wonderful world of hedgehogs. We wrote our plan, completed our success criteria and began our first paragraph.
In Maths we've begun column subtraction, ensuring we start with the ones and thinking about putting the largest number first so that when we start exchanging next week it is a little simpler! We've labelled parts of flowers in Science, started to learn about Judaism in our RE lesson and did some jumping for distance in our athletics unit in PE.
Enjoy the lovely weather forecast for this weekend!
WC: 08.06.26 Monday - Wednesday - Mrs Barratt
We have had a lovely week this week.
In English, we have written information about the habitat 'Woodland Wonder'. We used the conjunction 'if' and used precise adjectives to show what a woodland is like for the little animals there. We then got to research hedgehogs, we found out about the food they eat, where they live and what they look like and created a poster to persuade Mr Prickles to come to our new woodland.
In Maths, we are practising our adding skills. We have adding to 10 and finding number bonds to 10. We also looked at finding the next multiple of 10.
In History, we learnt about people with disabilities and how the Paralympics came about. In Geography, we have been looking at physical features in Mugurameno- the River Zambezi.
On Wednesday, we had Art with Mrs Freeman and PE with Miss Sewards.
Thursday & Friday - Miss Cragg
Another week, ticking by. This week we've enjoyed our research, looking at hedgehogs earlier in the week with Mrs Barratt and then turning our attention to badgers. We learned about what they look like, what they eat, where they live and signs to look for to spot the elusive creatures. We read and made notes about badgers with a research partner then created a poster on their habitats.
In Maths we continued to use our number skills, this time to subtract from a 10. We reminded ourselves of our number bond knowledge and used these skills to take away. In Science we had a practical lesson labelling the parts of a plant using real flowers to take apart and look inside with magifying glasses. In RE we completed our final lesson on Islam, learning about Muslim funerals. We finished off the week with a PE lesson on learning how to throw a javelin. Have a great weekend! Hopefully the weather is kind.
WC: 01.06.26 Monday - Wednesday - Mrs Barratt
A great start to the final term in Year 2. We have started our new book 'What's where on Earth Atlas'. We have read a part of a text all about food chains and what is the importance of food chains.
In Maths, we have continued to work on position and direction and getting an object to a place by following directions and writing directions too. We had to use these key mathematical words: forwards, backwards, clockwise and anticlockwise.
In History, we learnt about people of colour and how the world has changed since. We learnt about the civil rights movement and how a range of hero's helped push this forward to make the world a better place.
On Wednesday, we had PE with Miss Sewards and Art with Mrs Freeman.
Thursday & Friday - Miss Cragg
First week back, done! In English we have written sentences using modal verbs, the conjunctions 'or' and 'because', adverbs of possibility, commas in a list, verbs, adjectives and questions. Crikey! That is a lot of things to remember and to include. We all worked our socks off.
In Maths we finished off our learning about position and direction, recapping left and right, clockwise and anticlockwise, forwards, backwards, quarter, half and full turns. In Science we finished off our learning about materials by sorting materials into groups based on their properties. In RE we learned about Muslim weddings. We also enjoyed listening to and joining in with the Playground Proms. Have a wonderful weekend! Thank you for all the lovely birthday wishes on Wednesday :-)
WC: 18.05.26 Monday - Wednesday - Mrs Barratt
This week has been a long week, but we have made it.
In English, we have written our own story based on our book. We wrote all about how the crow got her colours back. We have really impressed our teachers.
In Maths, we have been working on language o f posi,tion including, left, right, forwards and backwards and how many steps left/ forward etc. We really enjoyed these lesson- we used our beebots knowledge from computing to help here!
In Geography, we learnt about a village called Mugurameno in Zambia. We learnt about what the village looks like and how different it is compared to Sleaford.
In History, we learnt about women rights. We talked about what life was like in the 20th Century and how women fought to get where we are now. This was a really interesting topic to learn about.
On Wednesday, we had Art with Mrs Freeman and PE with Miss Sewards.
Thursday & Friday - Miss Cragg
We made it! Half term is beckoning.
In English we have been writing and publishing our Big Write, all about how the rainbow crow got his colourful feathers back. In Maths we have been describing turns using language of clockwise, anticlockwise, left, right, quarter, half, three-quarter and full turns.
In Science we did an experiment on the absorbancy of different materials trying to find the best material to make a tent. We played a full, proper game of rounders in our PE lesson, using all of the skills we have learned over previous lessons.
Have a wonderful break and we'll see you back on Monday 1st June.
WC: 11.05.26 Monday - Wednesday - Mrs Barratt
A great full week this week.
In English, we have continued with our book 'A Crows Tale'. We have used alliteration, onomatopoeia and expanded noun phrases. We have written about how crows feathers have gone from a beautiful and colourful rainbow colour to sooty, blackened feathers.
In Maths, we have looked at reading and creating our own block diagrams and drawing pictograms. We have enjoyed learning all about diagrams this week.
In Geography, we started our new unit looking at Zambia. We located where Zambia is in the world and which continent it is part of.
In PSHE, we learnt about physical contact. We talked about physical contact we like and don't like and who from.
On Wednesday, we had Art with Mrs Freeman and PE with Miss Sewards.
Thursday & Friday - Miss Cragg
We had a lovely walk to Sleaford Islamic Centre on Wednesday morning, we had a wonderful warm welcome, a tour of the masjid and a chat about the Five Pillars of Islam. We remembered lots of information from our previous learning in our RE lessons, all of the grown ups were very proud about our knowledge, our politeness and our behaviour in the mosque.
In Maths we have been working on our statistics, interpreting pictograms paying special attention to the key. The key has ranged from 1 to 2, 5 or 10. We know we have to check the key first when we see a new pictogram! We have been reading pictograms and taking information from them as well as drawing our own.
In English we had an experience day where we discussed the feelings of the crow when he has lost his rainbow feathers and how the words of others can hurt. We talked about the moral of the story and used drama to reinact how the other animals conversed about the rainbow crow.
In Science we designed weak and strong houses for the three little pigs and in PE we combined all of our skills to do a game of rounders. A railway safety assembly finished off our week. Have a lovely weekend, one more week to go.
WC: 05.05.26 - Tuesday - Mrs Barratt
A lovely short week this week.
On Tuesday in Maths, we learnt about minutes in an hour. We converted minutes into hours and transferred this onto a clock and what the new time would be.
In English, we used similes and adjectives to write about the beautiful, colourful rainbow crow.
We also completed our Computing unit- algorithms. We used a map and the beebots to get from one place to another and then added in obstacles. We then had to 'debug', we know this is fixing the problem when it doesn't work. We really enjoyed this unit of work.
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday - Miss Cragg
To finish off the latter part of the week we have been busy writing sentences all about the rainbow crow going to visit the sun in our new book, 'The Crow's Tale'. We have been using speech marks, question marks, time adverbials as well as lots of adjectives, commas, verbs and the conjunction 'when'. We also had an experience day where we used drama and sunshine themed music to explore and discuss the effects of the sun's warmth on the animal community.
In Maths we had our final lesson on time learning about hours in a day and then moved onto statistics, learning about tally charts and tables. It's a whole new set of learning for us but we are coping magnificently.
In Science this week we made sandcastles as part of our materials unit which we also linked to art through exploring the genre of sand art. We had to add a little bit of water to find the right consistency to make the best sandcastles! A PE lesson finished off our week, we have been practising our fielding, throwing and striking skills to hopefully play a game of rounders soon.
A regular 2 day weekend this time round - boo! Have fun.
WC: 27.05.26 - Monday - Wednesday - Mrs Barratt
A brilliant week in Year 2.
In English, we completed our Big Write- letter to Mr Clay explaining what happened to us and how insanely sorry we are! There are some fantastic letters- we are so impressed!
In Maths, we have continued to tell the time. We used the clocks to tell the time to the hour and had to draw the hands on accurately too. We have worked so hard but have done so well.
In Geography, we looked at the temperature in the polar regions and then compared it to the UK. It is so cold at the poles in both Summer and Winter.
On Tuesday afternoon, we went to the Sleafordian depo in Sleaford. We went on the executive bus (These are lovely!), we went through the bus wash. We also looked inside different buses and even got to see the engine. We made our own junior bus licenses too. We had so much fun.
On Wednesday, we had Art with Mrs Freeman and PE with Miss Sewards.
Thursday and Friday - Miss Cragg
The sunshine has enhanced our abilities this week, what wonderful work we have been doing! In Maths Year 2 have continued to knock our socks off with their time telling abilities, jaws on floors at some of the effort that is being put into learning telling the time to 5 minutes. We couldnt be prouder of how hard they are working to understand some really tricky concepts.
In English we have started our new book, 'The Crows Tale'. We had an experience day watching time lapse videos of snowy woodland scenes as well as discussing the adaptations of animals to cope with low winter temperatures. We then had two more days of sentence stacking, writing about the inner thoughts of the animals, about their perilous journey as well as positive statements using repetition, adverbial phrases, noun phrases, fronted adverbials as well as question and exclamation marks.
In our PE lesson we continued to learn about striking and fielding balls, building up to a rounders game and in Science we began our new topic learning about materials by squashing, stretching, twisting and bending. Have a super weekend!
WC: 20.04.26 - Monday - Wednesday - Mrs Barratt
We hope you had the best Easter holidays and a well earnt rest.
A great start to the week in Year 2.
In English, we have continued writing our letter back to the crayons promising not to upset them again. In Maths, we are still learning to tell the time. We have been practising telling the time to the hour, half past, quarter to and past as well. We have worked so hard learning the time.
In Geography, we looked at the weather in countries close to the equator and compared these to the UK.
In Computing, we have been looking at algorithms again. We designed our own mat and used beebots and instructions to guide them to the next location- we even added in obstacles to work around!
On Wednesday, we had Art with Mrs Freeman and PE with Miss Sewards.
Thursday & Friday - Miss Cragg
Welcome back! Hopefully you are all suitably chocolate filled and raring to go for the Summer 1 term.
In English we have been planning ready to start our next Big Write, a persuasive letter to Mr Clay all about a terrible calamity that has befallen us and something in our possession. We have had wild and wonderful ideas about school uniform stealing aliens and rainbows dousing us in colour. We can't wait to read the finished products next week!
In Maths we have continued to learn about time, telling the time past and to the next hour. We are getting better every lesson at distinguishing between past and to, counting in 5's and remembering where the hour hand needs to be.
In PE we started a new unit working as a team in striking and fielding games and enjoyed the Holi festival celebrations with our multi-coloured paint packets.
Have a great weekend recovering from a busy week!
