This week, the class were excited to receive news that they were going to be awarded a certificate, a bookmark and a sticker for writing an acrostic poem for a poetry competition. Mrs Housman (assistant head and English Lead) visited the class to hand out their certificates and to congratulate the pupils for their creativity. Well done 2H!

Pupils collaborated today in PSHE by discussing and sharing ideas about stereotypical views of boys and girls. By the end of the session, pupils were more accepting that boys can have long hair, wear a dress or skirt e.g. kilt and that girls can play football. We ended the session with the message that more important than your outside appearance is that you are a honest and kind person.

Finally, the pupils created a painting in class during their RE lesson where they were exploring the wonders of the world e.g. the sea, the sun, the sky, plants and creatures.

Welcome back! The children had a great start to their first week back after the Easter break. During this week, the children explored and observed different plants in the school ground as part of their science topic: Plants. On the same theme, the children spent time discussing a painting by artist James Bolton called ‘Painted Iris and Summer Snowdrop.’ The children had a go at sketching the painting and then they drew it again, using colour. Very impressive work for 6-7 year olds. Well done 2H!

It has been an eventful last week of the spring term. Lots of the children in class 2H participated in the Colour Run. Some of those who took part helped to ice some biscuits that were sold to raise money. The children who had decorated spoons for World Book Day had their spoons returned to them. The children attended an Easter service in the hall. They also had the opportunity to make an Easter basket and an Easter card to take home. A busy yet fun end to the term. Happy Easter everyone! Have a well deserved break.

On Monday, 18th March, the children were excited to make green pea soup. To make the soup, the children used the following ingredients: celery, cabbage, a courgette, vegetable (gluten free) stock cube, frozen peas and water. The children took it in turns to chop up the vegetables. These were then placed in water (heated up in a pot) which had a stock cube added to provide flavour. Peas were added to the water with the rest of the ingredients and left to simmer. Later, the children watched as the ingredients were blended by Mrs Reehal (teaching assistant). The soup was poured into cups and the children were able to taste it. Most of the children liked it and some asked for more! The children loved the experience of cooking in the school cafe. Many of them were keen to have a go at home. Well done 2H on your great culinary skills!

It was another eventful week for class 2H.

The week began with a special guest who spoke at Monday’s assembly. The special visitor was Bronagh Daly who spoke to the children about her chair of sanctuary. Some of the children recognised the chair because it was the one they had seen at Leeds Minster (school trip to Leeds – Autumn 2). Mrs Cosgrove (PE) who had assisted on the trip to Leeds had a detailed conversation with Bronagh and arranged for the chair and Bronagh to visit the school! A huge thank you to Mrs Cosgove and her excellent organisational skills!

Following World Book Day, the class were gifted some comic books. The children have been taking turns to read them. It has been wonderful to see them become even more immersed in their reading.

On Thursday, the spoon competition winner from each year 2 class was announced. Congratulations to Sam the competition winner in class 2H but also a huge cheer to all of the pupils who entered the competition. All the entries were fantastic.

This week was also Science Week. The children participated in an activity exploring how moths need to adapt to safely live in their habitat without being found by a predator. The children drew a moth; some colourful and others less so. They played a game outside where they had to hide their moth from the predator. In this game, the predator was played by the class teacher who had to find the moths. The colourful moths were not as easy to spot when hidden in a colourful setting (habitat) but they were easier to spot in an area with fewer surrounding colours. The class had an informative discussion about this. Well done 2H!

Wow! Wow! Wow! The children looked absolutely amazing on Thursday, dressed up in line with the theme this year: 101 Dalmatians. It was fantastic to see that so many pupils entered the spoon competition too! Thank you to all the families that assisted and helped in making World Book Day such a wonderful event. In class, the children shared ideas about places where you could enjoy reading a book, or a comic or some poetry. In the afternoon, some children shared their favourite book with the class. It was a fun and worthy event promoting the importance of reading and books.

This week, the children have been working on multiplying and dividing in mathematics. In English, the children have been exploring the features of an information text. To help them to explore the purpose of a heading and sub headings, the children have been sorting pictures into categories: what owls eat, where they live and what they look like. This activity involved team work and collaboration. Well done 2H!

On Monday 19th February, the children returned to school full of excitement and anticipation. They were eagerly awaiting a visit from some feathered animals.

The children received a visit from the York Birds of Prey Centre who had some feathery friends to show them! The pupils had a session in the main hall where they saw a bird of prey fly across the room and they discovered some interesting facts about owls. Did you know the claws on an owl are called talons? It is also a myth that owls can turn their heads all the way round but impressively they can turn them up to 270 degrees!

In the afternoon, class 2H had the opportunity to hold an owl (or two ). Some children confidently did this, others were a bit apprehensive, some faced their fears (so proud of those pupils) and others just wanted to give the birds a stroke. The lovely gentleman, Steve, who ran the session was extremely patient and answered lots of questions.

It was a fantastic way to begin the (second) spring term What a hoot!

Week 5 of spring term 1 has been packed with lots of exciting events. The children participated in the Lunar New Year celebrations (The Year of the Dragon) by creating a dragon mask. They also used their creative minds to produce an acrostic poem for a fun poetry competition. It was wonderful to discover that there were lots of budding poets in class 2H! The week ended with the Explorer Day where children dressed up as either explorers from the past or modern day explorers. The creativity involved in lots of the costumes was fabulous and lots of children had brought in their research which they shared with the class. Thank you to all the families who got into the spirit of the event. The children looked amazing and had a fun last day of term. Wishing you all a wonderful half term break.

Last week, the class had a visit from a secret reader! A huge thank you to Millie’s dad who kindly volunteered to come in and read to the children. It was a great opportunity to promote reading. If there are any other parents who would like to volunteer, please contact the school office.

Next week, the children will be participating in a fun poetry competition and dressing up for the Explorer Day. Plus the Lunar New Year begins on 10th February (the Year of the Dragon). What an exciting week ahead!

This week, the children have been busy being creative. They have performed in small groups in music, using percussion instruments. In art lessons, they have participated in observational drawings, the mixing of paints and creating a colour wrap. We ended the week finding out about William’s certificate and what Maths Monkey and Reading Robin had been up to.