**We still have limited spaces for Pre-school and Nursery for September 2026. Please call for more information 01353 664742**
**We still have limited spaces for Pre-school and Nursery for September 2026. Please call for more information 01353 664742**

Autumn 1

Welcome to the Year 2 Class page.
 
Here you will find the 'Knowledge Organisers' for each subject and weekly updates on the year group's activities!

Knowledge Organisers

Week 7

This final week of the half term may have been short but we we still packed it full of learning and fun! The children used all of their learning about healthy eating, taste and texture combinations and safe use of equipment when they made their own healthy wraps. We really hope that they enjoyed munching them at home! 

Have a safe and restful break and we look forward to seeing you on Monday 2nd Novemeber for another exciting half term of learning!

Week 6

Both classes thoroughly enjoyed their visits to the Ely Stained Glass Museum which is based in the the cathedral. They were all proud of what they produced while they were there and they were able to consolidate their learning from their art lessons. All of the children were very well behaved and we were very proud of how sensibly they walked there and back too. The walk also provided a good opportunity for them to observe physical and human features, and discuss directions and routes as a way of applying their learning in geography this half term to a real life situation!

Week 5

This week in English, we have been recapping time connectives in preparation for our school trip next week and the recount writing that will follow.
In Maths, we have been practising counting in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s, looking for patterns in number sequences.
In Computing, the children have been exploring technology in and out of the classroom. They designed their own inventions, including voice-activated devices, button-operated machines and even technology that could create alternative dimensions! Their creativity has been fantastic!

Week 4

In preparation for the Harvest Festival event at the cathedral, the children have been learning to write acrostic poems. Our theme has been All Things Bright and Beautiful and we have seen some really lovely ideas and phrases. Look out for some of their work in the cathedral soon! The children have spellings to practise at home to help their writing so please help them to learn them ready for next week.

Science has been interestesting this week with the children learning about the circulatory system. They have found out that our lungs oxygenate our blood and that the heart pumps it around their body in arteries or veins.

Week 3

Year 2 have been busy planning and writing their own set of instructions for looking after an unusual pet. They have been trying hard to use interesting adjectives and time connectives. In maths they have been exploring number lines and using their knowledge of place value to label blank number lines which begin and end with differing numbers. 

In geography, the children have studied local maps and sorted things they spotted into either human or physical resources. Science lessons have seen the children learning about the human digestive system and the names of the different parts of the body involved in the digestion process.

Week 2 

In maths, the children have been learning to systematically partition two digit numbers using manipulatives and their knowledge of tens and ones and have been developing their understanding of balanced meals in DT by designing a balanced meal for a restaurant. They have been cartographers, and tried to make a map of the school site using google earth and their knowledge of compass points to help them. In English they have been editors as they lern to 'polish' work by checking for errors and adding improvements. Elections for the school council and eco council took place but the results are yet to be anounced! It's been a busy week!

Week 1
We're really pleased with how Y2 have settled into their new classes and new routines and how they are already enjoying their learning.
In maths we have been learning about place value within 100 by building and drawing numbers and representing numbers in different ways. A sparkly dragon egg caused great excitement and led to the children learning a model text about looking after a fire-breathing dragon. The children have been learning about secondary colours through the work of Kandinsky. They painted two set of concentric circles, one in cool colours and one in warm colours.
In science the children learnt what animals, including humans need in order to survive.