Year 2
Year 2 Gardening & Harvesting
There were plenty of MAGICAL moments are the Year 2 pupils returned to school and participated in harvesting freshly grown Pumpkins fresh from the vine! The pupils observed live bees pollinating flowers and butterfly drinking Nector from the yellow pumpkin flowers. One pupil mentioned that he wanted to see spider, to his luck he …
Work Week: Year 2
During Work Week, Year 2 have been learning about different jobs in film and theatre.
Art in 2R
This week we would like to celebrate the fantastic work of 2R pupil, Amira, who demonstrated her fantastic shading techniques using her pencil.
Super Mathematical 2R!
Congratulations to class 2R, who placed 2nd in the national Sumdog competition for the most correct answers! A truly MAGIC achievement! We are all very proud of you! Well Done!
Faith In Schools: Easter
Year 2 had special visitors from Faith in Schools to teach them about Easter. This was an exciting opportunity for them to ask questions about why Holy Week is important to them and how it made them feel.
Work Week 2019 – Yr 2
Year 2 had a fantastic opportunity to visit the ‘Cineworld’ in Ilford. They explored the different job roles involved in ‘Film and Theatre’.
Diwali Dance Workshop
Year 2 celebrated Diwali by participating in the Ramayana dance workshop. They used music and movement inspired by Indian culture to retell the story of Rama and Sita. They gained confidence in physical literacy and explored how physical vocabulary can express emotion.
Heritage Week 2019 – Year 2
During Heritage Week, Year 2 celebrated their own cultures. Our focus country was Romania, where we tasted Romanian food, cooked mamaliga and served it with fresh cheese and sour cream and learned one of the national Romanian dance called Hora. The children were encouraged to celebrate diversity at Keir Hardie and appreciate their own, as …
Victorian School Workshop – Year 2
Year 2 have been learning about the ‘Victorians’. As part of this unit, they had a ‘Victorian School Day’ which has created memorable experiences that they will recall for many years to come. They had the opportunities to; dress in costume and re-enact the life of a Victorian schoolchild, explore Victorian artefacts and play with …
Visit to Lambourne End – Year 2
Year 2 had an exciting visit to Lambourne End where children participated in different activities. This included orienteering, goat show, mini beast hunt and meeting farm animals. They used these first-hand experiences to further their learning in the year 2 curriculum.
