Y2: Spring 2

Hello everyone. Hope you have had a lovely half term. 

We’re really looking forward to coming in on Tuesday and seeing the children. Spring 2 already! 

We also wanted to let you know about a small change to our class assembly. We were originally planning to hold it this week, but that would only have given us three days to get everything ready. We feel that isn’t quite enough time. 

So, we’ve decided to move the assembly to Friday 20th March instead. We’re sorry this is a bit of late notice, but we really think this will be much better for the children and will give them the time they need to prepare properly.

Thank you, as always, for your support — we’re really looking forward to sharing the children’s work with you soon!

Key dates this term:

Thursday 5th March: We are looking forward to celebrating World Book Day 2026, which will take place on Thursday 5th March and we would like to share our plans with you in advance.

This year’s theme is “Go All In”, which aims to inspire children to read by helping them make meaningful connections between books and their own hobbies, passions and interests.

Dressing Up - On World Book Day, children are invited to come to school dressed as:

• their favourite book character, or

• a character linked to their interests (for example, a sports figure from a book, a scientist, musician, etc.).

Please be reassured that costumes are expected to be simple, comfortable and accessible, with no expectation of spending money. Creative, homemade or everyday clothing is absolutely encouraged.

Book Swap - We will also be holding a book swap on World Book Day. Children may bring in one or two good-quality books that they no longer read and exchange them for another book. This is a lovely way to refresh home bookshelves and share a love of reading.

W/B 16th March- Science week 

20th March- Y2 Class assembly 9.30am and Comic Relief (more details TBC)

Computing – Exploring the Internet and Effective Searching

Today, our Year Two pupils began an exciting new Computing unit focused on effective searching. In this first lesson, children were introduced to the idea of the Internet and how we access information online.

We
started by exploring what the Internet is and how it connects millions of computers and devices around the world. Pupils learned that the World Wide Web is just one part of the Internet and that it is made up of the webpages we view when we are browsing online.

The class then discussed browsers, identifying familiar examples such as Chrome, Safari and Edge, and understanding that a browser is the tool we use to access webpages. We also looked at the difference between a website and a webpage, helping pupils recognise that a website is a collection of related pages under one domain.

Later in the lesson, pupils learned about web addresses (URLs) and search engines, exploring how search engines help us find information by searching an index of the web. To check their understanding, pupils completed an Internet quiz, confidently recalling new vocabulary and concepts.

To finish the session, children took part in a fun decoding activity on Purple Mash, using clues from the lesson to reveal missing words and reinforce their learning.

It was a brilliant start to the unit, with pupils showing curiosity, enthusiasm and a growing understanding of how the online world works. We’re looking forward to building on this knowledge as the unit continues.

Year 2: Have you ever tickled a dragon?!

 What an absolutely amazing and inspiring day we had this week! 🐉✨

We were thrilled to welcome Teach Rex, who arrived with a very special guest – Luna the Dragon! The children were completely captivated as they learned all about where Luna came from, her dragon origins, and what makes her so unique. There was a real buzz of excitement and curiosity throughout the session.

Inspired by Luna, the children then designed and drew their own dragons, using special dragon eyes to help bring their creations to life. They didn’t stop there either – everyone worked hard to describe their dragons using expanded noun phrases, thinking carefully about colour, texture, size and personality. The results were imaginative, detailed and fantastic to see.

As if that wasn’t exciting enough, we also had a surprise visit from Ollie and his baby dragon, Roger. Poor Roger was feeling a little sad, so the children had to help cheer him up. With lots of encouragement and kindness, something magical happened… Roger changed colour right before our eyes! The children were amazed and so proud of themselves for helping him feel better.

This week is also a special one for us, as it is Miss Taylor’s final week with the class. She has been a wonderful student teacher, and we are so grateful for everything she has brought to our classroom.

To celebrate both an incredible dragon-themed week and Miss Taylor’s last few days with us, we will be continuing the dragon theme on Friday with a special movie afternoon:
🎬 How to Train Your Dragon

Children are very welcome to bring in a soft toy on the day to enjoy the movie with them.