Cheselbourne Sports Event

Hello Year Two Families

Yesterday, 14 children from Year 2 had a fantastic time attending the Multi-Sports Festival at Cheselbourne First School, organised in partnership with PH ActiveEd. The pirate-themed event gave the children the opportunity to take part in a wide range of exciting sporting activities and challenges designed to keep everyone active, engaged and having fun!

Throughout the afternoon, the children showed excellent teamwork, determination and enthusiasm as they tackled the different activities including axe throwing, indo-boarding, mini golf and a treasure themed relay.The event focused not only on physical skills, but also on perseverance, encouraging children to try new things and keep going even when something felt tricky at first.

Our Year 2 children represented the school brilliantly with their positive attitudes, encouragement of one another and wonderful behaviour throughout the day. It was lovely to see so many smiling faces and children stepping outside of their comfort zones with confidence.

A huge thank you to Cheselbourne First School and PH ActiveEd for organising such a fun and memorable event. The children returned to school full of excitement and eager to share their favourite moments from the afternoon!

Year 2: A fantastic week!

 We have had a great day today celebrating David Attenborough turning100 years old. We started the morning off with a talk by Ali from Monkey World. She told us all about Orangutans how the stories of the rescued ones at Monkey World. 

As well as learning about Orangutans, we read the story 'Wild Life' all about Sir David Attenborough, watched a short clip of planet earth, looked after our school grounds by litter picking, met Mini the tortoise again and some children chose to pond dip. 

In English this week we had a delivery of a very special package that made us think and question about our new English book. 

In Maths we have taken our learning about measuring length outside! The children have now measured in cm, m and compared lengths. 

We have put in a knowledge organiser sheet on mass and capacity. We will be starting looking at this next week. Home learning is to write sentences about the picture. 

Next week we have some children off to a sports festival on Monday. If this is your child then please can they come to school in their PE kit and bring a packed lunch. On Friday we are are on a trip, this is covered by local trip form. If you would like to come with us then please either email me or speak to me at the door on Monday. 

Thank you SO much for the beautiful flowers, chocolates and biscuits to celebrate my recent win of Primary Science Teacher of the year. I really appreciate it. 

Have a lovely weekend. 

🌟 The Year 2 team🌟 

Hearing Dog Visit

 Hello Year 2 Families

Yesterday, we were delighted to welcome Debs and Keith from the charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People to our school. They brought along two very special dogs, Elmo and Shadow, who quickly became firm favourites with the children!

During the visit, Debs spoke to the children about what it means to be deaf and explained how hearing dogs provide invaluable support in everyday life. The children were fascinated to learn how Elmo and Shadow help by alerting Debs to important sounds such as the telephone ringing, someone knocking at the door or alarms going off around the home.

The children listened incredibly well throughout the session and showed great curiosity and empathy. They asked lots of thoughtful and interesting questions, demonstrating a real interest in understanding how hearing dogs help people to live more independently and confidently.

It was a fantastic opportunity for the children to learn more about disability awareness, inclusion and the important role assistance dogs play in supporting people’s lives. A huge thank you to Debs, Keith, Elmo and Shadow for such an engaging and memorable visit!

The Year Two Team

HELLO EVERYONE

 Hello everyone!

First off, I want to offer a huge apology for the radio silence on our class blog recently. Technology hasn't quite been our friend, and it has only just started working for me again! Rest assured, while the blog was quiet, the classroom has been anything but—we have been incredibly busy.

Here is a look at what we’ve been up to and what’s coming across the horizon.

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📖 English: Journeying from Ocean to Sky

We have been completely immersed in the beautiful world of our class book, 'Ocean Meets Sky'. To really get into the hearts of the characters, the children have been:

• Diving into Drama: Using role-play to explore the emotional journey of the story.

• Expanding our Vocabulary: We’ve been mastering expanded noun phrases to describe the whimsical landscapes and creatures we’ve encountered.

This week marks the grand finale of this unit. During our Big Write, the children will be drafting and polishing their very own versions of the story.

🔢 Maths: Master Multipliers

We have officially wrapped up Unit 7: Multiplication and Division. The children have worked hard to understand the relationship between these two operations.

A Quick Reminder: In Year 2, it is a key curriculum goal for all children to know their 2, 5, and 10 times tables. Any extra practice at home—whether it’s a quick quiz in the car or a song—makes a world of difference!

Next week, we are switching gears to explore Length and Height, where we will be getting hands-on with rulers and meter sticks.

🪡 DT: Getting Crafty

In Design and Technology, we have been developing our fine motor skills by learning how to sew. The children have already mastered the running stitch, showing great patience and focus. We are currently working our way through the class as everyone sews their very own pouches. They are looking absolutely amazing—we definitely have some budding fashion designers in our midst!

🌱 Science: Green Fingers

Our budding scientists are currently learning all about Plants. We have set up several investigations to see exactly what plants need to thrive. The highlight has been setting up our broad bean observations. We are watching them closely to see the very first signs of germination—fingers crossed for some healthy sprouts soon!

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🗓️ Key Dates & Reminders

There is a lot coming up over the next few weeks, so please pop these in your diaries:

• Monday (Bank Holiday): School is closed. Enjoy the long weekend!

• Next Friday 8th is Sir David Attenborough Day: We are celebrating the world's most famous naturalist! Children are invited to come to school dressed as an animal, a habitat, or an explorer.

• Friday 22nd May (Number Day): Let’s get mathematical! Children are encouraged to dress up as anything related to numbers. Think t-shirts with a favorite digit, a human domino, or even a cardboard dice.

Thank you for your patience while we got the blog back up and running. It’s great to be back in touch!

Best wishes,

The Year 2 Team