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  • What did we learn from Florence Nightingale this week?

    Published 03/12/25
    This week the children in Year 2 had an excellent time meeting Florence Nightingale! We got to meet her and listen to her life story, which included acting out some of the characters with her. We then were able to explore the museum and go
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  • Year 2: Who was Mary Seacole? What makes her similar/different to Florence Nightingale?​​​​​​​

    Published 26/11/25
    Mary Seacole (Mother Seacole) was a British-Jamaican nurse. She had expert knowledge of herbal remedies, which she had learned from her mother, who was also a nurse. Examples of this include aloe vera for burns, or ginger for nausea/diarrhoea. She tr
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  • Year 2: Who was Florence Nightingale, and why was she significant?

    Published 19/11/25
    In preparation for our trip, we started learning about Florence Nightingale. We acted out what it would have been like in hospitals before Florence Nightingale's time. Although the children thought it was very silly to lie on the floor, some
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  • Year 2: What does it mean to be significant?

    Published 14/11/25
    This week in History, we had a great discussion about the word significant: A significant person is someone who has changed events in the time they lived; improved or worsened people’s lives; changed people’s minds/ ideas or had a last
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  • Year 2: What are the careers we can have in medicine, and how have they changed over time?

    Published 05/11/25
    This week in History we discussed how medicine has changed over time. For example, technology over time has improved, so instead of one doctor for everything, we now have specialists, like orthopaedic doctors, paediatricians for babies/ children and
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  • Year 2: What does 'Isn't Life Wonderful?' mean to you?

    Published 22/10/25
    This week the children have explored a poem called Isn’t Life Wonderful? From a book called Cloud Busting, by Malorie Blackman. We read the poem and explored the themes, which is all about noticing the little things that make life wonderful. Th
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  • Year 2: What is sustainability?

    Published 15/10/25
    In Science, we talked about sustainability, which is about small changes we can make to help look after the planet. We discussed what we can do to help, like recycling and reusing materials. We explored which materials are reusable and
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  • Year 2: How would we use common map symbols to show the features of Worcester Park on a map?

    Published 08/10/25
    This week we had the opportunity to go and explore our local area. The children were challenged to find human and physical features of Worcester park. We found key buildings like our school, churches and shops, and the park was certainly a welcome ad
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  • Year 2: What landmarks, human and physical features can you identify from aerial photos of London?

    Published 01/10/25
    This week, the children have been continuing their work on map skills, by investigating aerial photos of London and comparing them to maps of the area. We talked about the difference between a physical feature and human feature and found differe
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  • Year 2: What have we learnt about materials this week?

    Published 25/09/25
    In Science this week, we have explored how to change materials by squashing, bending, twisting or stretching. The children used a range of materials including Playdoh, fabric (cotton), paper, plastic and metal to decide whether these materials could
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  • Year 2: What are the common map symbols and why are they used?

    Published 17/09/25
    This week in Geography we investigated the symbols we might find on a map:  Map symbols are used to show landmarks on a map, such as roads, parks, schools or shops. They are pictures instead of words to make it easier to read the map. We use
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  • Year 2: Can you describe where countries in the UK are using the directions north, south, east and west?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

    Published 12/09/25
     This week, the children have been learning some positional language. For example, England is south of Scotland. Wales is west of England. To add to this, some children were challenged to describe diagonal positions, such as Scotland is north ea
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