Year 2 News

This week in Science, we looked inside kidney beans! On the outside we found the seed coat, which protects the baby plant (beginning of the root and sprout system) and the food store, which helps the plant grow. The children enjoyed being able t

This week, the children have put together non-chronological report on penguins for their Star Writing. They have worked hard for weeks learning about writing statements. They have also read other fact files and watched documentaries to gather importa

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 for this include aloe vera for burns, or ginger for nausea/diarrhoea. Sh

Ahead of our trip next week, Year 2 were introduced to Florence Nightingale. In the classroom, we acted out what hospitals would have been like before Florence Nightingale. The children were very concerned over the lack of bandages, cleanliness and s

This week we looked at different countries in each classroom as part of the school’s ‘Round the World’ project. In Buttercup we learned some facts about Croatia, such as where it is located and what it’s famous for. We then ma