Class 5: Blog items
w/c 08.12.25 This week in Year 2!
Date: 12th Dec 2025 @ 2:09pm
We had a fantastic trip to see the Beauty and Beast pantomime yesterday! The children loved the colourful costumes, funny characters and all the singing and dancing. There were lots of happy faces and plenty of giggles throughout the performance and lots of tired faces when we got back to school.
On Wednesday we had a special visitor - Santa! He arrived with a sack full of gifts and very kindly gave each of us a book as a present.
We have been working hard in the classroom too...
In English, we have been writing a retell of 'Toys in Space', focusing on sequencing events and using descriptive language.
In Maths, we have learnt about arrays and explored how they help us understand repeated addition and early multiplication.
We have a busy week next week too. Don't miss our brilliant events:
Monday 15th December - 9.30am Christmas cracker performance in the main hall
Thursday 18th December - 3pm - Join us in class as we celebrate our amazing work from our Space topic
Have a great weekend!
w/c 01.12.25 This Week in Year 2!
Date: 5th Dec 2025 @ 2:56pm
What an exciting day we had on Monday! We went on a very special trip to watch 'The Snowman' with a live orchestra. It was amazing to see the musicians while the story came to life on the big screen. We especially enjoyed the snowman walking down the aisle and giving us a high five!
When we came to school on Tuesday we had a surprise waiting for us... Eddie the Elf came to visit Class 5 and Elvie in Class 6. They are both very cheeky and have been making us laugh all week.
We have had a great week filled with music and Christmas cheer and cannot wait for the Panto trip next Thursday (11th December).
Have a great weekend!
w/c 24.11.25 This week in Year 2!
Date: 28th Nov 2025 @ 8:38am
What a busy and exciting week we've had in Year2!
This week the children have absolutely loved designing and building their very own moon buggies! They explored different materials, thought carefully about strong structures and worked hard to create moving wheels.
Linked to this, the children became real-life NASA engineers as they wrote clear, step by step instructions on how to make a moon buggy for the next space mission. They focused on using time conjunctions, imperative verbs and adeverbs.
In Maths, we've been learning all about money. The children practised recognising coins and notes, making amounts and finding totals. They enjoyed solving real-life money challenges and completing a Kahoot quiz!
Upcoming events on Monday 1st December:
Parent Open Morning: we can't wait to welcome families into the classroom to see our learning in action. Please arrive at the main office for 9.15am where someone will meet you and bring you to the classrooms.
'The Snowman' trip: in the afternoon we will be walking to Queen Elizabeth Hall to enjoy a magical performance of the Snowman with a live orchestra. Please ensure the children have appropriate clothing for the weather.
w/c 17.11.25 This week in Year 2!
Date: 20th Nov 2025 @ 7:12pm
What an exciting week it’s been in Year 2!
We’ve been learning all about the Space Race—the incredible competition between nations to explore outer space. The children were amazed by the stories of astronauts and moon landings! To bring this learning to life, they designed and built their very own moon buggies in DT. Creativity and problem-solving were in full swing as they thought about wheels, axles, and how their buggies could move.
In Maths, we’ve been sharpening our subtraction skills. Using Dienes blocks and 100 squares, we explored different strategies to make subtraction easier and more visual. It’s been wonderful to see their confidence grow!
Our Science lessons took us on a journey through different habitats. The children learned about rainforests, deserts, and jungles, then created their own miniature habitats. They thought carefully about the animals and plants that live there and what makes each environment unique.
It’s been a week full of discovery, creativity, and hands-on learning. We can’t wait to see what next week brings!
w/c 10.11.25 This week in Year 2!
Date: 14th Nov 2025 @ 8:05am
We have had a great week in Year 2!
Everyone loved creating micro habitats for our Science investigation. The children cannot wait to find out which environment: woodland, flowerbed or the playground, attracts the most minibeasts.
The children have enjoyed creating their own setting descriptions about the moon and learning about addition.
Have a lovely weekend!
w/c 13.10.25 This week in Year 2!
Date: 17th Oct 2025 @ 7:53am
We have had a great week in Year 2. A highlight was our music lesson where we listened to different types of music and had to dance, using scarfs, depending on the tempo and rhythm.
Everyone has worked very hard to write a recount of your recent trip, using time conjunctions, past tense and adjectives to improve our writing.
In Maths, we have been learning about multiplication and repeated addition. The children enjoyed using dot stickers to create arrays and solve multiplication calculations.
Have a lovely weekend!
w/c 29.10.25 This week in Year 2
Date: 2nd Oct 2025 @ 8:04pm
It has been another fantastic week in Year 2 - with lots of learning and preparation for our year group assembly next Tuesday - but the highlight has been our local walk!
Both classes had a great time exploring the local area and finding urban features such as - a bridge, roundabout, zebra crossing, shops and carparks. When we returned to school we discussed the difference between urban and rural features.
Please ask your child about the walk - they will have lots to tell you!
w/c 03.03.25 This week in Year 2!
Date: 6th Mar 2025 @ 2:10pm
What a brilliant week we have had in Year 2!
Class 5 took part in the choral speaking competition at Queen Elizabeth Hall - they were fantastic, had lots of confidence and did us all very proud!
Both classes have begun our DT work for this half term, Class 5 have enjoyed tasting vegetables and designing their soup and Class 6 had lots of fun making theirs. Hopefully the children will be able to teach you what they learnt and you can enjoy some delicious vegetable soup at home together.
W/C 24.02.2025 This week in Year 2!
Date: 27th Feb 2025 @ 4:37pm
We have had an excellent start to the term!
We loved reading our new text in English: The Great Explorer! We did a lot of drama retelling the story and enjoyed trying on Miss Coyle's walking boots.
Our new topic this term is 'How will we remember you?' We started this work by learning about Florence Nightingale and how she was a nurse in the Crimean War.
Maths has been fun and practical this week, we have learnt about odd and even numbers and how to read and write numbers in words.
Class 5 are looking forward to the Choral Speaking Festival at Queen Elizabeth Hall next Tuesday at 1.15pm - please join us if you can!
Notices:
PE days:
Class 5 - Wednesday and Thursday - Please ensure that children have trainers for their football session on Thursday.
Class 6 - Wednesday
Have a lovely weekend!
Date: 13th Feb 2025 @ 12:17pm
In our singing assemblies this half term we have been looking at the weather and Chinese New Year. We have been singing some lovely songs that we would like to share with you.
w/c 13.01.2025 This week in Year 2!
Date: 17th Jan 2025 @ 2:58pm
We have had a fantastic week creating our character descriptions for the Tiger Child, some children were able to include similes and described his 'claws as sharp as a knife'.
We have learnt about the five oceans and facts about each one.
Everyone is very excited to share their learning with you on Tuesday morning at our year group assembly. We do hope you can join us.
Have an excellent weekend!
w/c 06.01.25 This week in Year 2!
Date: 10th Jan 2025 @ 3:56pm
We have had a great first week back after the holiday! The children have loved telling their teachers and friends about their holiday.
We have started our new Topic: India. The children enjoyed eating Indian food, dressing up in sarees and listening to Bollywood music.
Our focus text is English is 'The Tiger Child', the children have been writing descriptive sentences based on his appearance and personality.
Reminders:
-PE this term will be on Wednesday and Friday
-Our Year 2 assembly will be on Tuesday 21st January 2025 at 9.05 in the main hall.
Have a lovely weekend.
w/c 02.12.24 This week in Year 2!
Date: 6th Dec 2024 @ 12:57pm
We had a fantastic start to the week going on our trip to Queen Elizbeth Hall to watch 'The Snowman' with a live orchestra.
The children loved hearing the music live alongside watching the film. It was a great start to December.
We have also enjoyed reading 'The Darkest Dark' in English and learning how to mearue length in maths.
Have a great weekend! 
w/c 25.11.24 This week in Year 2!
Date: 29th Nov 2024 @ 2:38pm
We have had a great week!
Today we finished writing our alternative endings to the book 'Toys in Space'.
In maths we have been learning about money and finding the totals of a group of coins.
Next week is very exciting - we will be going on our trip to watch 'The Snowman' at Queen Elizabeth Hall. Please remmber to send a warm coat and sutiable shoes as we will be walking there and back. We will be back at school at approximately 3.30pm.
Monday 2nd December is also Christmas jumper day - if you're child would like to wear their jumper they can donate a toy that they no longer use at home.
w/c 18.11.24 This week in Year 2!
Date: 21st Nov 2024 @ 10:11am
What a fantastic week we have had!
Thank you to all those parents who joined us on Monday for our reading session. The childrne loved having you in class and sharing their learning with you.
We have begun learning a new text in English, 'Toys in Space', we have already had some brilliant home learning based on the book and look forward to seeing lots more.
In Maths, we have been consolidating our subtraction skills by using number lines to solve calculations.
Topic has inspired some great discussions about space, the space race and what it would be like to be an astronaut.
Have a fantastic weekend.
w/c 11.11.24 This week in Year 5!
Date: 14th Nov 2024 @ 4:33pm
We have had a great week celebrating anti-bullying week, the children loved wearing their odd socks and talking about how to kind, helpful friends.
We have been learning more about the space race this week and have enjoyed readign about Neil Armstrong and watching videos of astronauts in space.
The children cannot wait to see you in school on Monday morning for our Year 2 open morning (9.15-9.45).
w/c 04.11.24 This week in Year 2!
Date: 8th Nov 2024 @ 8:13am
We have had a great start to the term!
This week we began our new topic: Space Race. The children have enjoyed researching, designing and making moon buggies as requested by NASA for their next mission into space.
In PE the children have started their dance topic and have enjoyed exploring different movements. Our PE days remain the same this term: Wednesday and Thursday.
Please can you ensure that your child wears their PE kit to school on Thursdays and bring their uniform in their bags, they will change into their uniform after their PE lesson.
Please be aware that our KS1 star of the week assemblies will now take place at the end ofthe day on Mondays - teachers will inform you if your child is receiving a star of the week certificate.
Have a lovely weekend!
w/c 14.10.24 This week in Year 2!
Date: 18th Oct 2024 @ 4:20pm
We have had a fantastic week!
In English, the children enjoyed recording their recounts on their iPads before completely their big write.
In Maths, we have been learning about multiplication and arrays. Everyone enjoyed using the cereal as a concrete resource and then eating their maths lesson!
We have been busy learning more about farms in topic and singing harvest songs in music.
We can't wait for next week! 
Class 5 trip to Northern Roots urban farm
Date: 8th Oct 2024 @ 10:22am
We had a fantastic time at Northern Roots farm yesterday.
We met the farmers, Georgia and Tom, who showed us the polytunnels and what goes inside and outside. We picked some flowers and tasted some vegetables.
Then we spent time planting some daffodil bulbs - we can't wait to see them grow in the spring.
w/b23.09.24 This week in Year 2!
Date: 26th Sep 2024 @ 4:09pm
What a fantastic week we have had in Year 2!
The children have loved reading 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' and finding out more about Peter's personality and appearance.
In maths we have worked on adding two digit by two digit numbers.
During science we discussed the words: herbivore, ominvore and carnivore and sorting animals into these categories.
Please do write in your child's yellow reading diary if you read with them - they love getting feedback on their progress.
We hope you have a great weekend!
Date: 19th Sep 2024 @ 1:42pm
We have had a very creative week in Class 5 & 6!
The children have enjoyed using our maker's space and create countryside collages.
They have also done a fantastic job retelling the story of 'The Big, Bad Owl' and used adjectives to describe the characters in the story.
In Maths, the children have been exploring number and place value, focusing on partitioning tens and ones.
Please can you ensure that your child brings their book bag, with their reading book and yellow diary, to school everyday - we love reading together!
Have a lovely weekend.
Date: 13th Sep 2024 @ 12:42pm
Welcome Back to another school year.
It has been a super week in Year 2, we have been looking at the book 'The Big Bad Owl' by Steve Smallman. The children have been strating to write about the main character Scowl and will be writing a retell next week.
Have a look at the class pages for the Parent's Meeting PowerPoint that has been uploaded.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mr Bottomley and Miss Coyle
Date: 3rd Nov 2023 @ 8:20am
This week in Class 5 we have started looking at the book 'The Great Explorer' by Chris Judge. We started the week by looking at some clues to find out where we think the Great Explorer might be going.
Then on Tuesday, we used the dictionaries to find the definition of new words! It was lots of fun.
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Date: 18th May 2023 @ 4:24pm
This week in class 5 the children have been learning about how to stop the spread of germs. We took part in an experiment to find out the best way to wash your hands. We used glitter to show to the bacteria on our hands and tried a range of methods including soap and water, a paper towel or just water. We had so much fun!
Date: 2nd Mar 2023 @ 4:20pm
This week in Maths we have been looking at measuring volume and capactiy. We recieved an exciting letter from the Grinling's asking us to create a spring sizzling drink for their party. We had to follow a recipe and measure the different amounts of liquid making sure we were accurate and didn't spill any drinks.
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