We worked creatively this morning to create a stop motion animation film!! The children worked together to design a setting and characters before making the animation!
A big thank you to this parent this afternoon who delighted and informed the class about life as a Muslim! The children contributed with such knowledge and showed great respect!
Such rich discussions this morning during Diversity Day! We thought about the impact of Martin Luther King’s life and speech, then formulated a question for the class!!
The children were familiar with the ‘Fab Four’ from Year 1 and they loved listening to ‘Help’, particularly enjoying the music clip of John, Paul, George and Ringo.
As Holocaust Memorial Day approaches this week, the children of Class 2 listened attentively as they learned about this time in history and the theme of discrimination.
The children began their topic today, thinking about celebrations which are important before looking at the important Christian festival Easter and retelling the story.
The class enjoyed listening to author Lucy Farfort this morning, after enjoying her book ‘In our Hands’ – a book about hope, unity and positivity! They also drew characters who would transform the world! The book links in well with the upcoming Mental Health and Wellbeing Week.
Lots of memories brought back (for the adults at least!) as the class listened to Lynn Anderson’s country hit ‘Rose Garden’. One girl in particular loved this style of music!
The children discussed the importance of being safe online this afternoon and the need to make common sense decisions and always speak to a trusted adult.
Using Tom Percival’s ‘Meesha Makes Friends’ as a stimulus, the children produced some excellent instructions of how to make friends before completing a P4C session with the question ‘Should there be rules for making friends? Would rules make it easier?’
The children enjoyed the pulsing sound of Survivor’s ‘Eye of the Tiger’ this afternoon. It was certainly familiar and had the children using their air guitars!
The children ended their topic about how and why people celebrate special and sacred times, by comparing the festivals of Easter, Passover and Eid. They then completed a quiz, which was lots of fun!!
The children took some wonderful photographs this week for their Art topic, looking at landmarks, objects or patterns around the city centre before choosing and editing their final choices.
The children listened to two legends this afternoon, as Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney sang ‘Ebony and Ivory’. They enjoyed the song and discussed its message.
The children discussed strategies on how to deal with worries this afternoon – why sharing worries is important and which adults can be trusted to speak to. The class also watched a 1Decision clip before choosing the best action.
The children wore some wonderful costumes and outfits today, as they celebrated World Book Day in style. There were superheroes in class, along with wizards and princesses! The children were also excited to take home their free book.
The children listened attentively to how women in the past fought for equality and talked about inspirational women – as Class 2 learned about International Women’s Day.
The children enjoyed the acoustic sounds of Oasis this afternoon, with their single ‘Don’t look back in anger’. They enjoyed the guitar sounds especially!!??
This Morning Class 2 has been exploring Databases. To begin we had a class discussion about the different types of information you can have and what private information is. Children then moved onto look at the type of information you can have and what an ‘online’ and ‘offline’ database is, we listed some different examples. As a class we then created an offline database about Class 2 and children explored and collected information from an online database.
Well done to all the children today, completing our Diversity Day work using the book ‘Specs for Rex’. The children discussed how it is ok to be different and everybody has something unique about themselves. In the story, Rex was worried about wearing new glasses, but he soon found they had positive effects!!
The children thought carefully this afternoon about the things that should and shouldn’t be shared online. They made a common sense decision using the 1Decision clip!
This morning Year 2 have been continuing with their presenting data topic, by creating top trump cards about different animals. Children conducted research and gathered records and fields about 4 animals of their own choice. Using excel we then inputted the data to create a digital version of a top trump card.
In PSHE today, the children recapped the benefits of healthy eating and choosing the right foods for a sensible diet. They watched a 1Decision video before making the correct choice for the character.
The children began their RE topic by discussing what it means to care for others and why it is important. They watched the story of the Good Samaritan and thought about what it means to be a good neighbour. Some of the children acted as the injured old man receiving help!
The children loved the distinctive sound of Pink this afternoon, listening to ‘What about us?’. They were surprised to know she is playing part of her tour in Liverpool this summer!
As part of their History topic ‘Changes in our city’ the children visited Liverpool Cathedral today to learn more about this famous landmark and its history.
We watched a video about the creation story and then we drew pictures to match what happened on each day. The children thought about how powerful God must be and the importance of looking after the Earth.
Listening to Ed Sheeran’s ‘Lego House’ this afternoon, the children enjoyed the gentle ballad, while one member of the class recognised the actor who appeared in the music video.
Thank you to our visitors teaching us the importance of staying safe in and around water. We learnt techniques how to keep ourselves safe and what to do if we see anyone in need of help.
Each week in Forest School Club the children enjoy an activity of their choice, this weeks task was a “Bug Hunt”. We had so much fun exploring the Early Years outdoors looking for different insects.
Class 2 spent their computing lesson using Apple pencils & iPads to create a digital piece of art. Children have been looking at the artist Henri Matisse, they created a design on a piece of paper and then using Sketchpad and apple pencils recreated it to be a digital piece of work.
Today class 2 had the opportunity to be apart of the Spanish Olympics. Some class 5 pupils lead different activities that involved class 2 showing off their Spanish skills.
It was fantastic to see Year 2 listening and speaking about politics this afternoon!! The children learned about voting and choice, and had lots of questions to ask!
The children watched a video about bullying this afternoon before making a decision! The class thought about the effects of bullying and how we can stop bullying.
We showcased our chopping, cutting and grating skills when making our salads. We used our planning to select ingredients to make our delicious salads and we cannot wait to taste them!
This week some of the children worked in our new building to show off their fantastic SPAG skills. We have been focussing on using words like and, because or so to add more detail.
What a fantastic trip to the fire station this week! We were able to compare what we have learned about The Great Fire of London to the equipment they use today.
Today we found out about the life and events of Martin Luther King Jr. We shared the book ‘Martin’s Big Words’ and listened to some of his famous speech. We spoke about our dreams for ourselves and the world. In P4C we discussed the question – should you always treat everyone the same?
Today, we recapped our knowledge of the word algorithm. We then inputted code to control the Angry Birds, helping them to navigate their way to the target.
In computing we discussed the words bug and debugging. We know that when code doesn’t work, it might be because of a bug so we have to work hard to debug and fix the problem. We worked together to do this, entering code to pick the corn. We then read the book, Stevie and the Big Project which explained that mistakes and failures are just First Attempts In Learning.
Class 2 have been researching the different types of habitats and the animals that may live there, we then researched and created our very own. We enjoyed creating habitats from forests to desserts and also designing the animal that may live there.
We explored different feelings using music as stimuli. We then got into partners mirroring each other to a piece of music, we enjoyed being slow and delicate to a calm piece of music or fun and energetic to a fast tempo piece.
Class 2 looked at a set of instructions on how to build a beautiful home for a Bog Baby. First we read our instructions and checked we had all of our equipment, we then followed our instructions carefully to create a beautiful home. We then generated verbs and adverbs to describe the actions.
During science class 2 have been looking at habitats and how some animals survive in extreme cold weather. We carried out an investigation about blubber, this involved holding ice in one hand then ice covered in ‘blubber’ in the other to see how ‘blubber’ works.
Class 2 began our maths lesson sorting and matching the correct 2D and 3D shape to its correct name. We then discussed our shapes and how many sides a pentagon, hexagon and octagon has.
Class 2 listened to different types of music, we then followed our leader to what type of movement we should use in contrast with the music. We have been working on creating different dance moves and today we have enjoyed putting them into a sequence. We used three dance moves, a travelling movement, a jump and a turn, this was so much fun.
Class Two spent their computing lesson creating digital art and using AI to create animated drawings. The first part of the lessons we looked at how we can use apple pencils and pro-create. Children used the different brush tools to edit a picture. We then used Sketch meta to change a drawing into an animated image.
Today during Diversity Day we read the book ‘I am Enough’ and we have learnt that the book promotes self-acceptance, self-esteem, and empowerment. The book tells us about the importance of accepting ourselves as we are, celebrating our uniqueness, and recognising our worthiness. Our question today was ‘What does it mean to be enough?’ we enjoyed sharing our thoughts and ideas during our P4C.
PE: Gymnastic What a fantastic start to our gymnastic term. We have been recapping how to position our bodies into different balances. Our favourite balance is the side star and the dish while making sure our arms and legs are straight. We are looking forward to learning more about gymnastics in year 2.
This term we have been learning the song ‘Armani Utupe Na Ustawi’ words and music by Patsy Ford Simms. Meaning: Give us peace and wellbeing, this is a phrase in Swahili a language spoken in many countries in East Africa
Liverpool Children’s Festival of Reading with Kathryn White
13-02-2025
Class two had the pleasure of reading “Home For Grace” written by Kathryn White. We learnt it was about a woman who appears with a sleeping bag, living in a shop doorway, Jess is full of questions. Where is her home? Why did she leave? And what will happen when the snow comes?
Class two enjoyed being part of the zoom with the author and discussing the underlying themes of kindness, understanding and empathy.
We have been discussing how we can keep our bodies healthy. We learnt that you need to eat healthy foods such as fruit and vegetables while also drinking plenty of water. We found you need to do lots of exercise and get enough sleep to help our bodies grow. We learnt keeping ourselves clean in one of the best ways to stay healthy. We found out how we can take our pulse either from our wrists or our neck. We took our pulse when we did not exercise and how it changes once we have done exercise.
During Diversity Day we had the pleasure of ready ‘Can I Join Your Club?’ By John Kelly. Our book was about a Duck who wants to join a club. But he needs to be able to ROAR to join Lion Club, or TRUMPET to join Elephant Club. And all he can do is QUACK! What’s a Duck to do? Why, set up his own club of course… where everyone is welcome to join!
We discussed what it feels like to be left out and how including others can be the best solution to make everyone happy.
Today we enjoyed coming into school dressed in either yellow or our favourite character from our favourite books. We all loved showing each other and discussing what happens in our characters book.
As a class we read and discussed the book The Magic and Mystery of Trees (The Magic and Mystery of the Natural World) written by Jen Green and illustrated Claire McElfatrick. We discovered how trees communicate and warn each other of predators, how they nurture their networks, record the past, and anticipate the future to ensure their survival. There’s so much more to trees than meets the eye.
From the highest branch all the way down to the complex “wood wide web” of roots, every part of a tree plays an important role. Not only in its own growth, but that the ecosystem of the whole forest or woodland. Did you know that trees take care of each other and that whole forests are connected? As a class we loved learning all about how trees help our world.
Class 2 had a fantastic time using our photography skills to capture both the Anglican and Metropolitan Cathedral. We came back to school cropped and put filters on our chosen photos.
We practised our sending and receiving during PE today. We enjoyed rolling the ball to each other and stopping the ball with any part of our body. We then repeated the task but this time we could only stop the ball with our hands as well as trying to move our feet to get in line with the ball. We learnt that we need to keep our eyes on the ball and stop it with wide fingers. We enjoyed rolling the ball in any direction and making the ball travel through our partners legs or under their arms.
We discussed questions such as
How will we send the ball further?
How do we gain more power when throwing or rolling the ball?
This week we listened to Wonderwall by Oasis. Most children in the class enjoyed the song especially the beat of the drum and the guitar. Some children found the music a little too loud so it was not their favourite song.
Over the past few weeks class 2 have been focusing on historical significant people. We have been looking at Ibn Battuta the famous explorer, Neil Armstrong the first American to walk on the moon and Amelia Earhart who was the first female pilot to fly across the Pacific Ocean. We have really enjoyed plotting these three historians within our own timeline, learning all about their achievements and why we remember them.
Class 2 really enjoyed our art topic on photography. We tried to create our own photographs using natural resources we found round our school grounds. We enjoyed placing objects on special paper and exposing the paper to sunlight, created blue images called cyanotypes.
Class 2 enjoyed developing their throwing and catching skills. We focused on pushing the ball with both of our hands, releasing the ball when your hands are pointing at the target and using two hands and wide fingers to catch the ball. We applied our previous knowledge to enjoy and have fun with our partners. In groups of four we took turns to throw the ball at a cone, once we had successfully hit the target we could turn the cone over. We explored using different throws such as underarm, overarm or chest pass. To challenge ourselves we used different size balls and discussed if this made the activity difficult or easier.
Our next activity involved us standing opposite each other either side of a hoop. We enjoyed throwing the ball using a chest pass to our partner making sure our hands are ready to catch. We learnt pulling the ball towards our chest while catching stops the ball falling out of our hands.
During Diversity Day class 2 enjoyed reading Specs for Rex written by Yasmeen Ismail. Rex has new glasses and he HATES them! He does NOT want to wear them to school, and he tries to hide them in the strangest places! But it’s pretty tricky hiding specs that are so big, round and RED.
It’s funny how things turn out though, because Rex’s specs end up winning him a gold star and a new friend. Even better, he can SEE properly. A beautiful story about the positive effects of being, well, maybe just a little different.
We spoke about the word ‘Neurodiversity’ and what we thought this word meant. As a class we learnt that everyone’s brain works differently and that this word is used to describe the different thinking styles that affect how people communicate with the world around them.
We have really enjoyed developing our skills within ball games today. In groups we took turns in being either the goalkeepers or the attacker. When being a goalkeeper we could use our hands and feet to stop the ball but as an attacker we could only use our feet. We have learnt why it is important to play to the rules and when in goal, how do you know when an attacker is going to shoot.
Year 2 continued to explore Data collection this morning. We recapped pictograms and tally charts from the previous lesson. Children created a tally chart of different amounts of sweets on a sheet, from this we then looked at how we can use Bar charts and pie charts to also represent data.
In geography class 2 have been enjoying learning all about our world. We have been using atlas’s to help find the world’s seven continents as well as learning all about the five oceans. We have been using information books to compare the similarities and differences between countries and what human and physical features these countries have.
Class 2 continued looking at databases with the focus today being on creating data cards. Using an outline provided on Powerpoint and the national geographic website children create data cards about different mammals, they inserted key facts and a picture for each animal.
In RE year 2 have been looking at Christianity. We have been learning about the harvest. They thank God for nature and the food from the harvest. We thought about what Christian’s might be thankful for and created an example of a harvest basket as a class.
Class 2 have really enjoying learning all about sculptures. We started with researching about a local artist Andy Edwards who created many sculptures round Liverpool. We then enjoyed designing and creating our own sculpture, making sure we took our time with the clay.
A big thank you to everyone who attended our family BBQ last week. A great time was had by all and we managed to raise over £1000 which will help school funds. We were also able to make a donation to Shy Lowen Sanctuary, where lots of our children have attended over the years. We cannot wait until our next event.
We have enjoyed learning all about e-safety. We have been learning all about protecting personal information, being cautious about online interactions, and knowing how to report anything that makes them feel uncomfortable or unsafe online.
