Welcome to Year 2

"In all the work you are doing, work the best you can. Work like you are working for the Lord, not for the people"

Colossians 3:23

Mrs Connell, Mrs Bonner and Mrs Johnson would like to welcome you to our Year 2 class page for 2025-2026. Our aim is to keep you informed of things that are happening in our class.

Dates for Your Diary - Autumn 1

Art - Liverpool Buildings and skyline

We started our topic by appreciating some of the artwork of local artist Jessica Arrowsmith Stanley. We then looked closely at the buildings around Liverpool when we went on our trip to the waterfront, we especially took notice of the Three Graces. When we got back to school we investigated different pencils and techniques that we could use to draw the buildings that we saw. Before we looked at the buildings close up we identified the different shapes that we could see and use to create the outline of them, then we used a view finder to help us draw one building. We then used the view finder again to look at a small section and add detail to our outlines of buildings because it helped us to identify the shapes and lines that we could use in that area.

We then used this knowledge to create a skyline picture and created our own printing tile using this. We then created brightly coloured prints of our own.

PSHE - Friendship 

We took part in our school friendship assembly. We talked about what makes a good friend and how we can all be good friends. We recognised that if everyone was a good friend to each other there would be no bullying at all!

Odd Socks Day 2025 - Anti-Bullying Week

Today the whole school wore odd socks as part of an initiative run by the Anti-bullying Alliance. The purpose is to spread the message that we should encourage people to express themselves, celebrate individuality and be unique! #oddsocks #antibullying week.

Remembrance Day Collective Worship

Today we took part in a Remembrance Day Collective Worship to remember those who have suffered and those who have lost their lives in wars. We observed a minutes silence at 11 O'clock.

DT - Making a 4 wheeled vehicle

We worked with Steph to design and make a 4 wheeled vehicle. Steph gave us all a design criteria for our vehicles. They had to fit a toy driver in, carry the driver when moving without the driver falling out and the bearings must hold the axle in the correct place securely. We made the chassis then used cardboard to make the body because we knew that the properties of cardboard meant it could be cut, bent and folded. We all learnt some new vocabulary  like axle, bearing, chassis, boot, bonnet and body. 

History - Liverpool Landmarks

When we worked with Altru we found out the names of some famous Liverpool Buildings and we identified some more when we produced Liverpool skylines in art. We were all really interested so we carried on our learning at home. Thank you so much for supporting us with our learning.

Show Racism The Red Card - Tolerance and Respect

Our school supported the show racism the red card initiative. We thought about what racism meant and what we should do to stop it. We wore red or blue clothes to show our support

Hello Yellow! - PSHE

We raised awareness of mental health by wearing yellow and discussing ways in which we can have positive mental health. We reminded ourselves that we have got lots of things that make us happy and that we should treat everyone with kindness.

Macmillan Coffee Morning 

Today we celebrated the Macmillan Coffee Morning in different ways. Our families gathered in the hall to raise money while enjoying delicious cakes.  At playtime we all got the opportunity to buy cakes too! Thank you for your generosity.

Desk Organisers - DT

We worked with Steph to design and make desk organisers today. We thought about the shapes that we wanted to make the containers and selected a template to divide the cardboard into the correct number of sections. Then we folded the sections and stuck the tab down to make the outside of the container. We used pegs to hold the tab in place until the glue had dried. We did this for three different sections. When we had finished we attached the containers to a base board so that we can use them. This activity helped us to improve the skills that we need to complete our next unit of DT work.

History and English - Learn and Present

Today we worked with a drama company called Altru to produce a play called The Pool of Life. This documented the local history of Liverpool from the ice age, King John, The Beatles, football and  history of important buildings! We loved having fun while learning historical facts and improving our speaking and listening skills. At the end of the day we performed our play to another class.

British Values - Democracy

This week we went to the polls to vote for our new year two school councillors. All of the children who wanted to be considered for the job had to complete an application form saying why they would make a good school councillor and what they would like to do. These application forms were submitted and then shortlisted. Those children on the shortlist presented their ideas to the class before voting. Well done to our two new councillors!

Art - Alma Thomas

We have been studying African American artist Alma Thomas in our art lessons. When we looked at her work we identified hot and cold colours and that she had used paint to create a mosaic effect. We chose the colours that we wanted to use and mixed some of them to make them lighter or darker. We also practised using our paintbrushes to get the shapes that we wanted to use. 

We created our own paintings in her style for our Mission display this year.