Blog by Tag: Year 2

Year 2 had great fun exploring the books available to them at Egremont Library. They all choose a book to loan and listened to a reading of a book by one of their favourite authors. They couldn’t wait to take their new books home to share with their families.

Year 2 love nothing more than listening to some poetry before they go home. Today, to their surprise, they took part in a poetry party with Michael Rosen. They thoroughly enjoyed listening to him read and perform his poetry. They even joined in with some of his poems using actions and repeating…

Year 2 went to Egremont War Memprial today, to pay their respects to those who have fought for their country, especially those who served in the two World Wars. Sandra Edwards led the remembrance with some readings and Melvin Askew played the Last Post. Everyone observed a two minutes silence with…

Year 2 kicked off Anti-Bullying Week 2025 by taking part in Odd Socks Day. The children reflected on and celebrated how they are all unique and different in their own special ways. What a positive start the week! #antibullyingweek #oddsocksday 

As part of their history work on the Great Fire of London, Year 2 visited Whitehaven Fire Station. They amazed the fire fighters with their knowledge of the Great Fire  learned some more facts they did not know. The children were treated to a tour of the fire engine before being allowed to go…

After a very busy first half term in Year 2, they thoroughly enjoyed dressing up in their spooky outfits and making their own spooky artwork. What a wonderful way to end the half term!

In RE Year 2 have been reflecting on God’s creation and how they can be better stewards of it. This week, they have been collecting a range of natural materials in the school grounds and using them to create artwork of features of God’s creation that they love. What a wonderful, caring and…

Year2 have been finding out about who Saint Francis was and what he did to be made a saint. They learned that he is the saint of animals and nature. The children borough in photos of their pets, which they shared with the class. Then they wrote prayers tomSaint Francis to ask for his blessings on…

Year 2 marked World Mental Health Day by wearing yellow and taking part in some fun activities. Firstly, they talked about what mental health is, why it is important to look after our mental health and explored some activities that can help their mental health. Afterwards, they learned how to use…

The Year 2 children were filled with awe and wonder as they warmly welcomed the new grotto in the school grounds. They respectfully attended a very special ceremony led by Father Groody, who blessed the grotto and led them in prayer and hymns. It was a truly memorable moment marking the grotto as…

Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed their mini archery session provided by Robin Arrows. The session began with the children being introduced to the different parts of the bow and arrow then they learned how to hold the bow and load the arrows on to the bow. Once they had mastered, this they explored…

Year 2 have been exploring dictionaries in their poetry lesson. They used the alphabet to help them locate words in a physical dictionary before searching words, from their poetry, in an online dictionary using the iPad.