News: y2 | St. Aidan’s Primary School – A Church of England Academy

Image of Year 2 reader of the week! Praise has read every week consistently since September, she shows great enjoyment in her reading and has made huge progress.

23 Jan

Year 2 reader of the week! Praise has read every week consistently since September, she shows great enjoyment in her reading and has made huge progress.

Image of We’re getting creative in Lego club. Building our own homes and houses.

22 Jan

We’re getting creative in Lego club. Building our own homes and houses.

Image of Year 2 have been exploring arrays to understand multiplication and division. Using counters and pictures, they worked brilliantly to create equal groups and link them to number sentences. Well done, Year 2!

22 Jan

Year 2 have been exploring arrays to understand multiplication and division. Using counters and pictures, they worked brilliantly to create equal groups and link them to number sentences. Well done, Year 2!

Image of Today we hunted for a missing Bog Baby (eventually found in the office!) and created our own versions of the creature. A fantastic and fun start to our new book!

19 Jan

Today we hunted for a missing Bog Baby (eventually found in the office!) and created our own versions of the creature. A fantastic and fun start to our new book!

Image of We’ve started designing and building our own vehicles. The children loved sawing dowels for axles, attaching wheels, and painting them to match their designs. Look out for photos of the finished products!

16 Jan

We’ve started designing and building our own vehicles. The children loved sawing dowels for axles, attaching wheels, and painting them to match their designs. Look out for photos of the finished products!

Image of The children thoroughly enjoyed creating their wheeled vehicles this week. It was amazing seeing their imagination at work! We raced this morning and Perez had the fastest car—well done Perez!

16 Jan

The children thoroughly enjoyed creating their wheeled vehicles this week. It was amazing seeing their imagination at work! We raced this morning and Perez had the fastest car—well done Perez!

Image of Our DT Project: Wheeled Vehicles! This week, we kicked off our project by researching and designing vehicles. We even took a local walk to survey the most popular car types and colors. Check out our work in action!

15 Jan

Our DT Project: Wheeled Vehicles! This week, we kicked off our project by researching and designing vehicles. We even took a local walk to survey the most popular car types and colors. Check out our work in action!

Image of Jungle Yoga in PE After warming up with Touchdown, we used breathing techniques to hold still animal poses. To finish, groups invented their own unique yoga moves.

13 Jan

Jungle Yoga in PE After warming up with Touchdown, we used breathing techniques to hold still animal poses. To finish, groups invented their own unique yoga moves.

Image of Year 2 have had the most wonderful morning turning our classroom into a cinema and enjoying popcorn too! It’s the perfect way to celebrate all the hard work the children have put in this term.

19 Dec

Year 2 have had the most wonderful morning turning our classroom into a cinema and enjoying popcorn too! It’s the perfect way to celebrate all the hard work the children have put in this term.

Image of Thank you to every parent, grandparent, and carer who was brave enough to face the glitter and glue this afternoon! We loved having you join us for Christmas Crafts—the room was just full of festive cheer.

17 Dec

Thank you to every parent, grandparent, and carer who was brave enough to face the glitter and glue this afternoon! We loved having you join us for Christmas Crafts—the room was just full of festive cheer.

Image of PRICKLY HAY NATIVITY: What a fantastic show! The children were absolutely amazing for their final nativity. Huge thanks to all parents for supporting us (and for your patience with the morning's technical hiccups). We are so proud of everyone's hard work!

10 Dec

PRICKLY HAY NATIVITY: What a fantastic show! The children were absolutely amazing for their final nativity. Huge thanks to all parents for supporting us (and for your patience with the morning's technical hiccups). We are so proud of everyone's hard work!

Image of In Year 2, we used our observational skills in Art, using tone, sharing and highlight to make our pictures appear 3D.

8 Dec

In Year 2, we used our observational skills in Art, using tone, sharing and highlight to make our pictures appear 3D.