Year Two

Hello and welcome to Year 2

Autumn 2025

 Year 2 have made a fantastic start to the year!

Reach for the Top!

Our Year 2 adventurers showed courage, determination, and plenty of smiles as they tackled the climbing wall. Every child had a go, reaching new heights and cheering each other on. What a way to start the term!

 We have had a great term, learning about Rainforests.  This term, Year 2 have been diving into a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts, all linked to our topic RAINFORESTS. They’ve been inspired by The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry, creating their own stories, writing detailed character descriptions, and producing informative texts. A fantastic mix of creativity and learning!

This term, Year 2 have been discovering the fascinating world of habitats. They’ve been developing their scientific skills by investigating and sorting, including grouping pictures into living, dead, or never been alive.  Hands-on learning at its best!

 Year 2 have also been exploring our school grounds, hunting for minibeasts and collecting data about their findings. They’ve been recording their results on block graphs, combining hands-on discovery with real scientific skills!

In Art, Year 2 have been exploring the work of Paul Klee, using drawing and painting to capture his unique style. They are developing their skills with colour, pattern, line, shape, form, and space. Their first step? Learning to mix primary colours to create a rainbow of secondary shades—a perfect start to their artistic journey!

 Summer 2025

Each of our classes is named after an endangered animal - we are Chimpanzees!

In English this half term, Year 2 have studied The Tear Thief by Carol Ann Duffy.

 In maths, the focus this term has been securing our knowledge and skills in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.  Great job - you are now ready for Year 3!

In our plants topic in science,  Year 2 have learnt about the main parts of a plant and its flower, different kinds of plants and seeds and how they grow and survive. They made flower bombs, planted them and waited patiently for them to grow. They also cut fruits to find the seeds and then planted them.

In geography the key question was: 'Why does it matter where our food comes from?'

The children had to recognise that food comes from plants and animals and describe what happens on a farm. They identified and described what happens on a dairy farm and suggested reasons why the weather in Devon makes it a good place for dairy farming.  They also described how cheese is made from milk.  They learned about UK top 10 favourite fruits, tasted and ranked them for themselves.