Year 2 visit Warwick Castle

On Tuesday 1st July we visited Warwick Castle as part of our new history topic Magnificent Monarchs. We enjoyed watching various shows such as the The Mighty Trebuchet, The falconers Quest and The Wars of the Roses LIVE! We also spent some time looking in different parts of the castle such as the Conqueror’s Fortress, Kingmaker and The Great Hall

Magnificent Monarchs

As part of our new history topic, ‘Magnificent Monarchs’, we learned lots of new words and their definitions, such as monarch, reign and sovereign. We looked kings and queens and worked together to put them in chronological order to make a timeline, then compared different rulers to see who had the most power. We also found out lots of facts

Materials investigation in Year 2

This week, we started our new science project, Uses of Materials. We carried out a mini investigation to see if we could bend, stretch, twist or squash objects made from materials such as plastic, modelling clay, metal and sponge. We found that the most malleable material was modelling clay because it could be bent, stretched, twisted and squashed easily. However,

An exciting week in Year 2

We started our Design and Technology topic ‘Beach hut’. We learned how to use some tools safely and practised cutting wood. We designed our beach hut and we can’t wait to start making them next week. As part of our writing lessons, we also planted sunflower seeds in pots so we can write a step by step instruction about how