Hi Everyone

A huge congratulations to the children on a fantastic first half term in Beech Class.  We have been really impressed to see how they are developing over the half term.

This week, they wrote about their walk around North Tawton. They have been adding lots of exciting details. Many of them wrote about the lorries that hooted very loudly! We have put this together into a book. They have also used some great description for the buildings around North Tawton. We have continued learning about addition and subtraction. We will continue this after half term. We have looked at adding ones as well as tens and we have looked at how we can make a group of ten when adding two numbers to make adding more efficient. In science, we finished our unit by investigating how to change the length of a shadow using puppets. The children really enjoyed this.

They have had a great afternoon playing with their toys before PE. They have worked very hard this term and we hope you all have a great break.  Thank you for all your support. 

Year 2 Team
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Hi Everyone

It has been a very busy week again!
The highlight of our week was definitely our walk around the town. The children were extremely sensible and really enjoyed talking about the places they like in North Tawton. We are going to be making a leaflet next week and writing all about North Tawton. We have planned it and collected vocabulary today. In maths, we have started our new addition and subtraction unit by revising number bond and fact families. The children have investigated how to be methodical when finding all the number bonds. In science, we began to learn how shadows are formed. We have been learning about sharing and being kind in PSHE. In computing, we have looked at IT in the wider world. We will continue this learning next week.

Thank you as ever for your support. Please can the children remember to bring their home learning in on Thursday.  Hope you have a great weekend.

​Year 2 Team 

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Hi Everyone 

This week we have continued to explore London in both English and History. The children have learnt more about the events of The Great Fire of London and we are also learning a song about it. I've been really impressed with how interested the children are in this topic. I've also promised them, we'll talk about fire safety, to alleviate any worries about fire! However, we have looked at the reasons why houses are much safer nowadays. In English, we have written postcards about a trip to London. 


We all enjoyed being farmers, scarecrows and animals on Monday, although there was so much straw in the classroom at the end of the day, it resembled a farmyard!

In RE we have been learning about what it means to be Muslim. This week we listened to a story about a boy who threw stones at trees. The children all thought about what the story might be teaching us and how we can care for nature. We have continued to learn about light in science and we looked at reflection. We tested different materials to see which were the most reflective. 

Thank you so much for all the home learning you have been sending in. It is very much appreciated. 

​Year 2 Team