What a fantastic week it has been in Year 2! Sports Week has been packed with exciting activities, and the children have shown wonderful enthusiasm, determination and teamwork throughout. They thoroughly enjoyed trying a variety of sports, including goalkeeping with Niobe, Kin-Ball, hockey and a carousel of activities led by our fantastic Year 5 Sports Leaders, who made everyone feel encouraged and celebrated. The week ended with a brilliant Sports Day, where all of the children demonstrated excellent sportsmanship and resilience. We are looking forward to finishing Sports Week on Monday with our exciting Glow in the Dark Dodgeball session!

In English, we have been busy writing the first part of our own instructional texts, How and Why to Make a Bug Hotel. It has been wonderful to see the children applying all the writing skills we have practised over the past few weeks, and we are incredibly proud of the progress they have made as writers this year. In Maths, we have explored volume and capacity, learning to measure and compare amounts using millilitres. Next week, we will continue developing our instructional writing and deepen our understanding of capacity.

Across the wider curriculum, we have continued our learning in a range of subjects.

In History, we explored the significance of Queen Elizabeth II and reflected on her life and service.

In RE, we discussed how Christians show their faith in Jesus through their daily lives.

In Science, we investigated food chains and how animals depend on one another for survival

In Design and Technology we have been busy sewing our puppets and are looking forward to completing them. A HUGE thank you to the parents - and Nanny, who came in to support us witour sewing, we couldn't have done it without you!

Looking Ahead to Next Week

Please could all library books be returned to school from Monday onwards. We will also be collecting in reading books as each child's reading day takes place. Our final Year 2 Common Exception Word spelling test will take place on Tuesday for those children who are continuing to work through the list.

On Friday 18th July, we are looking forward to celebrating a wonderful year in Year 2 with a morning of food fun! The children will be following simple recipes to prepare their own lunch. Weather permitting, we hope to enjoy a picnic at the Aquadrome; if the weather is unsuitable, we will instead have our picnic together at school. Mrs Palmer will send out a short form regarding any food allergies or intolerances, as well as a request for parent helpers should we be able to walk to the Aquadrome.

Have a wonderful weekend, and we look forward to seeing everyone on Monday for one final week of fun and celebration!

Mrs Bartram and Mrs Lee