Year 2CB
Welcome to Year 2B class page.
We have the recipe for success!
Take a group of enthusiastic children and add together caring and supportive teachers (don’t
forget to add teaching assistants!). Pour in lots of challenging and fun activities and sprinkle with excellent manners and behaviour. Stir until learning and progress is outstanding! Voila…a fantastic Year 2!
Join us on our fabulous learning journey as we use our skills to learn about our world in the past, present and future so that we can become valuable citizens of modern Britain.
Week commencing 17.3.25
What a week we've had. The week started by celebrating Newcastle's victory over Liverpool in the Carabao Cup at Wembley. The majority of the children were all very excited about this and we had to celebrate in style by wearing black and white. In maths, we have been working on money and looking at making different combinations which make the same amount. The children all tried really hard with this.
Our two stars of the week are Abel and Hattie. Abel has impressed me with his writing recently and has produced some outstanding pieces including the Year 2 targets independently. Hattie has been trying really hard in maths with time and is always an OUTSTANDING role model to. You are both born superstars! Well done!
Week commencing 17.03.25
This week, we have had someone come into school for a taster session for cricket. The children learnt some basic skills to begin with and then had a game of cricket. We had so much fun!
Week commencing 04.03.25
We've had a great first week back at school. On Tuesday afternoon, we visited Gateshead Library and designed our own front covers for a book and then they got to choose a story to bring back to school. We have also celebrated World Book Day where the children came to school dressed in their pjs and we did a wide range of different activities to celebrate.
Our stars of the week this week are; Ella who is making HUGE progress with her writing and is confidently using her Year 2 targets. Aisha continues to be a great role model to have in class and can always be relied upon to do jobs and finally Pere who is trying really hard in maths and has been able to accurately read measurements in millilitres. A HUGE well done to all three of you. You are simply amazing!
Week commencing 17.02.25
This week, we have continued our art have been developing our drawing skills. We have been doing some observational drawing where the children had to look closely at the features of their teddy bear. We had some amazing drawings!
Week commencing 10.02.25
What a busy week we've had! In Art, we experimented how to mark make using charcoal. We used different techniques to create different marks. After experimenting, we then made marks to describe different words and the children were amazing and came up with some great ideas to represent powerful, smooth, fast, slow and rough.
In English, we have been working on using commas in a list. We started with a practical activity where we had to move words into a sentence and put the punctuation in the correct place. The children were great at this and were able to apply this target when writing. What superstars they are!
Week commencing 3.2.25
This week, we have been busy in science learning about plants growing in conditions. We have been observing the cress seeds over time and comparing the different variables of seeds planted in water, too much water and no water. The children were able to carefully observe and write about their findings.
Our two stars of the week are Zayan and Teddy. Teddy has been trying really hard in maths this week to solve different calculations linked to subtraction. Even when he found it hard, he was so resilient. Zayan has improved his handwriting and is trying really hard to use year 2 targets in his writing. Well done to both of you, you are both super stars!
Week commencing 27.01.25
We have had another lovely 'Stay and Learn' session where the children's parents/carers were invited into school for a session on online safety and mental health activities. We had a great time learning how to stay safe online and completed a range of different activities linked to this. We made some of our own board games, played on some games, decided whether different things were safe or unsafe and thought about what makes us happy.
In History, we became archaeologists and we had to dig to find artefacts about Sappho's life. The children absolutely loved this and found out lots of facts.
Week commencing 20.01.25
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This week, we had 'Muddy Monsters' on Monday morning and the children had a great time building dens and learning how to tie knots. They used a variety of different resources to create their dens. The children also played in the mud kitchen, on the swings and lots more. What a fun morning we had but it was very cold!
In English, we have been reading 'Willy the Wimp' and we took on the role of Willy through hot seating and asked open ended questions to find out how he felt. The children really enjoyed it and were great at asking questions and responding to them.
Our two stars of the week are Evan and Gabriella. Evan has made great progress in his reading and is now using more expression and Gabriella has been blowing our socks off with her writing. You are both super stars!
Week commencing 13.01.25
This week, we had an exciting trip to Shipley Art Gallery where we participated in two workshops. We began the day with felt making and the children learnt about what articles in the gallery were made from felt. We then each had a go at creating our own piece of felt and making our own designs. I’m sure you agree they look amazing! In the afternoon, we then learnt how to do a running stitch and made our own pockets. We added finer detail by cutting other bits of felt. We had an amazing day!
Week commencing 06.01.25
Welcome back and I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year! It's been a busy first week back. In Maths, we have been developing our position and direction skills and have been helping 'Where's Wally' find his missing items. We had to use different language to help our partners locate Wally's missing items. We were really good at this and he was very pleased that we managed to find his missing items. In Science, we have started our unit on plants. We began the unit by observing different bulbs and seeds using magnifying glasses and then tried to work out the odd one out. We had lots of fun!
Our two stars of the week, are Mina and Joel. Joel has been impressing me in maths this week and has been able to apply his key vocabulary to his learning. Mina has been trying really hard to improve her handwriting and apply her targets in English. You are both super stars! Well done!
Week commencing 16.12.24
What a fantastic last week we have had at school. The children enjoyed our visit to Alive Church where they sang beautifully and enjoyed the festive spirit. We have also had our Christmas party where we had a special visit from Santa who brought us all a present .. sadly the teachers didn't get one. We ate lots of party food and danced the afternoon away whilst playing some party games. We hope you all have a fantastic Christmas and wishing you a Happy New Year!
Week commencing 09.12.25
This week, has been full of Christmas joy! We had our school Christmas dinner on Thursday and the children were very excited to pull the crackers. We then finished the week off with a PJ day with hot chocolate, biscuits and sweets! What a great week we have had!
Week commencing 02.12.24
This week, in Science, we have been investigating which material would be best to make a leotard for a gymnast. We investigated a wide variety of materials to see which stretched the most. We found out that elastic would be the best material to use and felt would be the worst.
We've had an AMAZING stay and play session with parents/carers this morning. It was so lovely to spend time with parents/carers in the classroom and the children loved it. We made some lovely Christmas card and calendars.
Our two stars of the week this week are Arini and Jayden. Jayden has been really impressing me with his reading and has made so much progress. Arini is always the perfect role model in class and has improved so much with her handwriting. You are both super stars!
Week commencing 25.11.24
This week, we have been investigating in Science the best material to mop up a spillage. We investigated a wide variety of different materials and the children were able to recognise if the material was absorbent or waterproof. They found the best material to mop up a spillage would be kitchen roll or a sponge as this was the most absorbent.
Week commencing 18.11.24
This week, we had an author called Adeola Sokunbi come into school as part of the Children's Northern Book Festival. She is a writer-illustrator from London and she is an obsessive doodler and lover of fantasy stories. She also writes her own graphic novels. The children loved finding out about her inspiration behind becoming an author and drawing their own monster.
We also had a very exciting day, on Friday, where the children created their own fairground rides using an axel as a mechanism. The children designed and made their fairground ride in groups and decorated them. I hope you agree they are fantastic designs! I wish we could have a go on them.
Our two stars of the week, are Olly and Eric-Joe. Eric Joe has blown us away with his amazing attitude and his use of conjunctions in his writing. Olly has shown great resilience with his writing and is now confidently using some Year 2 targets. A HUGE well done to you both!
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This week, in Science, we have been investigating different materials to work out their properties. We used torches to work out whether a material was transparent, opaque of translucent. We learnt about which materials were rigid and flexible and what the best uses of these materials would be for. We really enjoyed investigating the materials and we can't wait to carry out more experiments this half term.
In maths, we have been learning about division and have been using cubes to help us share equally. We have really developed our skills over the week and moved on to word problems.
We also had another secret reader into our classroom .... it was Ro's dad. The children were all really excited and loved hearing another story read by a parent.
Our two stars of the week, are Abel and Hattie. Hattie has blown me away with her AMAZING work ethic and always strives to be the best she can be. She is making great progress in maths and even when she struggles, she shows how resilient she is. Abel has made so much progress with his handwriting and the content of his writing is always amazing. He listens carefully and always applies his targets into his work. Well done to both of you, you are SUPER STARS!!
Week commencing 4th November 2024
This week, have been 'Green Carers Week'. Therefore, we looked at different polar scientists then wrote what super scientist job we could do to help the planet. The children came up with some great creations. As it is Remembrance Day next week, the children have learnt about the different poppies and what they represent and we have made our own display in the window to remember those soldiers that fought for us in the war.
Our amazing pupil of the weeks this week are; Abdullah and Bea. Bea always gives 100% effort in EVERYTHING she does and she is the perfect role model in our class. Abdullah has been impressing me with his reading and writing and is making amazing progress. You are both super stars!
Week commencing 21st October
We've had a busy last week of school! We had our first winners who got to choose a book from the vending machine so a HUGE well done to Ro, Teddy and Mela. Kit's mum was our first secret reader into school and the children were so surprised and shocked. They loved it. In maths, we have been developing our subtraction skills using dienes to support us. We can't believe how fast this half term has gone and we hope you all have a fabulous half term!
Week commencing 14th October
This week, we were lucky to have our first visit to Gateshead Library. The children enjoyed listening to some stories, doing a book scavenger hunt and choosing a book to take back to school to read for pleasure. What a brilliant time we had!
We enjoyed celebrating the Harvest Festival by singing the 'Harvest Samba'. Some children were able to use the instruments to play along in time with the music and I'm sure you will agree that their singing was amazing!
In reading, this week, the children have been reading the story ' How to wash a Woolly Mammoth'. They had to use the fact files to retrieve information as well as using their inference skills. We then had a debate as to why some children thought we could wash a mammoth and why others thought we couldn't.
Our two stars of the week are Jenson and Mela. Jenson has impressed with me his writing this week and has been able to apply his Year 2 targets to his writing. He is also trying so hard with his handwriting. Mela has been blowing our socks off with her reading. She has developed so much in confidence and can now read with some expression too.
Week commencing 7th October
This week, we started with Muddy Monsters with Phil. We had lovely weather for it and we worked on our team building skills to pass a VERY dangerous river with crocodiles in it. We worked well as a team and decided the best way to cross the water by using the most suitable equipment. We also spent time in the forest school area playing in the muddy kitchen, on the hammocks and making dens. We had so much fun!
In Science, we continued to learn about animals and how they were suited to their habitats. This week, we got to design our own creature and talked about how it was adapted to its habitat. We had some wonderful creations.
Our two stars of the week were Ersin and Ro. Ersin has been impressing me in all subjects and has been trying really hard even if he finds something difficult. Ro produced some great writing based on the story ‘Clean Up’ and she was able to apply the Year 2 targets into her writing. Well done to you both, you are both superstars!!
Week commencing 30th September
What another busy week we have had! In English, the children have been coming up with some great noun phrases to describe a setting from the book 'Clean Up'. They were then able to apply these targets into their extended write and I was blown away with their writing! Super stars! In maths, we have been developing our multiplication skills learning the 2, 5 and 10 times tables through a range of games and then the children had to apply these skills into number sequences. During Science this week, we had a delivery from the postman who had sent us lots of different addresses and pictures of different animals and we had to work out which animal would be adapted to which habitat and why. We were great at this!
Our two amazing pupil of the weeks are; Kit and Gaurika. I have been sooo impressed with the way that Kit has started Year 2. He has shown great resilience even when he finds things a little tricky and his work ethic is always OUTSTANDING! Gaurika has been developing her confidence when reading and is able to read more words through sight and is trying hard to use expression. Well done to both of you, you are simply AMAZING!
Week commencing 23.09.24
We've had another super busy week in school this week. In History, we have continued learning about 'The Great Fore of Gateshead' and the children have acted out the scenes from when the fire started! They had so much fine acting in role as people who were on the Quayside the night it happened. In Science, the children took part in an experiment to learn about micro habitats. We made a micro habitat consisting of four different areas which included; light, light and wet, dark and dark and wet. We went out into the forest school to get some wood lice and after different time intervals we looked to see which micro habitat they preferred. They all creeped their way into the dark and wet areas which is what we predicted. The children really enjoyed this experiment, and we even had names for them!
In Maths this week, the children have been learning about comparing numbers. We built on from our work last week about partitioning and we were able to use this to help us know which was the greatest number by looking at how many tens and ones it had.
Our amazing stars of the week were Leon and Sierra-Ruby. Leon has started Year 2 with an excellent attitude and work ethic and is always giving his best in everything he does. Sierra-Ruby has been great in maths this week and was confidently able to answer some difficult reasoning problems! You are both AMAZING!! A huge well done to you both!!
Week commencing 16th September
What an amazing week we have had! We have had two amazing trips out of school this week and we have been so blessed with the weather! We went to Saltwell park to learn about different living things that live there and had an I Spy sheet to complete. We found lots of living things including a dragon fly which we were fascinated by. At the end of the week, we went to the Quayside and the Baltic and we learnt about the different places linked to 'The Great Fire of Gateshead'. The children were fascinated to learn about where the fire started and even spotted some of the ruins from the houses from when they burnt down during the fire. We also took part in a bridges workshop where we looked out at the amazing view across the Tyne and spotted lots of bridges. We then had a go at designing and creating our own bridges which Miss Brown was very impressed by.
Our amazing pupil of the week is Aisha who has blown our socks off with her amazing noun phrases to describe Rocket in Look Up. We can't wait to see her use and apply them to her character description during her extended write. What a super star you are!
Week commencing 9th September
What a busy week we have had! We began the week with our first PE lessons; ball skills and gymnastics. In gymnastics, we practised doing some different types of rolls and then linked our movements together. Even Miss Brown had a go at a forward roll! We practised our dribbling skills with the ball and some of us were amazing and could be signed up for a premier league team!!
We have had a whole day on Computing, learning about what a computer is. We learnt about different inputs and outputs and went on a technology safari around the school to find what we had. We found lots of different devices and then we created our own inventions ... we had some that Miss Brown certainly approved off; like a robot that gives chocolate instantly!
Mr Parkin, our music specialist has also paid a visit to our class this week and we began to learn our Harvest Festival song whilst playing different musical instruments.
Finally, our two amazing pupil of the weeks are Ella and Adam. Adam has been the perfect role model since starting Year 2 and has amazing manners. Ella produced a fantastic collage inspired by Romare Bearden and she was able to use the overlapping technique brilliantly. Well done you are both superstars!
Week commencing 5th September
Wow! What a first few days back we've had! It's been so lovely to see the children walk in with beaming smiles on their faces ready to take on the challenge of Year 2! The children have all settled in beautifully to Year 2 life and shown great attitudes towards their learning.
This week, we have been working on our art unit; Painting and Mixed Media. The children have been learning about primary and secondary colours. We discussed how we mixed the primary colours to make the secondary colours and then the children mixed them on their pieces of paper by dampening it and tilting the tray from side to side. We looked at the artist Romere Bearden who created different collages through overlapping different textured paper. Therefore, we had a go at creating our own textured paper ready to create our own collages next week.
The children elected the school councillors for our class. Jenson and Ro delivered some brilliant speeches on how they were going to make our school better whilst supporting their peers. They are very worthy representatives for our class. Well done to you both, we can't wait to see how you help our school be even better than it already is!
We also chose our Reading Champions to help promote reading across the whole school. Well done to Able and Aisha who were elected for the class. I'm sure your love for reading will shine through! Super stars! 🌟
A busy few days and we can't wait to see what next week holds!!