Welcome to Year 2

Thank you for visiting our Year 2 page. We will be sharing lots of the activities, visits and events that we have been involved in on this page. We hope you enjoy sharing our learning with us. 

Miss Bradbrook and Mr. Wright.

cbradbrook@tyrrellsprimary.com

owright@tyrrellsprimary.com          

Year Two Knowledge Organisers

Year Two Homework website link for telling the time

Mini Olympics - July

All of Year 2 took part in the CSSP Chelmsford Minigames - and had a fabulous time! The children took part in activities that involved throwing, agility, running and jumping - as well as learning a dance and riding on an animal!

The whole year group behaved brilliantly and we thoroughly enjoyed taking them. Thank you also to the parents and other adults that came along to help supervise the children.

Tyrrells children managed to also achieve a third place girl, and a second and third place boy - so well done to those individual children too. 

History off the Page

The children in Year Two thoroughly enjoyed their visit from History off the Page, which was all about the Fire of London. They got to experience many of the jobs that people would have carried out at the time of the fire; from candle making and writing with a quill, to baking bread and sewing on a frame. 

They also looked at evidence found 'after the fire' and played detective, using the clues that they had as well as their understanding of life in 1666, to find out who had used the building that had burnt down prior to the fire. 

We all had a fabulous day - and it was great to see so many children really embracing the event by dressing up - so a big thank you to the parents who sourced and provided costumes. 

Thank you also to all of the adult helpers who made the day such a big success and a final huge thank you to FOT who part funded this experience for the children from the Hooks and Highlights money.

2W's first time in the forest

Have a look at some of the photos from 2W's first trip to the forest this Year with Mr Fenn. The children really enjoyed their first opportunity to get into the forest. 

Science

In science we continue to look at different materials and comparing their properties. For this session the children worked together as a large team to build three houses for The Three Little Pigs. Some groups chose Duplo or Lego, some made houses from cardboard, some built them from lolly sticks and a couple of brave groups tried to construct houses from spaghetti and marshmallows!

They then had to compare their three houses to see if they each withstood the wind (a hairdryer from 20cm away), were strong enough to hold a weight on the roof and were waterproof. 

We found that the Duplo and Lego houses were fine in the wind, and were strong enough to hold the weight - but surprisingly would be a bit soggy in the rain as there were gaps in the roof where the water went through! 

2B's Return to the Forest

We had a great time at our second Forest School session in 2B - have a look at all the things we got up to!

2B Forest School Session

The children in 2B were thrilled to be one of the first classes to get out in the Forest School area with Mr. Fenn this week. Have a flick through the fabulous photos from this session and see what their first outdoor learning experience in Year 2 looked like. 

Science

In science we have been looking at different materials and their properties. The children all really enjoyed working together as a group to find materials to make their monsters out of. We had a metal monster, a paper monster, a plastic monster, a wooden monster and even a fabric monster. 

Can you make a monster out of one type of material at home? What might it like to eat that is made of exactly the same material that it is made from itself? Our metal monster likes to eat paper clips!

Meet the Teacher

Many thanks to the parents and carers who attended the Meet the Teacher session for Year Two.

Please find the presentation used at the meeting below for your information. Feel free to contact us if you have any further questions about your child's learning in Year Two.