This half term began with our annual WWF week.  Each class wrote a letter to the rest of the children in the school to persuade them to vote for their chosen endangered animal. We were so pleased with our copper mile, which was so long, and have used the money to support the hammerhead shark.

We have been learning about plants in Science and we are really proud of the bean plants that we have grown.  We investigated if a bean would grow with no water, no soil and no sun. It was exciting to see what had happened to our test plants - particularly the one that had been growing inside a dark cupboard. We looked closely at the trees in our school grounds and had fun using a ruler to measure the length of different leaves.

We were very lucky to have a visitor from INSIGHT who taught us why Christians believe we should care for others and the world, and why it matters.

Healthy Living Week was a huge success!  We took part in lots of fun activities such as dance with Don Rae and the Big Breakfast.  It was great to see so many parents at our Year 2 Sports Day, thank you to all who were able to join us.  We had fun taking part in the different races and cheered loudly for our friends! In class we tasted, evaluated, made and finally designed our own healthy dip.  Each Y2 class made salsa and improved their skills of chopping using the bridge hold.

We have taken part in many transition activities with the Juniors.  Our Year 3 teachers, Mrs Utting and Mr Blow have been over to meet us in our classrooms and we have spent time in the Junior School.   The children in Y5 planned a fun sports day for us.  We were able to ask them all our questions about the Junior School and what to expect when we start in September.  It turns out it’s not at all scary and there’s lots of things to look forward to!

We are looking forward to finishing off the term with our pretend Holiday Day to Italy, Burlington’s Got Talent and our Leavers’ Assembly. We can’t wait!

Thank you for all your support this year.  We will miss the Year 2 children lots and wish them all the best as they continue their learning journey.  Good luck!