Year 2

Term 3 summary:

Year 2 have thoroughly enjoyed focusing on our local history this term as we have been learning all about Brunel and how he impacted Swindon and our local area. Our topic was ‘How did transport take off?’ and we investigated how transport has changed throughout history from the hot air balloon, to Brunel and the GWR, the Wright Brothers, Amelia Earhart and then looking at space travel learning about Neil Armstrong’s moon landing and even more recently, Tim Peake.

In Art, we have learnt all about creating different textures using paint and materials. The children have loved making a final collage to showcase the skills they have learnt throughout the term and they look amazing!

In Science, we have carried out some different investigations to find out what keeps humans healthy and how exercise can increase our pulse rate. We have also learnt about animals’ lifecycles and their offspring and this will continue into next term.

We also celebrated international day in School and Plymouth Class found out about Brazil, the Totnes found out about Portugal and Newton Abbot looked at Spain. We found out about different towns and cities in the countries and different famous human and physical features. We made flags and celebrated the different festivals and cultures within these countries. It was great fun!

Term 3 has been a slightly shorter term, however, it has been packed full as ever and the children have had a great time!

PE days
Newton Abbot – Thursday
Totnes – Thursday
Plymouth – Wednesday

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