Reading in the library
Sunshine, books & comfortable chairs!! What else could you need? We had a lovely time in our reading group yesterday afternoon. We have an amazing library at Monteney and we love using it in Y2.
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Another lovely afternoon spent in the library at Monteney. Today we started reading The Twits by Ronald Dahl. Apparently Mr Twit trims his beard with nail clippers! And keeps spare food in there for...
View ArticleDotty about subtraction
We just love challenging ourself here in Y2. So today we decided to do our Maths on white boards instead of In traditional books. Subtraction through drawing dots and then rubbing out the ones we need...
View ArticleWhere is Barnaby Bear?
This term in Y2 we are travelling round the world with Barnaby Bear. This week he is visiting Ireland so we decided to make Irish Stew and Soda Bread! We had a great time and the food was delicious!!
View ArticleManchester Airport trip
Early this half term we also went to Manchester Airport as part of our Barnaby Bear topic. We had an amazing time!! We went inside a real aeroplane including the flight deck!! We saw lots of planes...
View ArticleMaths and Literacy
As well as our fun with Barnaby Bear we’ve been working hard on our Maths and Literacy here in Y2. In Maths we did multiplication. We started off using a rrays and repeated addition and now we have...
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View ArticleThe Gambian Flag
We have been learning about the Gambian flag in our topic lessons. The Gambian flag has four colours – red, blue, green and white. The red colour represents the hot sun, the blue represents the Gambian...
View ArticleVisit from a Gambian citizen.
Last week, Year 2 has a visit from a Gambian citizen. Her name was Penda and she taught us about life in The Gambia. During her visit we dressed up in traditional Gambian clothes and we learnt about...
View ArticleSpring Exhibition
Thank you so much to everyone who came to our exhibition today. The children were so proud of their work and loved sharing their learning with you.
View ArticleLego and Science!
We love Science in Y2! Our theme this year was floating and sinking. Here are some photographs of our Lego raft investigation. First we were challenged to work as a team to build a Lego raft using a...
View ArticleHay there!
We are loving reading on the hay in Y2TG during guided reading. We love the hay benches. Can we have more hay?
View ArticleSummer Topic
This term, year 2 will be exploring the world of animals. We will be investigating the 7 life processes, life cycles of various animals and we will be visiting Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Tuesday 19th...
View ArticleSATS
Dear Y2 families, This week, we have taken our key stage 1 SATS. We have taken 2 maths tests and 2 reading tests. The children have worked incredibly hard and they should be extremely proud of...
View ArticleWelcome back Y2!
Mrs Craig, Mr Garnett, Mrs Mellor and Mrs Hanks would like to welcome all the new Y2 learners who will be joining us on Monday 5th September. Our topic for this term is fairy tales and we will be...
View ArticleCounting in 3s
In our maths lessons, we are learning how to count in steps of 3s, forwards and backwards. Here is a great video to help you practise at home.
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