Police Visits, Basketball Skills and Storytelling Stars in Year 2!
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An inspiring week of community learning, sport, maths and storytelling for our brilliant Year 2 class.
TL;DR:
- Welcomed a police officer to learn about responsibility and community safety.
- Developed teamwork and ball skills in basketball lessons.
- Explored finding the difference in maths using practical resources.
- Celebrated reading achievements with raffle tickets.
- Met author Ian Brown during National Storytelling Week.
What a fantastic week we have had in Tanni Grey-Thompson class! The children have enjoyed a wonderful mix of inspiring visitors, enrichment opportunities, and lessons where everyone has given their absolute best.
To finish our PSHE topic on being responsible within our community, we welcomed Officer Peter Downing into Year 2. He spoke to the children about how we can support one another and how police officers help keep our community safe. After the session, Officer Downing said, “It was great to see how enthusiastic they were and how good their knowledge was.” The children listened brilliantly and asked thoughtful questions throughout.
In PE, Year 2 have been developing their basketball skills. We focused on ball control, changing direction, accurate passing, and working as a team. This took a great deal of perseverance and courage, and the children showed both of these values in abundance.
In maths, we explored finding the difference between measures. Using multilink cubes and bar models helped the children to visualise their calculations and explain their reasoning clearly. Their confidence in talking about their learning has been wonderful to see.
We were also delighted to celebrate another group of children who earned a reading raffle ticket for reading four or more times this week. They now have a chance to win a prize in next week’s final draw—well done, everyone!
To mark National Storytelling Week, KS1 enjoyed an exciting online visit from author Ian Brown. He talked about what inspired him to write—especially Paddington—and shared his books 'Albert Supersize' and 'Albert and the Flood'. The children loved hearing how his real pet tortoise inspired the character of Albert. Ian also spoke about the determination needed to write stories, which linked beautifully to our discussions about resilience. The children ended the session by asking brilliant questions and finding out about the books he plans to write next.
It has been a truly memorable week full of learning, creativity, and inspiration. Year 2 should be very proud of themselves!
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