Year 2: Delaunay Class
Sonia Delaunay was a Russian-born French artist, who spent most of her working life in Paris and cofounded the Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colours and geometric shapes. Her work extends to painting, textile design and stage set design. She was the first living female artist to have a retrospective exhibition at the Louvre in 1964.
Her work in modern design included the concepts of geometric abstraction, the integration of furniture, fabrics, wall coverings, and clothing.
In Year 2 children have the opportunity to write in many different formats, have guided reading and phonics lessons daily, visit the school library to get a book to take home as well as consolidating and progressing their learning in maths through number, shape, data handling and problem solving.
Reading books go home every afternoon and are brought to school every morning. We encourage the children to read with an adult every night.
Homework is given out once a week on a Friday and will be due in the following Friday. If children are finding it difficult, discuss this with the teacher.
Year 2 will perform an assembly about the things they have been learning. Parents are welcome to attend these.
Reminders:
- P.E. lessons are on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
- Please return books every morning in book bags.
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A trip to the local library
To build on our learning about authors this half-term, the class went on an exciting trip to our local library—and what a brilliant time it was! We were thrilled to be joined by many of our lovely parents, who came along to share in the fun too. As soon as we arrived,...
Time and Number-lines
Today, Delaunay used a number‑line to tell the time. The clock was transformed from a mysterious set of numbers on a circle on the wall into a familiar path of numbers and intervals. By building a 0–60 line with cubes then stretching it around into a circle, children...
Reading to year three!
Today, Year Two joined our friends from Year Three to share the stories we have been writing in English. A combination of the summer breeze and the shade from the trees kept us all cool as little voices proudly read tales of dragons, adventures, and magical forests....
Making music in computing
In our computing project today, Year Two students considered how music can reflect emotions. After reading a chapter from their recently-written stories, the children focused on understanding the core elements of music, such as beats, rhythm, tempo, and instruments....
Learning to read with expression
This term in Year Two, we are learning about authors and the joy of creating imaginative stories. We are asking ourselves What makes a good story? and we are also exploring how to read with more expression. We’ve discovered that reading isn’t just about saying the...