Year 2 have really enjoyed finding out about our new text for our Love to Read lessons this half term. They were very surprised to discover a space capsule in Base 3 after lunch. When they opened it there were all kinds of space related clues about the text, including a planetarium, a map of the solar system and a tiny rocket that they watched blast off. They are now looking forward to reading the book, ‘Space Race’ by Malorie Blackman to find out if their predictions are correct.

As part of our history topic Y2 have been looking at how the design of planes has changed since the first flights by the Wright Brothers. As part of this, we have made and tested paper planes and looked at the features of modern aircraft including the pointed nose cone and the sharp edged wings. We found that after adding these features to our planes they flew much further.

Year 2 have been busy learning about materials in our science lesson today. We were testing whether materials could be changed by twisting, bending, stretching and squashing them. We really enjoyed testing the materials and describing how these actions changed them.

Year 2 had a great time warming up during PE with Mr Mountford this afternoon. They showed great control when moving around all of the equipment. Well done, Year 2!