Year 2: 2022-2023 (Autumn Term)
Year 2 would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas. 🎅 🧑🏻🎄🎄@Miss_Carr_Falla @MissDoyle_Falla @FallaParkSchool pic.twitter.com/xgvPXMgd1B
— Mrs Barter (@MrsBarter_Falla) December 23, 2022
How can I be an architect?
— Mrs Barter (@MrsBarter_Falla) December 22, 2022
Year 2 have manipulated clay to make their own Angel of the North @Miss_Carr_Falla @MissBrent @FallaParkSchool pic.twitter.com/zpkpXPmOqm
What is architecture? Year 2 have enjoyed using their sketch books and different materials to make lines @Miss_Carr_Falla @FallaParkSchool @MissBrent pic.twitter.com/SnoeOf6Lqz
— Mrs Barter (@MrsBarter_Falla) December 22, 2022
What an amazing morning we have had at the Pantomime.
— Mrs Barter (@MrsBarter_Falla) December 22, 2022
It was made extra special to see Mrs Smith, Mrs Mason and one of our class mates on the stage @FallaParkSchool @Miss_Carr_Falla pic.twitter.com/UvgX3rplrU
We have been using a range of sources to explore Gateshead. @FallaParkSchool @Miss_Carr_Falla @MrsYoungfp pic.twitter.com/PhqelP2pbX
— Mrs Barter (@MrsBarter_Falla) December 13, 2022
Santa asked year 2 to help him sort presents into the different continents. We have used globes, atlases and maps and can now name and find the seven continents and five oceans. @FallaParkSchool @Miss_Carr_Falla @MrsYoungfp pic.twitter.com/89CiLYOt86
— Mrs Barter (@MrsBarter_Falla) December 9, 2022
Look at the amazing writers we have in year 2! ✍️ @FallaParkSchool @Miss_Carr_Falla @MissDoyle_Falla pic.twitter.com/vs3Dn63UuW
— Mrs Barter (@MrsBarter_Falla) December 9, 2022
We started our D.T. topic by exploring moving parts in books and other resources in the classroom. We pulled apart some of these books in order to further explore how the mechanisms worked. @Mrs_Crellin @FallaParkSchool @Miss_Carr_Falla pic.twitter.com/Fp7AGU7Ehl
— Donna Doyle (@MissDoyle_Falla) December 7, 2022
Our new book has arrived in school. It’s all wrapped up but we have a picture clue to help us make our predictions. @FallaParkSchool @Miss_Carr_Falla @MissDoyle_Falla pic.twitter.com/hrSNmUE6xQ
— Mrs Barter (@MrsBarter_Falla) December 1, 2022
During our careers day this week Year 2 took a virtual walk around the local area, looking at local businesses and discussing the career opportunities. We also thought about the skills we would need to do these jobs effectively. @FallaParkSchool @Mrs_Crellin @Miss_Carr_Falla pic.twitter.com/yFxsSSjOZG
— Donna Doyle (@MissDoyle_Falla) November 30, 2022
An eye witness (our chair of Governors, Mrs Codling) told us all about the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. She had lots of Royal memorabilia to show us. @Miss_Carr_Falla @MissDoyle_Falla @FallaParkSchool @Miss_Atkinson4 pic.twitter.com/k8ZRD9esJp
— Mrs Barter (@MrsBarter_Falla) November 25, 2022
We have been writing fact books about Julia Donaldson in year 2 this week @MissDoyle_Falla @Miss_Carr_Falla @FallaParkSchool pic.twitter.com/7iVCvWS5AA
— Mrs Barter (@MrsBarter_Falla) November 25, 2022
Year 2 have been organising their ideas into a plan to help them write fact books about Julia Donaldson next week. @FallaParkSchool @Miss_Carr_Falla @MissDoyle_Falla pic.twitter.com/qKUSnYouZx
— Mrs Barter (@MrsBarter_Falla) November 18, 2022
Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed our music workshop 🎶🎼🎵@MrSmith_falla @FallaParkSchool @Miss_Carr_Falla pic.twitter.com/Vz4E9Ncwzg
— Mrs Barter (@MrsBarter_Falla) November 10, 2022
Thank you to all of our Year 2 parents who came to our reading open event this morning. We enjoyed showing you how we teach reading through phonics, reading practice and sharing a story📚 @FallaParkSchool @Miss_Carr_Falla @MrsBarter_Falla pic.twitter.com/4uRgEQLkA5
— Donna Doyle (@MissDoyle_Falla) November 2, 2022
All of our learning had a spooky twist today! Solving a puzzle about What Meg should wear for her spell party…sequencing pictures from Room on the Broom…using our computing skills to create a witch before designing our own hanging pumpkins 🎃 @FallaParkSchool @Miss_Carr_Falla pic.twitter.com/WKcZLZSkmn
— Donna Doyle (@MissDoyle_Falla) October 31, 2022
Dare you enter the Year 2 classroom today?! Super scary costumes (and faces) on display! 👻 🎃 🧙♀️ @FallaParkSchool @Miss_Carr_Falla pic.twitter.com/4zbmHoyC7p
— Donna Doyle (@MissDoyle_Falla) October 31, 2022
Just one of our fabulous pieces of writing! We used rainbow pens to help us understand where sentences start and end 🌈 🖊 ✍️ @MissDoyle_Falla @FallaParkSchool @Miss_Carr_Falla pic.twitter.com/Kefl1u8qUJ
— Mrs Barter (@MrsBarter_Falla) October 21, 2022
We found out all about the material ‘glass’ during our visit to the National Glass Centre. We were intrigued by the glass blowing demonstration and thoroughly enjoyed designing and making our own glass tiles. @Mrs_Crellin @Miss_Carr_Falla @FallaParkSchool pic.twitter.com/2lc4zuxa2D
— Donna Doyle (@MissDoyle_Falla) October 19, 2022
We have been using our maths skills of measuring and recording in a table in science this week to carry out our investigation about Playdough @Mrs_Crellin @FallaParkSchool @Miss_Carr_Falla pic.twitter.com/1yCzlqbx0x
— Donna Doyle (@MissDoyle_Falla) October 18, 2022
During our mastering number session in year 2 today we investigated the number 6 by exploring the different ways we can arrange 6 counters and used this to describe the parts we could see within 6 @Miss_Carr_Falla @FallaParkSchool pic.twitter.com/GMTi7221Ou
— Donna Doyle (@MissDoyle_Falla) October 17, 2022
In music we have been listening carefully to safari sounds and trying to use a range of instruments to replicate these sounds thinking about the vibrations we can feel 🥁🎷🎼 @MrSmith_falla @Miss_Carr_Falla @FallaParkSchool pic.twitter.com/Um5wE64aJ1
— Donna Doyle (@MissDoyle_Falla) October 17, 2022
Today we showed kindness to others by donating food to the Food Bank. We enjoyed singing and celebrating Harvest together as a school. @Miss_Carr_Falla @MissDoyle_Falla @FallaParkSchool @Miss_Atkinson4 pic.twitter.com/BGB3Hrl0ko
— Mrs Barter (@MrsBarter_Falla) October 14, 2022
Our learning journey in English so far in year 2 🐌 🐋 @MissDoyle_Falla @Miss_Carr_Falla @FallaParkSchool pic.twitter.com/3GsR7vG6it
— Mrs Barter (@MrsBarter_Falla) October 14, 2022
Year 2 have had a great afternoon playing dodgeball…we have thought about tactics and considered different ways to ‘dodge’ effectively
— Donna Doyle (@MissDoyle_Falla) October 11, 2022
👏🏻🌟✋🏻@FallaParkSchool @MissButlerFP @Miss_Carr_Falla pic.twitter.com/BHS4zFstNf
Year 2 have been using Purple Mash to explore impressionism in art. This week we have taken inspiration from current events and our history topic to produce a Union Jack. @FallaParkSchool @Miss_Carr_Falla @Miss__McVeigh pic.twitter.com/vGRfORkbNV
— Donna Doyle (@MissDoyle_Falla) September 21, 2022
Ask us about which type of pass to use when aiming….underarm, bounce pass and chest pass were all practised in our PE lesson in Year 2 today 🏀🌟 @FallaParkSchool @MissButlerFP @Miss_Carr_Falla pic.twitter.com/TrHGrTF38E
— Donna Doyle (@MissDoyle_Falla) September 21, 2022
Yoga to the story of
— Mrs Barter (@MrsBarter_Falla) September 15, 2022
Goldilocks and the Three Bears👧🐻🐻🐻🥣🪑🛏
A great way to spend a Thursday morning @FallaParkSchool @MissDoyle_Falla @Miss_Carr_Falla @MissButlerFP pic.twitter.com/PRiUuLS1NT
Our Class is a Family in Year 2@FallaParkSchool @Miss_Carr_Falla @MissDoyle_Falla pic.twitter.com/wulMR6fEhg
— Mrs Barter (@MrsBarter_Falla) September 9, 2022
In tribute to our wonderful Queen Elizabeth II
— Mrs Barter (@MrsBarter_Falla) September 9, 2022
We will remember you with kindness @FallaParkSchool @MissDoyle_Falla @Miss_Atkinson4 pic.twitter.com/ELpi6GkX34
Our first year 2 pupil of the week and Dojo champion 🌟@Miss_Carr_Falla @FallaParkSchool @MissDoyle_Falla pic.twitter.com/cbbkIXt66p
— Mrs Barter (@MrsBarter_Falla) September 9, 2022
The Year 2 Cubs of 2022-2023 🦁🐼🐻🐯🐻❄️
— Mrs Barter (@MrsBarter_Falla) September 9, 2022
We are looking forward to the year ahead!@MissDoyle_Falla @FallaParkSchool @Miss_Carr_Falla pic.twitter.com/XZNDgcYTD6
A great start to year 2 with a circus skills workshop! 🎪@FallaParkSchool @MissDoyle_Falla @Miss_Carr_Falla pic.twitter.com/tsJiPDMxzI
— Mrs Barter (@MrsBarter_Falla) September 8, 2022