Year 2 - Chestnut Class 2025 -2026
Diwali
In RE, we have been learning about the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali. We explored the story Ramayana about Rama, Sita and Lakshmana, thought about good and evil and learnt about how Hindus may celebrate. We made our own diva lamp.
Music Concert
We performed songs we have learnt with Hampshire Music Service on xylophones, chime bars and glockenspiels.
Autumn Science Walk
We went on a Science Walk to Manor Pond. We identified signs of Autumn.
Be Bright, Be Seen Day
We learnt about road safety this week and took part in a fun run.
Art
We sculpted trees out of clay and painted them. We then created a forest display.
Trip to the New Forest
We went on a school trip to the New Forest. We spotted different plants and saw some New Forest ponies. We looked at a map in the forest to see where we were. We did some bark rubbings and sticky strips. We had a great time!
Our Forest Home Learning
We are enjoying learning about the New Forest as part of our topic 'Our Forest Home'.
D.T.
We have been reading 'The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch' stories and made a winding mechanism to save Hamish the cat. We had a great time making our own winding mechanisms.
R.E.
In our RE lessons, we have been learning Christianity. We explored the story 'Jonah and the Whale' and thought about what many Christians believe God is like.
Science
We have been learning about materials in our Science lessons.
Geography
We have been learning about the Amazon Rainforest in our Geography lessons.
Music
We love our tuned percussion lessons with Hampshire Music Service. We are learning how to play xylophones, glockenspiels, metallophones and chime bars.
Retelling a Story
We are learning the story 'The Magic Brush'. We had a great time acting out the story with our friends.
Exploring Clay
As part of our Art learning about sculpture, we explored clay and used our hands and tools to make marks and shape it.
Autumn 1
Our topic this half term is ‘Our Forest Home’.