<![CDATA[WILLIAM DAVIS PRIMARY SCHOOL - Year 2 News Blog]]>Sat, 02 May 2026 10:44:46 +0000Weebly<![CDATA[March 29th, 2023]]>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:51:40 GMThttps://www.williamdavis.org.uk/year-2-news-blog/march-29th-2023In   history, Year 2 have been exploring the history of our local area. We visited the  
Ragged School Museum, which was the site of Thomas Barnardo's Ragged School during the 1800s. We took part in a Victorian school lesson, taught by the very strict Miss Perkins!
]]><![CDATA[Seasons]]>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 09:58:43 GMThttps://www.williamdavis.org.uk/year-2-news-blog/seasonsYear 1 have been learning out the seasons so we observed and recorded the weather of autumn. We made wind indicators, which told us it was a windy day! We also recorded the temperature, using a thermometer.
]]><![CDATA[Fantasy Story Setting]]>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.williamdavis.org.uk/year-2-news-blog/fantasy-story-settingWe used inspiration from Where the Wild Things Are to create our own fantasy story setting, featuring flying cars, green skies and fire as hot as lava!
]]><![CDATA[Wild Things Puppets]]>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.williamdavis.org.uk/year-2-news-blog/wild-things-puppetsYear 1 had lots of fun retelling the story of Where the Wild Things are, using puppets.
]]><![CDATA[Gingerbread Men]]>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.williamdavis.org.uk/year-2-news-blog/gingerbread-menAfter reading the story of the Gingerbread Man, Year 1 made their own gingerbread men. Luckily none of them escaped from the oven! We then went on to perform a cookery demonstration and write a recipe.
]]><![CDATA[History]]>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 10:29:35 GMThttps://www.williamdavis.org.uk/year-2-news-blog/historyYear 1 have been learning about old and new, in History. We went for a walk around our local area to spot some old and new buildings. Can you guess which buildings are old and which ones are new? How can you tell?
]]><![CDATA[Science - Five Senses]]>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 08:43:20 GMThttps://www.williamdavis.org.uk/year-2-news-blog/science-five-senses​Year one have been learning about the five senses in science. We explored our sense of smell by guessing what different scents were.
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]]><![CDATA[The Gingerbread Man]]>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 13:06:33 GMThttps://www.williamdavis.org.uk/year-2-news-blog/the-gingerbread-manYear One made puppets for the characters in the story of The Gingerbread Man. We then performed a puppet show, using loud, clear voices.
]]><![CDATA[Zaynah - Home Learning]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2020 12:05:25 GMThttps://www.williamdavis.org.uk/year-2-news-blog/zaynah-home-learning
]]><![CDATA[Eliza - Home Learning]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2020 12:01:57 GMThttps://www.williamdavis.org.uk/year-2-news-blog/eliza-home-learningEliza enjoyed using playdough to make models and re-enact Incy Wincy Spider.  She also enjoyed painting pictures of spiders and other mini beasts.
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