Hill Top Primary Academy

Autumn 2

During the final week of term, we spent a morning at Tingley Methodist Church. We learnt all about what the Christingle represents and then had a go at making our own. We were very lucky as the church members even gave us juice and biscuits! We finished by singing a song and listening to the Christmas story. 

Science - Today, the children completed their TAPS assessment for ‘Living Things and their Habitats’ and investigated the question ‘What kinds of habitats do invertebrates live in?’ We discussed what a habitat is, named the different types of habitats we have learnt about and named some of the habitats we would find certain animals in. The children then chose some different microhabitats they thought they might find invertebrates and conducted their investigation. Finally the children wrote down their conclusion to the question.

Geography - We have been learning all about 'Wonderful Weather' We have looked at how we find out about the weather and even became weather reporters for one lesson! We did a great job at using the correct vocabulary and locating different parts of the UK.

Maths - We have been using our knowledge of the properties of shape to sort them. We worked in groups to think of lots of different ways to compare them.

Computing - This week, we started to tinker with a new application called ScratchJr. The children explored the program, changing characters, backgrounds and working out what the different blocks do. The children are very excited to learn more!

Our Big Bad Pig Characters!

English - We are looking at Twisted Tales in English this half term. We have started by reading the story 'The True story of the 3 little pigs'. The children LOVED how the story was changed and lots of us thought the wolf was telling the truth! We then designed our own twisted tale character - A Big Bad Pig!

In Maths, we have started our shape topic. We have looked at some of the properties of shape including ‘sides’. We did some problem solving with a friend to make different 2D shapes with the correct amount of sides - including irregular versions of shapes such as hexagons. 

PE - We are learning about Dance in PE this half term. We have learnt how to count in beats and then looked at adding different dynamics to our chosen actions. We performed our routines based on garden animals to the rest of the class. Have a watch!

Science - Today, the children played a game, looking at why animals and plants live in different habitats. The children learned about suitability and were able to explain why certain animals and plants live in the different habitats. The children then created their own animal that was suited to a given habitat.

Maths - This week, we began to look at subtraction. We started by using base 10 to help us solve subtracting a two digit number from a two digit number. Once the children were confident, we looked at column subtraction. The children at becoming very confident at using this method for both addition and subtraction. 

RE - This half term our topic is all about making good choices. Today, we looked at the rules we follow in school and why. The children then chose one rule they thought was the most important in our classroom and wrote it down. In groups the children then had a debate and tried to rank them from the most important to the least! This ignited a lot of discussion and working as a team!

Autumn 1

Science - Over the last few weeks the children have been researching different habitats around the world. The children found out about the climates, types of plants and animals which would be found there and then shared their finding with a partner. The children have really enjoyed conducting their own research and especially sharing it with others!

Music - Our new music topic is all about call and response. Last week, the children looked at different animals found on safari and thought about the different instruments and noises we could make to replicate them. Today, we started to think about sound pattens. We began the lesson by learning different sound patterns for the different animals. After this, we tried to clap and say the sound patterns together and finally we were able to clap the sound patterns to a piece of music. The children were so proud of how far they had come from the start of the lesson, that they asked me to share their final performance. I think you’d agree, they did a fantastic job at clapping the sound patterns along with the music!

All Around the World Day!

We visited Australia for our 'All Around the World day'. We made passports to begin with and then travelled to Australia to find out some facts! We learnt about how important the aboriginal culture is for them and acted out an aboriginal story. In the afternoon, we created some aboriginal art and then tried a children's party favourite of FAIRY BREAD!

PSHE - Our focus was Keeping Ourselves Safe this week. We had the objective of tying our shoe laces and it was perfect as it was non uniform day! We learnt a song to help us and then tried out the skill on some of our friends shoes! We kept trying as lots of us found it difficult! Can you practise at home?

Computing - Today in Computing, we learnt that all computers need inputs and outputs. We looked at a range of different devices and discussed how buttons, touchscreens and micro phones tells the computer what to do and that the computer shows what it has done using screens, lights and speakers. The children then designed their own robots with input and output devices, that could dance, make cupcakes and we even had a few goalkeepers!

ART - This half term our topic is ‘Artists as collectors and explorers’. We have looked at different artists and how they use objects in their environment to create art. This week we became the artists and used objects we found in our school environment to create our own pieces of art. 

Year 2 information sheet

Class Councillors

This years elected Class Councillors in Year Two are: Mallory and Jax. They will meet with the school council regularly and listen to the voices of their peers.

Interfaith Week!

This week we celebrated Interfaith week in school and Year 2 looked at the BA HAI faith. We learnt about the religion and what they think is important for the world. We enjoyed finding out about a new religion and created posters to show what we had learnt.

Children in Need Day 2024

PE - In fundamentals we have been trying to master the skill of skipping! It has meant we have had to try really hard to not give up and we are getting better each week.

Science - This term in Science, we are learning all about living things and their habitats. Last week, we looked at what makes something living and discussed the 7 life processes. Today, we recapped what we had learnt and started to think about different types of habitats. The children then used what they had learnt to find things that were living, dead or had never been alive in a woodland habitat. All the children did a fantastic job and even mapped out what they had seen!