News: y2 | St. Aidan’s Primary School – A Church of England Academy

Please note that St Aidan’s will be closed to pupils this Friday 1st May for a staff INSET day, and will remain closed on Monday 4th May for the Bank Holiday.

Image of Year 2 have been exploring arrays to understand multiplication and division. Using counters and pictures, they worked brilliantly to create equal groups and link them to number sentences. Well done, Year 2!

22 Jan

Year 2 have been exploring arrays to understand multiplication and division. Using counters and pictures, they worked brilliantly to create equal groups and link them to number sentences. Well done, Year 2!

Image of Today we hunted for a missing Bog Baby (eventually found in the office!) and created our own versions of the creature. A fantastic and fun start to our new book!

19 Jan

Today we hunted for a missing Bog Baby (eventually found in the office!) and created our own versions of the creature. A fantastic and fun start to our new book!

Image of We’ve started designing and building our own vehicles. The children loved sawing dowels for axles, attaching wheels, and painting them to match their designs. Look out for photos of the finished products!

16 Jan

We’ve started designing and building our own vehicles. The children loved sawing dowels for axles, attaching wheels, and painting them to match their designs. Look out for photos of the finished products!

Image of The children thoroughly enjoyed creating their wheeled vehicles this week. It was amazing seeing their imagination at work! We raced this morning and Perez had the fastest car—well done Perez!

16 Jan

The children thoroughly enjoyed creating their wheeled vehicles this week. It was amazing seeing their imagination at work! We raced this morning and Perez had the fastest car—well done Perez!

Image of Our DT Project: Wheeled Vehicles! This week, we kicked off our project by researching and designing vehicles. We even took a local walk to survey the most popular car types and colors. Check out our work in action!

15 Jan

Our DT Project: Wheeled Vehicles! This week, we kicked off our project by researching and designing vehicles. We even took a local walk to survey the most popular car types and colors. Check out our work in action!

Image of Jungle Yoga in PE After warming up with Touchdown, we used breathing techniques to hold still animal poses. To finish, groups invented their own unique yoga moves.

13 Jan

Jungle Yoga in PE After warming up with Touchdown, we used breathing techniques to hold still animal poses. To finish, groups invented their own unique yoga moves.

Image of Year 2 have had the most wonderful morning turning our classroom into a cinema and enjoying popcorn too! It’s the perfect way to celebrate all the hard work the children have put in this term.

19 Dec

Year 2 have had the most wonderful morning turning our classroom into a cinema and enjoying popcorn too! It’s the perfect way to celebrate all the hard work the children have put in this term.

Image of Thank you to every parent, grandparent, and carer who was brave enough to face the glitter and glue this afternoon! We loved having you join us for Christmas Crafts—the room was just full of festive cheer.

17 Dec

Thank you to every parent, grandparent, and carer who was brave enough to face the glitter and glue this afternoon! We loved having you join us for Christmas Crafts—the room was just full of festive cheer.

Image of PRICKLY HAY NATIVITY: What a fantastic show! The children were absolutely amazing for their final nativity. Huge thanks to all parents for supporting us (and for your patience with the morning's technical hiccups). We are so proud of everyone's hard work!

10 Dec

PRICKLY HAY NATIVITY: What a fantastic show! The children were absolutely amazing for their final nativity. Huge thanks to all parents for supporting us (and for your patience with the morning's technical hiccups). We are so proud of everyone's hard work!

Image of In Year 2, we used our observational skills in Art, using tone, sharing and highlight to make our pictures appear 3D.

8 Dec

In Year 2, we used our observational skills in Art, using tone, sharing and highlight to make our pictures appear 3D.

Image of Year 2 have been learning about odd and even numbers in Maths.

8 Dec

Year 2 have been learning about odd and even numbers in Maths.

Image of Year 2 Prayer Experience Day at Church. The children had a wonderful time reflecting on the a Christmas Story and engaging in all the activities. A big thank you to Rev Alice and the Worship Team for organising such a special event!

4 Dec

Year 2 Prayer Experience Day at Church. The children had a wonderful time reflecting on the a Christmas Story and engaging in all the activities. A big thank you to Rev Alice and the Worship Team for organising such a special event!