Year 2 Spotlight

Our First Excursion!

As you can imagine, the most exciting thing for Year 2 this term has been our excursion to Edendale Farm. One student even reported, “It was the best time I’ve ever had in my life.” 

This term, for our Inquiry focus, we have been learning about the properties of materials and how they can be changed. So, the Year 2 students, teachers and parent volunteers excitedly made the journey out to Edendale Farm on Monday 6 June. The students (and adults) learnt about how different materials can change, be recycled and reused for different purposes.

The day was filled with fun activities including:

What a Load of Rubbish

We sorted out what goes in what bin and discussed why we separate rubbish, as well as ways to reduce sending waste to landfill. 

Soil Matters

We learnt about recycling organic waste using worm farms to compost, planted a broad bean and were able to hold lots of worms! 

Sculptural Junk

Instead of sending rubbish off to landfill, we turned it into art!

Farm Tour

We visited the different animals on the farm and were able to feed the chickens, goats, and sheep! 

Some of the highlights of the day were:

• Seeing the animals. ~ Remy K, 2A 
• I liked making my whale at the junk creation activity. ~ Navy G, 2A
• I liked feeding the chickens. ~ Bethany L, 2A
• My favourite part was making the animals out of rubbish. ~ Ziggy KF, 2B
• I really liked the baby cows because they were twins like me and Peter! ~ Evie P, 2B
• I really liked seeing the guinea pigs because they were small, cute and fluffy and their names matched what they looked like. ~ Matilda W, 2B
• My favourite part was seeing the baby chickens, they were very cute. ~ August G, 2C
• I really enjoyed making a creature out of rubbish. ~ Holly D, 2C
• I loved going on the farm tour when we got to feed the chickens, goats and sheep. ~ Emma B, 2C
• Feeding the animals. ~ Sara J, 2D
• I loved holding worms. The chickens were so soft, I liked when they pecked me. ~ Amelie M, 2D
• Feeding the sheep and chickens. I liked seeing the chickens pecking. ~ Yashika G, 2D

What else have we been up to this term? Have a look at the photos of our learning in Reading, Writing and Maths.

~ Year 2 Teachers (Jayde, Catie, Naomi, Faye & Sophie) and Students